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Gérard Lauzier(1932-2008)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Gérard Lauzier was born on 30 November 1932 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer and director, known for The Best Job in the World (1996), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) and Petit Con (1984). He died on 6 December 2008 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 30, 1932
DiedDecember 6, 2008(76)
BornNovember 30, 1932
DiedDecember 6, 2008(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

The Best Job in the World (1996)
The Best Job in the World
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1996
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1999
Daniel Auteuil, Josiane Balasko, Bernard Brieux, Caroline Cellier, and Guy Marchand in Petit Con (1984)
Petit Con
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1984
Gérard Depardieu and Marie Gillain in My Father the Hero (1991)
My Father the Hero
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1991

Credits

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Writer

  • À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (2015)
    À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur
    TV Movie
    • pièce
    • 2015
  • Le fils du Français (1999)
    Le fils du Français
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
    Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
    6.0
    • dialogue
    • 1999
  • The Best Job in the World (1996)
    The Best Job in the World
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, and Dalton James in My Father the Hero (1994)
    My Father the Hero
    5.5
    • screenplay "Mon père, ce héros"
    • 1994
  • Gérard Depardieu and Marie Gillain in My Father the Hero (1991)
    My Father the Hero
    6.1
    • scenario and dialogue
    • 1991
  • Emmanuelle Béart, Pierre Richard, Richard Bohringer, and Fanny Cottençon in Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator (1988)
    Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
    6.6
    • play "L'Amuse-gueule"
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Glups!! (1985)
    Glups!!
    TV Movie
    • comics (as Lauzier)
    • 1985
  • Tranches de vie (1985)
    Tranches de vie
    4.7
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • scenario
    • 1985
  • La tête dans le sac (1984)
    La tête dans le sac
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Daniel Auteuil, Josiane Balasko, Bernard Brieux, Caroline Cellier, and Guy Marchand in Petit Con (1984)
    Petit Con
    6.0
    • written by
    • comic book "Souvenirs d'un jeune homme"
    • 1984
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • pièce
    • 1983
  • Keeping Everyone Up (1982)
    Keeping Everyone Up
    4.9
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Psy (1981)
    Psy
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Rat Race (1980)
    Rat Race
    5.7
    • adaptation
    • comic strip La course du rat
    • dialogue
    • 1980

Director

  • Le fils du Français (1999)
    Le fils du Français
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1999
  • The Best Job in the World (1996)
    The Best Job in the World
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Gérard Depardieu and Marie Gillain in My Father the Hero (1991)
    My Father the Hero
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1991
  • La tête dans le sac (1984)
    La tête dans le sac
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Daniel Auteuil, Josiane Balasko, Bernard Brieux, Caroline Cellier, and Guy Marchand in Petit Con (1984)
    Petit Con
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Keeping Everyone Up (1982)
    Keeping Everyone Up
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1982

Actor

  • Contes pervers (1980)
    Contes pervers
    4.2
    • Antonio
    • 1980
  • Le chouchou de l'asile (1979)
    Le chouchou de l'asile
    2.5
    • Un ouvrier
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lauzier
  • Born
    • November 30, 1932
    • Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
  • Died
    • December 6, 2008
    • Paris, France(cancer)
  • Children
    • Noura Lauzier
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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    Started as a commercial illustrator, before becoming a famous comic book author/artist in the seventies. He was well-known for his dark humour and pungent social satire, his most renowned work being the serie "Tranches de vie" (life slices). In the eighties, he gradually abandoned comics to concentrate on his work as a movie director and writer.

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