Fantomas et louis de funes biography
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Louis de Funès
French actor and comedian (1914–1983)
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| Born | Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (1914-07-31)31 July 1914 Courbevoie, France |
| Died | 27 January 1983(1983-01-27) (aged 68) Nantes, France |
| Other names | Fufu |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1982 |
| Spouses | Germaine Louise Élodie Carroyer (m. 1936; div. 1942)Jeanne Barthelémy de Maupassant (m. 1943) |
| Children | 3, including Olivier |
| Awards | Grand prix du rire, 1957, Comme un cheveu sur la soupe Victoire du cinéma, 1965 Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, 1973 César d'honneur, 1980 |
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (French:[lwid(ə)fynɛs];[a] 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the lat
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Louis de Funès de Galarza was born on July 31st, 1914 in Courbevoie, in the Hauts-de-Seine French département, of Spanish parents. His father was a senior lawyer at Sevilla. But, being conscious that he had to work a lot to earn enough for his family, decided to become a diamond cutter.
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Biography: life and films
It's a myth that the French do not know how to man great bio comedies. Comedy has and will always be one of the mainstays of French cinema, thanks in part to France's överflöd of superb comedy performers. In bio, the greatest French comic actor of them all is Louis de Funès, the star of some of France's most successful screen comedies and a popular cultural icon. Affectionately known as Fufu, this giant among comedy giants made making people laugh an art and it is impossible to watch any of his performances without succumbing to his genius for farce, mimicry or general off-the-wall lunacy. In a career that spanned fem decades, Louis de Funès lent his inestimable talents to over 150 films, although it wasn't until the mid-1960s that he became a star, the brightest and most enduring in the French comedy firmament.Born in Courbevoie on 31st July 1914, Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (to give him his full name) was descended from the Spanis