Christian Clavier

About

Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission...

Known for

Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraMovie • 2002Asterix: The Secret of the Magic PotionMovie • 2018Serial (Bad) WeddingsMovie • 2014Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarMovie • 1999NapoleonSeries • 2002Gramps Is in the ResistanceMovie • 1983Serial (Bad) Weddings 2Movie • 2019Les MisérablesSeries • 2000The VisitorsMovie • 1993Not Without My ShrinkMovie • 2024The Visitors II: The Corridors of TimeMovie • 1998Do You Do You Saint-TropezMovie • 2021Serial (Bad) Weddings 3Movie • 2021Just VisitingMovie • 2001CocoricoMovie • 2024Cocorico 2Movie • 2026Empire of the WolvesMovie • 2005The Visitors: Bastille DayMovie • 2016The Corsican FileMovie • 2004Employee of the MonthMovie • 2022With Open ArmsMovie • 2017Babysitting 2Movie • 2015Guardian AngelsMovie • 1995L'Opération Corned BeefMovie • 1991