Death of Michel Blanc: “Even if we tried…”, Gérard Jugnot makes a confession about his friend's funeral

During an interview given to Paris Match on Thursday, January 2, 2025, Gérard Jugnot was once again questioned about the death of his friend Michel Blanc. The actor has notably made a confession about the funeral of the actor who played the character of Jean-Claude Dusse.

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IN BRIEF

• Michel Blanc, former member of Splendid, died at the age of 72 in October 2024 following a drug allergy.
• His funeral took place at the Saint-Eustache Church in Paris, in the presence of many personalities, including Josiane Balasko who spoke.
• Gérard Jugnot expressed his deep sadness and underlined the unbreakable bond between the members of the Splendid despite the distance.

Former emblematic member of the Splendid troupe. Michel Blanc unfortunately passed away at the age of 72 in October 2024. The actor suffered an allergic reaction to a medication taken before a routine medical examination. Rushed to hospital, he unfortunately succumbed to six heart attacks. Shortly after the announcement of his death, he received many tributes.

Michel Blanc's funeral took place a few days later at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris. A place of worship that the late actor regularly attended. Many personalities attended this ceremony, including former members of the Splendid troupe. Josiane Balasko also said a few words on their behalf all during the funeral.

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Gérard Jugnot on the death of Michel Blanc: “There is a big lack, because there was absolute connivance between us in the valve”

Subsequently, the body of Michel Blanc à é was buried in the cemetery of Père Lachaise in Paris. Very affected by the disappearance of his friend. Gérard Jugnot returned to his relations with his former playing partner in the columns of Paris Match. He confided in particular on the incredible bond that all the former members of the Splendid troupe have woven since their debut on stage.

“It's a bond strong enough to have lasted over time. We don't see each other often, each has his own life, his own projects, and our paths have logically diverged. But when we meet again, we pick up the friendship where we left off. Getting together for your newspaper was extremely joyful, a wonderful memory. Then Michel Blanc disappeared. There is a big gap, because there was absolute connivance between us in the joke“, Gérard Jugnot first indicated.

Gérard Jugnot: “A frightening allergy to an antibiotic, it happens once in a million”

“We laughed less when we all found ourselves at the church for his funeral. Even if we tried to laugh about it a little. But what surprised me was, once again, the reaction of the public: we felt like an immeasurable pain in France. How many times in the street people offered me their condolences…“, Michel Blanc's friend also added. Before mentioning the causes of his death.

“A frightening allergy to an antibiotic, it happens once in a million. And it happened to him. It's like Coluche when he left, why this truck ? Why he didn't wear a helmet to drive his motorbike ? Why Michel Blanc took this drug ? We don't know. Life is at once wonderful, very strange and terrible. In fact, I think we shouldn't die“, Gérard Jugnot finally concluded.