
Christian Clavier
Born
1952-05-06
Place of birth
Paris, France
Biography
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...
Known for

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Astérix

Serial (Bad) Weddings
Claude Verneuil

The Visitors
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
Astérix

Babysitting 2
Alain

Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
Claude Verneuil

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Astérix (voice)

French Fried Vacation 2
Jérôme Tarayre

Serial Teachers
Cutiro / Tirocu

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet

Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »

French Fried Vacation
Jérôme Tarayre

A Bag of Marbles
Docteur Rosen

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Jérôme Tarayre

Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Le Jurisconsulte