Editing Louis de Funès (section)

{{Short description|French actor and comedian (1914–1983)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Louis de Funès
| image              = Louis de Funès 1970.jpg
| caption            = De Funès in 1970
| birth_name         = Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=yes|1914|7|31}}
| birth_place        = [[Courbevoie]], France
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1983|1|27|1914|7|31}}
| death_place        = [[Nantes]], France
| other_names        = Fufu
| years_active       = 1945–1982
| awards             = Grand prix du rire, 1957, ''[[Comme un cheveu sur la soupe]]''<br />Victoire du cinéma, 1965<br />[[File:Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg|18px|]] [[Legion of Honour|Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur]], 1973<br />[[Honorary César|César d'honneur]], 1980
| occupation         = Actor
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Germaine Louise Élodie Carroyer|1936|1942|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Jeanne Barthelémy de Maupassant|1943}}
}}
| children           = 3, including [[Olivier de Funès|Olivier]]
| signature          = Louis de Funès signature.png
}}

'''Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza''' ({{IPA|fr|lwi d(ə) fynɛs|lang}};{{efn|In full: {{IPA|fr|lwi ʒɛʁmɛ̃ david d(ə) fynɛs d(ə) ɡalaʁza|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forvo.com/word/louis_de_fun%C3%A8s/|title=Louis de Funès pronunciation: How to pronounce Louis de Funès in French|first=Forvo|last=Team|website=forvo.com}}</ref>}} 31 July 1914 &ndash; 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in film and over 100 on stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000086/bio|title=Louis de Funès|website=IMDb}}</ref> His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. A considerable part of his best-known acting was directed by [[Jean Girault]].

The larger-than-life, conservative ''[[Petite bourgeoisie|petit bourgeois]]'' characters he played, who typically [[Authoritarian personality|kissed up to authority while persecuting their subordinates]], particularly resonated with the [[Protests of 1968|changing Western societies of the 1960s]] and drove him to success. Yet in private life, De Funès was a notoriously shy and reserved man, and a devout [[Catholicism in France|Catholic]].

One of the most famous French actors of all time, Louis de Funès remains to this day the most [[Bankable star|bankable]] actor in French cinema history.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-08 |title=Louis De Funès (Acteur français) - Box-Office |url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/mobile/filmosdet.php?id=373 |website=www.jpbox-office.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-08 |language=fr |title=Box-office France Louis de Funès - Liste de 100 films |url=https://www.senscritique.com/liste/box_office_france_louis_de_funes/1547055 |website=SensCritique}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> He enjoys widespread international recognition: in addition to his immense fame in the [[Geographical distribution of French speakers|French-speaking world]], he remains a household name throughout most of [[continental Europe]] including the former [[Eastern Bloc]], the [[former Soviet Union]], as well as [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], and [[Israel]]. Despite this international popularity, Louis de Funès remains an obscure figure in the English-speaking world. He was exposed to a wider audience only once in the United States, in 1973, with the release of ''[[The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob]]'', which is best remembered for its [[Rabbi Jacob dance]] scene and was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]].

De Funès has two museums dedicated to his life and acting: one in the [[Château de Clermont]], near [[Nantes]], where he resided, as well as another in the town of [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]], [[Southern France]].<ref>Simon, Loïc. [https://www.my-loire-valley.com/2014/05/musee-louis-de-funes-ouvert-portes-chateau-clermont/ "Le Musée Louis de Funès a ouvert ses portes au Château de Clermont"], my-loire-valley.com (in French), 2 May 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.ville-saintraphael.fr/cultivee/musees/musee-louis-de-funes Musée Louis de Funès] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004024628/https://www.ville-saintraphael.fr/cultivee/musees/musee-louis-de-funes |date=4 October 2022 }}, ville-saintraphael.fr (in French).</ref>