who was Philippe, their son who died suddenly at the age of 56?

Twenty years ago, Sophie Daumier died following an illness, leaving behind her daughter and her ex-husband Guy Bedos. In 2010, six years after his disappearance, it was his son Philippe who in turn met a tragic end…

He was the unsung son of the family. Before having Nicolas, born in 1979 from his union with Joëlle Bercot, Guy Bedos was the father of another boy, named Philippe. Originally, it was Sophie Daumier’s son, but following his marriage to the actress and comedian in 1965, he made the decision to adopt this child, who was nine years old at the time. Unfortunately, his life was turned upside down due to a rare pathology. Guy Bedos’ adopted son suffered from Huntington’s disease, the same as his mother, which results in neurological degeneration that causes significant motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders. Over the years, this evolves, leading to total loss of autonomy, then death. If Sophie Daumier succumbed to this disease on January 1, 2004, her son died in 2010, at the age of only 56.

But then, what do we know about this son who died suddenly? If we are to believe the confidences of several of his relatives in the columns of France Dimanche following his death, the son of Sophie Daumier and Guy Bedos was a performer, author, composer and rock guitarist. But like many musicians, he failed to build the career he dreamed of. However, he never wanted “enjoy“of his parents’ notoriety to succeed. However, we owe him some successes, such as the song Good Byewritten for Yves Jouffroye in 1975.

After his divorce from Sophie Daumier, Guy Bedos would have lost sight of his adopted son

In 1977, when Philippe was in his twenties, Guy Bedos and Sophie Daumier ended their love story. Following this divorce, the actor and his adopted son would have moved away. When the illness occurred, Guy Bedos allegedly refused to help her, claiming that they had not seen each other for twenty-five years, reports Pure People . Absent at his funeral in 2010, Guy Bedos would have sent a wreath of flowers to the address of his adopted son.