A real drama… Thursday October 3, 2024, Michel Blanc is died at the age of 72 at Saint-Antoine hospitalin the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Shortly after arriving in a radiology office as part of a routine examination, the actor actually developed angioedema. He then succumbed to his 6th cardiac arrest, as reported by Marianne magazine.
Monday November 18, 2024, Gérard Jugnot was the guest on the show Censuré, for Télépro. In the middle of promoting the book Le Splendid by Le Splendid, nous 'est amuse so much!, published by Cherche-Midi, the actor was questioned about the death of his late friend. David Barbet said: “The boss of Télépro has a question for you, here it is Gérard: 'Will the premature disappearance of Michel Blanc affect you? change the way you approach your next films and your plans?'”.
Gérard Jugnot: “Is he a boss?”
After raising his eyebrows, the 73-year-old actor asked:
“Did the boss write this question? I'm not sure… Is he a boss?”to which the journalist replied: “Oui, he's the real boss, it's not a joke!“. Taken aback, Gérard Jugnot blurted out:
“Is he very intelligent?”. After an embarrassed laugh, David Barbet declared: “In any case, he’s the boss!”.
Secondly, Gérard Jugnot indicated: “I don’t know what to say to that… Obviously, we were very touched. It was an iceberg that hit the boatbut we didn't sink. I don't think it has a connection because I haven't worked much with Michel for a long time. We knew each other very well, but it had been a long time since, after saying 'we', we had said 'I'. I don't know”.
Gérard Jugnot: “There, we won’t see each other again”
In complete transparency, the actor clarified: “It may concern my lifestyle more, being wary of certain antibiotics, but apart from that, I don’t see what I can change. There, we wrote a book, it's the last thing we did together“before slipping with emotion: “The only thing I can say is that what’s terrible about this kind of thing… We tell ourselves that we rarely see each other, but now, we won’t see each other anymore”.
Referring to the funeral of Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot then said: “It was very touching (…) Death is still something very abstract, but all these expressions of affection, for him, for us, were quite strong. It warms the heart, but hey, it won't make it for usbut at least it's something. And it is perhaps a little pride to see that our films, which are of a certain age, remain a little in the news and people continue to see them, to love them..
