Thierry Lhermitte

What draws me to Thierry Lhermitte is that he didn't rise as a lone star but as part of a gang. Co-founding the Le Splendid troupe in the 1970s tells me everything: his comedy was forged in friendship, in the rowdy chemistry of equals pushing each other to be funnier. That foundation, I suspect, is why his work has aged with such warmth across acting, directing and writing. The 2001 Legion of Honour also reads, to me, as a nation taking laughter seriously. I admire performers who make comedy look effortless while quietly mastering every craft around it. He strikes me as that rare unpretentious kind.

Name (English)

Thierry Lhermitte

Name (Japanese)

ティエリー・レルミット

Reading

てぃえりー・れるみっと

Born

November 24, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France

Occupation

comedian / film director / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 2001 Knight of the Legion of Honour

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• Seine
• comedian
• film director
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.