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“Like c*** with handkerchiefs”: personalities and anonymous people in number for a “Splendid” farewell to Michel Blanc

A final tribute to thedistressed clown“: the funeral of actor Michel Blanc, who died at the age of 72, took place this Thursday in in the presence of many personalities from cinema and theater.

The funeral was celebrated at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris. The place was not chosen by chance. This is the church that Michel Blanc attended. The ceremony began at 4 p.m. No guest list has been drawn up. From then on, hundreds of fans gathered there. A sound broadcast of the ceremony was also planned in front of the church.

Several personalities were also present to pay a final tribute to this monster of French cinema. Among them, Isabelle Mergault, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot, Gérard Jugnot, Christian Clavier, Carole Bouquet, Dany Boon and even Jean-Paul Rouve.

During the mass, the latter spoke. “Damn, Michel, what have you done to us? Because of you, we end up like idiots with dark glasses and handkerchiefs in a church“, he declared, very moved. Jean-Paul Rouve has toured several times with Michel Blanc, including one last time in Les Cadors in 2023.

Josiane Balasko, member of Splendid also said a word during the funeral: “We wish you a paradise with gourmet meals“.

A major actor in comedic cinema in the 1980s before moving towards dramatic roles and a career as a director, Michel Blanc suffered a heart attack last night from Thursday to Friday after a routine examination, and was transported to a Paris hospital where he died.

According to his entourage, the actor was the victim of anaphylactic shock, a rare but violent allergic reaction to a food, a drug or venom, which can lead to death in a few minutes. In the case of Michel Blanc, it was a medication that caused the brutal allergic reaction.

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