Christian Le Guillochet (20 September 1933 in Albi â€" 10 February
2011 in Paris) was a French actor, playwright and theatre
director.With his wife Luce Berthommé [fr], he created the cultural
center Lucernaire [fr] in Paris.Born in Albi in 1933 from a railway
father and a nursing mother, he was a worker when he was summoned to
fight in Algeria. Back in France, he attended evening classes and
obtained a degree in technical and commercial engineering. He took
drama classes to cure his shyness. In 1963, Robert Dhéry noticed and
engaged him in Grosse Valse. He learned much by observing the star of
the show, Louis de Funès.In 1964, he founded a first café-théâtre,
then "Le Lucernaire" in 1968, near the Montparnasse métro station,
rue d'Odessa. Ten years later, expelled because of the construction of
the Montparnasse Tower, he installed "Le Lucernaire" at 53 rue
Notre-Dame des Champs.
2011 in Paris) was a French actor, playwright and theatre
director.With his wife Luce Berthommé [fr], he created the cultural
center Lucernaire [fr] in Paris.Born in Albi in 1933 from a railway
father and a nursing mother, he was a worker when he was summoned to
fight in Algeria. Back in France, he attended evening classes and
obtained a degree in technical and commercial engineering. He took
drama classes to cure his shyness. In 1963, Robert Dhéry noticed and
engaged him in Grosse Valse. He learned much by observing the star of
the show, Louis de Funès.In 1964, he founded a first café-théâtre,
then "Le Lucernaire" in 1968, near the Montparnasse métro station,
rue d'Odessa. Ten years later, expelled because of the construction of
the Montparnasse Tower, he installed "Le Lucernaire" at 53 rue
Notre-Dame des Champs.
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