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Michel Houellebecq

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Michel Houellebecq was born on 26 February 1956 in Saint-Pierre, Ile de la Réunion, France. He is a writer and actor, known for La possibilité d'une île (2008), Déséquilibres (1982) and Teatr Polskiego Radia (1952).
BornFebruary 26, 1956
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BornFebruary 26, 1956
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    La possibilité d'une île (2008)
    La possibilité d'une île
    3.6
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Déséquilibres
    Short
    • Writer(as Michel Thomas)
    • 1982
    Teatr Polskiego Radia (1952)
    Teatr Polskiego Radia
    7.6
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    Whatever (1999)
    Whatever
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Ramón de Rubinat (2019)
      Ramón de Rubinat
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Guillaume Gouix and Jean-Charles Clichet in Les particules élémentaires (2021)
      Les particules élémentaires
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • novel
      • 2021
    • Poésie (dans un monde de brutes) (2020)
      Poésie (dans un monde de brutes)
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Writing Is Like Cultivating Parasites in Your Brain (2019)
      Writing Is Like Cultivating Parasites in Your Brain
      Video
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Stupefying! (2016)
      Stupefying!
      7.1
      TV Series
      • idea
      • 2019
    • Unterwerfung (2018)
      Unterwerfung
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • novel: "Unterwerfung"
      • 2018
    • Iggy Pop and Michel Houellebecq in To Stay Alive: A Method (2016)
      To Stay Alive: A Method
      6.7
      • book "Rester vivant"
      • 2016
    • Les particules élémentaires (2014)
      Les particules élémentaires
      7.6
      Video
      • novel
      • 2014
    • Jean-Louis Aubert & Michel Houellebecq: Les parages du vide (2014)
      Jean-Louis Aubert & Michel Houellebecq: Les parages du vide
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Isolement (2014)
      Isolement
      Video
      • poem by
      • 2014
    • Teatr Polskiego Radia (1952)
      Teatr Polskiego Radia
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • author
      • 2012
    • Wah² Michel Houellebecq & Bertrand Burgalat (2010)
      Wah² Michel Houellebecq & Bertrand Burgalat
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2010
    • La possibilité d'une île (2008)
      La possibilité d'une île
      3.6
      • scenario and dialogue
      • novel "La Possibilité d'une île"
      • 2008
    • Juliette Binoche in The World Is Not a Landscape (2006)
      The World Is Not a Landscape
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Elementarteilchen (2006)
      Elementarteilchen
      6.5
      • novel "Les particules élémentaires"
      • 2006

    Actor

    • Michel Houellebecq and Blanche Gardin in Being Blanche Houellebecq (2024)
      Being Blanche Houellebecq
      5.8
      • Michel Houellebecq
      • 2024
    • Rumba Therapy (2022)
      Rumba Therapy
      6.2
      • Dr. Mory
      • 2022
    • Corinne Masiero, Denis Podalydès, and Blanche Gardin in Delete History (2020)
      Delete History
      5.7
      • Le client suicidaire
      • 2020
    • Thalasso (2019)
      Thalasso
      6.1
      • Michel Houellebecq
      • 2019
    • Benoît Poelvoorde and Vincent Lacoste in Saint Amour (2016)
      Saint Amour
      6.0
      • Le propriétaire de la maison d'hôtes
      • 2016
    • Near Death Experience (2014)
      Near Death Experience
      5.9
      • Paul
      • 2014
    • Isolement (2014)
      Isolement
      Video
      • 2014
    • Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (2014)
      Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
      6.7
      • Michel Houellebecq
      • 2014
    • Fanny Ardant and Laurent Lafitte in Bright Days Ahead (2013)
      Bright Days Ahead
      6.3
      • The man sitting on a bench (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Pascal Bongard, Pascal Bonitzer, Michel Duchaussoy, Thierry Lhermitte, André Marcon, and Pierre Trividic in The Gordji Affair (2012)
      The Gordji Affair
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • 2012
    • La possibilité d'une île (2008)
      La possibilité d'une île
      3.6
      • Le fumeur au fond de la salle (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Cristal de souffrance (1978)
      Cristal de souffrance
      Short
      • Johnny de Smythe-Winter (as Michel Thomas)
      • 1978

    Director

    • La possibilité d'une île (2008)
      La possibilité d'une île
      3.6
      • Director
      • 2008
    • L'érotisme vu par... (2001)
      L'érotisme vu par...
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Déséquilibres
      Short
      • Director (as Michel Thomas)
      • 1982
    • Cristal de souffrance (1978)
      Cristal de souffrance
      Short
      • Director (as Michel Thomas)
      • 1978

    Videos3

    The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
    Clip 1:09
    The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:47
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:47
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
    Trailer 1:21
    The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • France's national library catalogue
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Michel Thomas
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • February 26, 1956
      • Saint-Pierre, Ile de la Réunion, France
    • Spouses
        'Qianyun Lysis LiSeptember 22, 2018 - ?
    • Other works
      Novel: "La Possibilité d'une île", Fayard, 2005.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 3 Interviews
      • 34 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Agricultural engineer.

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