Fernand Raynaud

French comedian and actor (1926–1973)


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::summary French comedian and actor (1926–1973) ::

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André Gustave Fernand Raynaud, best known as Fernand Raynaud (May 19, 1926 – September 28, 1973), was a French stand-up comic star, an actor and a singer.

Biography

Fernand Raynaud was one of the most renowned standup comedians among French comic actors of the 1950s and 1960s. He began his career playing and singing in cabarets and music halls, then he gained popularity through performances broadcast on television. He's renowned for playing typical, average Frenchmen characters, especially the silly ones, making funny faces and using mime and slapstick humour. In 1973, Raynaud was killed in a car crash in Le Cheix, near Riom, France.

Early life

Career

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Sketch comedy

  • Allô Tonton, pourquoi tu tousses ?
  • Aux deux folles
  • Avec deux croissants...
  • J'm'amuse
  • C'est étudié pour
  • Heureux !
  • J'ai souffert dans ma jeunesse
  • La 2 CV de ma sœur
  • La bougie
  • La chatte à ma sœur
  • Le douanier
  • La pipe à pépé
  • La prévention routière
  • La tasse de lait
  • Le 22 à Asnières
  • Le bègue
  • Le bluff
  • Le fromage de Hollande
  • Le défilé militaire
  • Le match de boxe
  • Le paysan (Ç'a eut payé, Crésus)
  • Le peintre et son modèle
  • Le plombier
  • Le réfrigérateur
  • Le tailleur
  • Le timbre à 0.25 F
  • Les œufs cassés
  • L'inspecteur des platanes
  • Ma sœur s'est mariée
  • Moi, mon truc c'est le vélo
  • Ne me parle pas de Grenoble
  • Restons Français
  • Un certain temps
  • Un mariage en grandes pompes
  • Vive le camping
  • Vlan, passe-moi l'éponge
  • Zanzi Bar

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Theatre

Songs

Fernand Raynaud sang the following songs, most of them written by Raymond Mamoudy and played by Marcel Rossi (piano player):

  • Et v'lan passe moi l'éponge
  • Avec l'ami bidasse
  • Lena
  • Telle qu'elle est

References

References

  1. [https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand/faits-divers/puy-de-dome/2018/01/07/le-jour-ou-lhumoriste-fernand-raynaud-nous-a-fait-pleurer_12690767.html Le jour où l’humoriste Fernand Raynaud nous a fait pleurer]

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