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Philippe Clair (born September 14, 1930) is a French actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and popular humorist.〔(Philippe Clair ) at Unifrance Films〕 Along with fellow French directors Max Pécas and Richard Balducci, his name is synonymous with the golden age of camp and low comedy in French cinema.〔 ==Career== Philippe Clair moved to Paris in 1950 to study acting at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris. He won the Bernstein and College Stars awards, honors given to the best young Parisian actors. He performed on stage and television with major directors and writers in shows such as ''L'Affaire des poisons'' (of the Poisons ) directed by Raymond Rouleau, ''Une femme libre'' (free woman ) by Armand Salacrou, and ''Les Îles fortunées'' (Prosperous Islands ) by Simon Gantillon. Eventually he got a show of his own and became an important French humorist, mounting such works as the Judeo-Arabic ''Purée de nous z'otres'' (we z'otres ), and ''Le Cid in Oued Bel'' (of El Cid ) based on the book by Edmond Brua. He specialized in improvisation and in writing comedy sketches. In 1965 Clair directed his first film, ''Déclic et des claques'' (and Slaps ) with Annie Girardot, the comic misadventures of a young ''pied-noir'' (Algerian ) in Paris. He continued his work as a singer: in 1967, his sketch ''Rien Nasser de courir'' which satirized the Six Day War was banned because of its political overtones. In 1970, Philippe Clair became the leading director of popular comedy. His humor usually had a French Algerian flavor. Most of his films were commercial successes, although sometimes they were panned by critics who called them vulgar or overacted. His films were often plagiarized by other directors with typical French disrespect or–as the French call it–(franchouillards ). His 1971 film ''La Grande Java'' (Java ) launched the comedy careers of the members of the French band Les Charlots.〔( La Grande Java ) at the Internet Movie Database〕 He went on to use band member Aldo Maccione in ''The Great Maffia'', ''Plus beau que moi, tu meurs'' (beautiful than me, you die ), and ''Tais-toi quand tu parles!'' (up when you talk ). He made several surreal films, such as ''Le Führer en folie'' (Fuhrer Runs Amok ), which featured Henri Tisot in the role of Adolf Hitler and in which Michel Galabru plays the role of a football referee. In 1984, he managed the greatest coup of his career by casting Jerry Lewis in the film ''Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir'' (Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave ). In 2013 journalist and filmmaker Gilles Botineau joined with Philippe Clair to produce a documentary portrait titled, ''Plus drôle que lui, tu meurs'' (than him, you die ).〔(Plus drôle que lui, tu meurs at AlloCiné )〕 The film, lasting 55 minutes covered Clair's entire career, focusing especially on his vision of comedy.〔(Plus drôle que lui, tu meurs ) at the Internet Broadway Database〕 Clair retired in 1990 at the age of 60. However, he returned with a production he wrote in 2013 titled, ''Help, Philippe Clair returns''.〔(Philippe Clair - One-Man-Show (2013-2014) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philippe Clair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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