“He wasn't in the box”: Thierry Lhermitte talks about Michel Blanc's funeral

This Saturday, December 7, Isabelle Ithurburu received Thierry Lhermitte in the portrait of 50’s Inside. The actor returned to the death of his friend, but also his funeral with moving statements.

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IN BRIEF

• Michel Blanc, French actor famous for his role in 'Les Bronzés', died on October 4 at the age of 72 following anaphylactic shock.
• The members of the Splendid, including Thierry Lhermitte, expressed their sadness and paid tribute to Michel Blanc at his funeral on October 10.
• Discover how humor and emotion marked Michel Blanc's funeral, a moment that was both poignant and true to his spirit.

On October 4, the world of the seventh art but especially France lost Michel Blanc, who died suddenly at the age of 72. The actor, who everyone knew from his role as Jean-Claude Dusse in the saga of Les Bronzés, suffered several heart attacks, which were caused by a rare allergic reaction: anaphylactic shock.

The members of the Splendid, his second family, were particularly touched, and spoke out in turn to express their sadness. Images of Gérard Jugnot collapsed, present at the Nice film festival while a tribute was being paid to his friend, went around France, and deeply moved the fans and friends of the actor.

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A ceremony at the image of Michel Blanc

The Splendid troupe, founded in 1974, brings together some of our most precious and talented French actors: Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Michel Blanc.

Thierry Lhermitte had notably declared during an interview granted to the Parisian, about the loss of his friend : “The day Michel died, I didn't sleep, I read everything he had written, çit devastated me”,he explained. This Saturday, December 7, the actor was invited to the portrait of 50's Inside, led by TF1 journalist Isabelle Ithurburu.

Thierry Lhermitte “He was with us laughing”

The actor thus once again returned to the brutal death of Michel Blanc, this time in front of the camera. He explained with emotion: “Michel opened the ball, let's say. I haven't gotten used to it yet, to tell you the truth…”, he admitted to Thierry Lhermitte, before returning to his funeral, celebrated on October 10th at the church of Saint-Eustache.

The French actor then explained: “He wasn't in the box, he was with us laughing at what we were hearing because we caught up in fits of laughter, as we often do at funerals. And of course we imagined the nonsense he could have say”, he explained. The actor also returned to the famous message that the members of the Splendid wrote on a flower sprout : “Your colleagues from the Française d’intensité” : “As if it was a retirement ceremony… I think Michel would have laughed a lot with that”, he added.