Yves Lecoq
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 …
Acting
- 2022Time HotelEddie Barclay1 ep.
- 2019Mask SingerSelf1 ep.
- 2008Panique dans l'oreilletteSelf1 ep.
- 2008N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementielsSelf2 ep.
- 1996Graines de starSelf - Co-Host1 ep.
- 1993Zone interditeSelf1 ep.
- 1992Coucou c'est nous !Self1 ep.
- 1988La Belle AnglaiseFranck Rollin1 ep.
- 1988The News PuppetsVarious characters (voice)1603 ep.
- 1987TéléthonSelf1 ep.
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelf5 ep.
- 1987Nulle part ailleursSelf1 ep.
- 1982L'Académie des 9Self - Host336 ep.
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf8 ep.
- 1976Les Jeux de 20 heuresSelf1 ep.
- 1975Numéro unSelf13 ep.
- 1975Système 2Self4 ep.
- 1975Midi PremièreSelf6 ep.
- 1972Midi trenteSelf2 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2022Time HotelEddie Barclay1 ep.
- 2021Capitaine MarleauL'évêque1 ep.
- 2019Mask SingerSelf1 ep.
- 2008N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementielsSelf2 ep.
- 2013The News PuppetsVarious characters (voice)1 ep.
- 2010Panique dans l'oreilletteSelf1 ep.
- 2007Salut les Terriens !Self - Guest1 ep.
- 1999Vivement dimancheSelf3 ep.
- 2004Zone interditeSelf1 ep.
- 1992TéléthonSelf1 ep.
- 1988Sacrée soiréeSelf5 ep.
- 1992Coucou c'est nous !Self1 ep.
- 1985Champs-ElyséesSelf8 ep.
- 1988Le monde est à vousSelf1 ep.
- 1988La Belle AnglaiseFranck Rollin1 ep.
- 1988La Chance aux chansonsSelf1 ep.
- 1988Nulle part ailleursSelf1 ep.
- 1982L'Académie des 9Self3 ep.
- 1975Midi PremièreSelf6 ep.
- 1980Les Jeux de 20 heuresSelf1 ep.
- 1977Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf2 ep.
- 1975Numéro unSelf, Self - Host, Sylvie Vartan13 ep.
- 1975Système 2Self4 ep.
- 1974Midi trenteSelf2 ep.