Michel Blanc born 16 April 1952 in Courbevoie France is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs He is frequently associated with the Splendid group which he cofounded along with Thierry Lhermitte Josiane Balasko Christian Clavier and Gérard Jugnot Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Blanc licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia