Portrait of Yves Lecoq

Yves Lecoq

Acting

Biography

Yves Lecoq (born Yves Louis Georges Lecoquierre on May 4, 1946) is a French humorist known especially for his voice impersonations. Yves Lecoq was born in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, from a bourgeois francilian family. He became interested at an early age in the comic field, and rather than a career as a lawyer or a journalist, he did not follow his parents and began a career in theater at the age of 16. During his studies at the Lycée Georges Clémenceau in Nantes, he played his first theater role in 1965. During the 1980s, he was the host of several television programmes, such as Suivez Lecoq (1980-1981), L'académie des neuf (1987-1991 on Antenne 2), and Tout le monde il est gentil (1989-1990 on La Cinq). He also hosted the Miss France contest in 1990 and 1991 on FR3. From September 1988 to June 2018, he was the main vocal impersonator of Les Guignols de l'info broadcast on Canal+, in which he lent his voice to the puppet of show's host Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, as well as the puppets of nearly 200 other public figures. His impression of former French Jacques Chirac, one of the show's most popular caricatures, was one of the biggest contributors to Lecoq's public fame. He participated to the concerts of Les Enfoirés from 1994 to 2000, as well as in 2005. He has also presented various programs such as Graines de star in 1996 and 1997 on M6, and Les Grands du Rire on France 3 from 2005 onwards. He took part in 2019 in the french port of the famous Masked Singer TV franchise, inside the Dino character. He was eliminated in the fourth episode, aired 29 November 2019, and unmasked to overall surprise as he wasn't found by the panelists or live audience. He bought in 2008 the Château de Chambes in Roumazières-Loubert, Charente, the county where his maternal grandparents came from. In December 2011, he also bought the Château de Chalais, in the same department. He is also the owner of the Château de Maisonseule in Saint-Basile, Ardèche. Source: Article "Yves Lecoq" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Born: May 4, 1946

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Filmography

2022
Time Hotel

as Eddie Barclay

2019
2019
Chirac

as Self

2015
Capitaine Marleau

as L'évêque

2006
Salut les Terriens !

as Self - Guest

2000
2000
Taxi 2

as Jacques Chirac (voice) (uncredited)

1999
L'Année des Guignols - On m'aurait menti ?!!

as Self - Impersonator (voices)

1999
The News Puppets

as Jacques Chirac (voice)

1997
L'Année des Guignols - J'y arrive pas

as Self - Impersonator (voices)

1995
1995
Les guignols de l'info - Présidentielle 1995

as Self - Impersonator (voices)

1995
L'Année des Guignols - Pas de polémique !

as Self - Impersonator (voices)

1994
L'Année des Guignols - Putain, deux ans !

as Self - Impersonator (voices)

1993
1993
1993
1992
L'Année des Guignols - Tout à fait Thierry

as PPD / Jacques Chirac / Johnny Hallyday / autres imitations

1992
Loulou graffiti

as Mr. Costandier

1988
La Belle Anglaise

as Franck Rollin

1988
Les Guignols de l'info

as Various characters (voice)

1987
Téléthon

as Self

1987
1982
L'Académie des 9

as Self - Host

1982
1975
Numéro un

as Sylvie Vartan

1975
Numéro un

as Self

1975
Numéro un

as Self - Host

1975