An essential comedian and talented actor, Dany Boon needs no introduction. Guest this Sunday, November 24, 2024 on the show A Sunday in the countryside on France 2, he spoke as rarely before. The actor and director notably spoke of his late father, who was rather severe.
The remonstrances of Dany Boon’s father
At 58 years old, the ex-companion of Laurence Arné according to Closerlooks back on his childhood marked by paternal rigor. His father, skeptical about his artistic ambitions, had very harsh words to try to dissuade him.
My father was very strict, very hard on me. Sterner with myself than with my brothers and sisters because I was the eldest, I had to set an example. When I told him I wanted to be an artist, he looked at me and said: “Never. You’re going to be a tramp, is that what you want?”
Despite these words, Dany Boon did not give up on his dream. At 15, he left home to attend an art school, determined to follow his vocation. A graduate in drawing and illustration, he was encouraged by his teachers to try his hand at comedy. The memory of his first stamp remains engraved in his memory:
I received a fee of 400 francs. It was extraordinary, it was half of my mother’s salary. It was crazy. We could earn a living doing what we love, while I saw my parents and neighbors struggling.
A soothing dream before the death of his father
On December 27, 1992, Dany Boon lost his father to leukemia. He was only 22 years old at the time and was just beginning to make his way in the artistic world. Unfortunately, his father never had the opportunity to see him triumph on stage or in the cinema.
Very ill and weakened, his father was hospitalized at the Lille University Hospital. Dany Boon remembers: “I was told that he would not live more than three years. He was very thin, very weak. »
One evening, after one of his performances, Dany Boon tells having had a significant dream in which his father appeared healthy and peaceful.
He told me: “Everything is fine.” I saw it normal, it was great. I woke up feeling super calm.
Shortly after, the phone rang: the hospital announced the death of his father.
It’s the last image I have of him… This dream. It was strong, it helped me get through this complicated moment.
Was it a message from his father to say goodbye and reassure him before his last journey? Dany Boon seems to want to keep this interpretation as a source of comfort.
Today, a career worthy of
Dany Boon overcame this ordeal to become one of the most popular artists of his generation. Currently on tour with his new show Clown is not a professionhe continues to reach millions of fans.
There is no doubt that, from where he is, his father would be proud of him today.
