2024-01-29 19:50:34
By Elsa Girard-Basset | Web journalist
Favorite comedian of the French throughout the generations, Louis de Funès has left an indelible mark on cinema and popular culture. But behind his exuberance and his grimaces on screen hid a complex, modest man, with a few flaws here and there. At least that’s what his son Patrick told Thierry Ardisson several years ago.
Who can say they have never seen even one Louis de Funès film? A success machine from 1964 until his death in 1983, the native of Courbevoie is adored by young and old alike. His grimaces, his pinching humor, and his notable characters, often merciless with the weak but cowardly in the face of the strong, have contributed to his impressive reputation, which has not diminished over the years.
On the other hand, the actor’s private life is much more unknown, and has been for a long time. Little said on the subject, De Funès had a son, named Daniel, born from his first marriage. But the general public especially knows Patrick and Olivier, from his union with his second wife Jeanne. Olivier, moreover, played in several films alongside his father.
Louis de Funès not easy to live with
In the mid-2000s, the two men were guests of Thierry Ardisson in “Everybody talks regarding it”. On this occasion, Patrick made it known that Louis de Funès was the difficult type to live with in real life.
These kinds of people are not fun to be around every day. He was a worrier. He was chasing me on the phone. He was a bit of a candy breaker, says the eldest son. He imitated me all the time. When I woke up, when I was always in a bad mood, when I was bad-mouthed.
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A revelation that is not really surprising, when we know that many comedians are in the same situation. De Funès was also very demanding, and believed in iron discipline.
Furthermore, the general public also ignores some of the secrets of the interpreter of Léopold Saroyan in “Le Corniaud” With a smile, his eldest son spoke of some of the discoveries that the family made upon the death of the actor:
He had annuities. He paid people crazy amounts of money every month. Some we knew, others we didn’t. Like the widow of a director… who had never had it filmed.
Without saying more, everyone will have understood the implication of Patrick de Funès through these words. It must be said that Michel Galabru’s sidekick had many secrets, including his double life with Macha Méril during the last years of his life. An infidelity to his wife that he did not accept, and that he wanted to hide from the public at all costs. So everyone has their gray area, even the most expansive comedians on screen.
Although he let his comic genius and a certain form of lightness explode on film sets, Louis de Funès the man (and not the actor) was not easy to live with every day. Honest confidences from his sons, which obviously change nothing in the love they have for their legendary father.
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