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My Take
Philippe Lacheau is a name that means a lot more in France than abroad, and I think that gap is itself interesting. As an actor, director and writer, he built a comedy brand around his Babysitting films and ensemble farces that consistently fill French cinemas. His humor is broad and unashamed, which critics outside France tend to underrate, but I respect anyone who can reliably write, direct and star in commercial hits at once. The data wrongly tags him American, but he is French, born near Paris in Fontenay-sous-Bois. He is a reminder that a thriving national comedy scene rarely needs Hollywood's approval to matter.
Overview
Philippe Lacheau (French pronunciation: [filip laʃo]; born 25 June 1980) is a French actor, director and writer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Philippe Lacheau
- Name (Japanese)
- フィリップ・ラショー
- Reading
- ふぃりっぷ・らしょー
- Born
- June 25, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film director / television director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.