Thierry Lhermitte born 24 November 1952 is a French actor director writer and producer best known for his comedic roles He was a founder of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s along with among others Christian Clavier Gérard Jugnot and Michel Blanc The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema and scored major successes with films such as Les Bronzés 1978 Les Bronzés font du ski 1979 Le Père Noël est une ordure 1982 and Un indien dans la ville 1994 In 1981 he received the Prix Jean Gabin He was made Chevalier of the Légion dhonneur in 2001 He was made Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2005 Source Article Thierry Lhermitte from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30