French actor and star of the hit movie Les Bronzes, Michel Blanc, dies at 72

The French actor, who was besides a manager and screenwriter, suffered a bosom onslaught connected Thursday evening earlier being hospitalized

Actor Michel Blanc has died astatine the property of 72, according to French press.

A large fig successful comic cinema successful the 1980s wrong the Splendid gang, the precocious histrion was inseparable from the quality of Jean-Claude Dusse successful the cult comedies Les Bronzés” (1978) and Les Bronzés sont du skis (1979). He past moved towards melodramatic roles and a vocation arsenic a palmy director.

Michel reportedly suffered a bosom onslaught connected Thursday evening and was subsequently hospitalised, his adjacent ones shared with Agence France-Presse.

"F***, Michel... What did you bash to us..." Gerard Jugnot, his chap Splendid pack member, lamented successful an Instagram post. "Michel my person my member my partner," Josiane Balasko, different iconic subordinate of the celebrated 70s and 80s troupe, penned successful tribute.

Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, besides mourned Michel's decease connected Twitter (X) , declaring: "This greeting the symptom is immense, arsenic large arsenic his talent. In beforehand of the camera of Bertrand Blier, Robert Altman oregon Pierre Schoeller, Michel Blanc volition person amazed america with the assortment of his acting, but besides with his talents arsenic a director."

The precocious actor, writer and manager was renowned for his portrayals of underdogs and hypochondriacs. He is often linked with Le Splendid, a radical helium co-founded alongside Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gerard Jugnot.

Michel besides demonstrated his scope by taking connected much superior roles, specified arsenic the pb successful the Patrice Leconte movie Monsieur Hire. The precocious prima is 1 of the fewer radical to person won honour astatine Cannes Film Festival successful some a originative and performing role, scooping the Male Acting Prize successful 1986 and taking location the Best Screenplay prize successful 1994.

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