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- Birth nameMichel Louis Edmond Galabru
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Michel Galabru was born on October 27, 1922 in Safi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]. He was an actor and writer, known for Subway (1985), La Cage aux Folles (1978) and Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999). He was married to Claude Etevenon and Annette Jacquot. He died on January 4, 2016 in Paris, France.
- SpousesClaude Etevenon(April 22, 1992 - August 2015) (her death, 1 child)Annette Jacquot(June 22, 1951 - February 7, 1990) (divorced, 3 children)
- Frequently worked with director Jean Girault.
- Frequently worked with Louis de Funès.
- Best known for co-starring in a series of gendarme comedies with Louis de Funès.
- In 1977, received a César for Best Actor or his portrayal of Joseph Bouvier in The Judge and the Assassin.
- Galabru spent the first seven years of his life in Safi, Morocco, where his engineer father was involved in the construction of the port city.
- Studied at the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique in Paris.
- Father of Emmanuelle Galabru and Jean Galabru.
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