Two months have already passed since the actor's disappearance… 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 developed angioedema. He then unfortunately succumbed to his 6th cardiac arrest, as reported by Marianne magazine.
The members of the Splendid troupe quickly expressed their sorrow through a press release. Although they have worked together on numerous occasions, some of them have known each other since high school. Upset, it was after expressing himself on Instagram that Gérard Jugnot confided to the microphone of Europe 1: “It’s true that it surprised us a little. It gave us a bit of a blow in the back of our heads. It happened so suddenly and a little weird.”.
Christian Clavier: “A family chosen when we were 13”
If Christian Clavier paid tribute to his friend on Instagram by sharing a photo of him on social networks and going to his funeral, he had not spoken publicly about the disappearance of Michel Blanc. Sunday December 1, 2024, while he was invited on the set of the 8 p.m. news on TF1 to promote his new film, Jamais sans mon psychiatrist, he spoke with emotion to Anne-Claire Coudray .
“I think that deeply, people always think of us together. And they are right. There is something between us that is, truly, like a family. A family we chose when we were 13″he indicated modestly.
Christian Clavier: “He was a genius dialogue writer, funny”
On the set, the emblematic actor of
Splendid explained: “They called him President White. He was a genius dialogue writer, a joker. I can't tell you what is between us. There is something that pleases, because there is a form of sincerity, which we bring into people's unconscious. A family”.
Recently, the Splendid troupe published a book full of anecdotes, photos and memories. Wishing to pay tribute to the late actor, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Bruno Moynot wrote: “And thank you President White for all these years of laughter and talent. A few weeks ago, we said to ourselves that we should all see each other together regularly, otherwise the next time it would be at the cemetery… We were counting on this upcoming book to do so. Too late…and tears won't change anything.”.
