Thierry Lhermitte
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Thierry Lhermitte is a French actor, known for his comedic roles. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid
in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier
, Gérard Jugnot
, and Michel Blanc
. That group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, and scored major successes with films such as Les bronzés
(1978), Les bronzés font du ski
(1979) and Le Père Noël est une ordure
(1982).
He has also had a successful career away from Le Splendid, particularly with the films Les ripoux
(1984), La Totale!
(1990; remade as True Lies
with Arnold Schwarzenegger
in Lhermitte's role) and Le Dîner de Cons (1998, with the late Jacques Villeret
), among many others.
In 2010 he played the title role in the French remake of Doc Martin
, Docteur Martin.
in 2001. He was made Officier (Officer) of the Ordre national du Mérite
in 2005.
He is the 2010 Big Brother Award receiver.
Le Splendid
Le Splendid is the name of the café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte , Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin...
in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier is a French actor. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier.-Biography: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 —he started his acting career with the...
, Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc...
, and Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs...
. That group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, and scored major successes with films such as Les bronzés
Les Bronzés
Les Bronzés is a 1978 French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life at holiday resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French troupe Le Splendid...
(1978), Les bronzés font du ski
Les Bronzés font du ski
Les Bronzés font du ski is a 1979 French comedy directed by Patrice Leconte.It is a sequel to Les Bronzés , and it was followed by Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie .-Cast and roles:...
(1979) and Le Père Noël est une ordure
Le Père Noël est une ordure
Le Père Noël est une ordure was a theatre play created in 1979 by the troupe Le Splendid and turned into a film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré in 1982.- Plot :...
(1982).
He has also had a successful career away from Le Splendid, particularly with the films Les ripoux
My New Partner
My New Partner is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Philippe Noiret and Thierry Lhermitte. Noiret plays a streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue. At the start of the film, his partner is busted for...
(1984), La Totale!
La Totale!
-Plot:Everyone thinks that François Voisin is a model executive with a calm and orderly life, but it is only a front. In reality, François is a secret agent, one of the best: in the game he is nicknamed l'Épée, "the Sword". But even as he infiltrates arms-smuggling rings and prevents terrorist...
(1990; remade as True Lies
True Lies
True Lies is a 1994 American action-comedy film directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Charlton Heston, and Art Malik. Eliza Dushku also appears in the film in one of her first major film roles...
with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
in Lhermitte's role) and Le Dîner de Cons (1998, with the late Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret was a French actor.-Early life and Family:Born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother, he is most famous internationally for his role as François Pignon in Le Dîner de Cons, both on the stage and in the later film...
), among many others.
In 2010 he played the title role in the French remake of Doc Martin
Doc Martin
Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Mark Crowdy, Craig Ferguson and Dominic Minghella. The show is filmed on location in the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with filming of most interior scenes...
, Docteur Martin.
Honours and awards
He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
in 2001. He was made Officier (Officer) of the Ordre national du Mérite
Ordre National du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
in 2005.
He is the 2010 Big Brother Award receiver.
Filmography
- 1973 : L'an 01 by Jacques DoillonJacques DoillonJacques Doillon is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women...
- 1975 : Que la fête commenceQue la fête commenceQue la fête commence... is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret...
by Bertrand TavernierBertrand TavernierBertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen... - 1976 : F comme FairbanksF comme FairbanksF comme Fairbanks is a 1976 French drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Patrick Dewaere - André* Miou-Miou - Marie* John Berry - Fragman* Michel Piccoli - Etienne...
- 1977 : Spoiled ChildrenSpoiled Children (film)Spoiled Children is a 1977 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier.-Cast:* Michel Piccoli - Bernard Rougerie* Christine Pascal - Anne Torrini* Michel Aumont - Pierre* Gérard Jugnot - Marcel Bonfils* Arlette Bonnard - Catherine Rougerie...
by Bertrand Tavernier - 1977 : Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine by ColucheColucheMichel Colucci , better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humour....
- 1978 : Le dernier amant romantique
- 1978 : Les bronzésLes BronzésLes Bronzés is a 1978 French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life at holiday resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French troupe Le Splendid...
by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 1978 : Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles
- 1979 : Les bronzés font du skiLes Bronzés font du skiLes Bronzés font du ski is a 1979 French comedy directed by Patrice Leconte.It is a sequel to Les Bronzés , and it was followed by Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie .-Cast and roles:...
by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 1980 : Alors heureux ?
- 1981 : Clara et les chics types with Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle AdjaniIsabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Awards for Best Actress with five, for Possession , One Deadly Summer , Camille Claudel , Queen Margot and Skirt Day...
- 1981 : L'année prochaine... si tout va bien with Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle AdjaniIsabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Awards for Best Actress with five, for Possession , One Deadly Summer , Camille Claudel , Queen Margot and Skirt Day...
- 1981 : Les hommes préfèrent les grossesLes hommes préfèrent les grossesLes hommes préfèrent les grosses is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was released in 1981, adapted from a script by Josiane Balasko.-Cast:* Josiane Balasko : Lydie Langlois* Luis Rego : Gérard Langlois...
- 1982 : Elle voit des nains partout
- 1982 : Légitime violence
- 1982 : Le Père Noël est une ordureLe Père Noël est une ordureLe Père Noël est une ordure was a theatre play created in 1979 by the troupe Le Splendid and turned into a film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré in 1982.- Plot :...
- 1983 : La femme de mon pote by Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....
- 1983 : La fiancée qui venait du froid
- 1983 : Stella
- 1984 : Les ripouxMy New PartnerMy New Partner is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Philippe Noiret and Thierry Lhermitte. Noiret plays a streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue. At the start of the film, his partner is busted for...
- 1984 : Until SeptemberUntil SeptemberUntil September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman ....
- 1985 : Le mariage du siècle
- 1985 : Les rois du gag
- 1986 : Nuit d'ivresse
- 1990 : Les 1001 nuits by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie...
- 1990 : La fête des pères
- 1990 : Promotion canapé
- 1990 : Ripoux contre ripoux
- 1991 : Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück also directed
- 1991 : La Totale!La Totale!-Plot:Everyone thinks that François Voisin is a model executive with a calm and orderly life, but it is only a front. In reality, François is a secret agent, one of the best: in the game he is nicknamed l'Épée, "the Sword". But even as he infiltrates arms-smuggling rings and prevents terrorist...
by Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971... - 1992 : Le Zèbre by Jean PoiretJean PoiretJean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992...
- 1993 : Tango by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1994 : Un indien dans la villeUn indien dans la villeUn indien dans la ville is a 1994 French film by Hervé Palud. The film had a limited English language release under the title Little Indian, Big City.Part of the movie was shot in Miami, Florida, United States....
- 1995 : AugustinAugustin (film)Augustin is a 1995 French comedy film directed by Anne Fontaine. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc - Augustin* Maggie Cheung - Ling* Stéphanie Zhang - Caroline...
- 1995 : Tous les jours dimanche
- 1996 : Fallait pas !...
- 1997 : Marquise with Sophie MarceauSophie MarceauSophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
- 1997 : Quatre garçons plein d'avenir
- 1998 : An American Werewolf in ParisAn American Werewolf in ParisAn American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 horror/comedy film about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and stars Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy...
by Anthony WallerAnthony Waller-Filmography:*Mute Witness *An American Werewolf in Paris *Nine Miles Down *The Singularity Is Near -External links:*... - 1998 : Le Dîner de Cons by Francis VeberFrancis VeberFrancis Paul Veber is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and theater playwright. Many of his French comedies feature recurring types of characters, named François Pignon and François Perrin...
- 2000 : Meilleur espoir féminin by Gérard JugnotGérard JugnotGérard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc...
- 2000 : Le prince du pacifique
- 2000 : Le prof
- 2001 : And now... Ladies and GentlemenAnd now... Ladies and GentlemenAnd now... Ladies and Gentlemen is a thriller film released in 2002. It is directed by Claude Lelouch and stars Jeremy Irons and French singer Patricia Kaas. Patricia Kaas also released a song with the same title on her 2002 album Piano Bar. Tracks from the album, which according the cover notes...
by Claude Lelouch - 2001 : La bande du drugstore
- 2001 : The Closet (2001 film)
- 2001 : Le roman de Lulu
- 2001 : Une affaire privée
- 2006 : Le DivorceLe DivorceLe Divorce is a 2003 Merchant Ivory Productions' film directed by James Ivory and the screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Ivory, based on Diane Johnson's bestselling novel.-Summary:...
by James IvoryJames Ivory (director)James Francis Ivory is an American film director, best known for the results of his long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, which included both Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala... - 2002 : Effroyables jardins
- 2002 : Snowboarder
- 2003 : Cette femme-là
- 2003 : Mauvais esprit
- 2003 : Ripoux 3
- 2004 : L'Américain
- 2004 : Qui perd gagne !
- 2005 : L'ex-femme de ma vie
- 2005 : L'antidote
- 2005 : Foon
- 2006 : Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vieLes Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vieLes Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie is a French film directed by Patrice Leconte and released in 2006. It is the fiftysomethings section, the third instalment, of the Bronzés trilogy - preceded by Les Bronzés and Les Bronzés font du ski....
by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 2006 : IncontrôlableIncontrolableIncontrolable is an album by the Spanish ska punk band Ska-P. It was released in 2004 and recorded live in Switzerland, Italy and France. It also includes a DVD with 13 of the tracks from the album....
by Raffy Shart - 2006 : Comme tout le monde