- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBernard Roger Tapie
- Nicknames
- Le Boss
- Nanard
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Bernard Tapie is a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.
Tapie was born in Paris. He was a businessman specializing in recovery for bankrupted companies, among which Adidas is the most famous (he owned Adidas from 1990 to 1993); and owner of sports teams: his cycling team La Vie Claire won the Tour de France twice - in 1985 and 1986 - and his football club Olympique de Marseille won the French championship five times in a row (from 1989 to 1992), and the UEFA Champions League (1992) in 1993.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpousesDominique Mialet-Damianos(May 23, 1987 - October 3, 2021) (his death, 2 children)Michèle Layec (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsRaymonde NodotJean-Baptiste Tapie
- RelativesJean-Claude Tapie(Sibling)Rodolphe Michaux(Grandchild)Grégoire Michaux(Grandchild)Thomas Tapie(Grandchild)Nicolas Tapie(Grandchild)Marie Tapie(Grandchild)Léonce Tapie(Grandparent)Marie-Yvonne Casse(Grandparent)Alfred Nodot(Grandparent)Germaine Varlet(Grandparent)Fabrice Tapie(Niece or Nephew)
- Former Ministre de la Ville (1992-1993) in French government Former head of Marseilles soccer team.
- Tapie was former president of the French Soccer team "Olympique de Marseille", one of the most famous soccer team in France. With them, he won the Champions League, this was the first time ever that a French soccer club won this title.
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- Managing the "Olympique de Marseilles" (OM) French soccer team.
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