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Michou

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  • Born
    June 18, 1931 · Amiens, Somme, France
  • Died
    January 26, 2020 · Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France (pulmonary embolism)
  • Birth name
    Michel Georges Alfred Catty

Biography

    • Michou was born on June 18, 1931 in Amiens, Somme, France. He was an actor, known for Happy New Year (1973), Molière pour rire et pour pleurer (1973) and La vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto (1973). He died on January 26, 2020 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France.

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  • French cabaret director, founder of the Cabaret Michou in Paris where drag artists do parodies of singers and personalities.
  • Michou adopted an extravagant and kitschy clothing appearance, including famous blue glasses and a discoloured brushing.
  • He made no secret of his homosexuality.
  • A local celebrity, he appeared in a cameo as himself in the 1973 film La bonne année directed by Claude Lelouch.
  • With no training, he moved to Paris in the early 1950s and worked in odd jobs, then he started dealing with the night scene.

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