Death of Jean Sarrus, an unrealrable Charlot

With his friends the charlots, he sang theAperobic, Thank you boss and played in cult nanars Bidasses in madness or The mad stadium. Jean Sarrus, one of the founding members of the Charlots, a cheating and popular group who brightened French comic cinema in the 1970s, died Wednesday at 79 years of a long illness, the one announced one From his close friends, journalist Philippe Maneuver, on behalf of the family.

“Jean was a longtime friend. His son Dorian announced his death this morning of a long illness this morning, at his home in Blesle (Haute-Loire). John was one of the charlots, but also a renowned bass player. He accompanied Ronnie Bird, then Dick Rivers. He was one of the problems (group that accompanied singer Antoine, editor’s note), before participating in the famous Charlots … he was a huge country fan and an adorable boy “said Philippe Manoeuvre. After the disappearances of Gérard Rinaldi, Gérard Filippelli and Jean Sarrus, the last two historic Charlots are Jean-Guy Fechner and Luis Rego. Richard Bonnot succeeded Gérard Rinaldi in the late 1980s.

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Jean Sarrus made in all the films of the Charlots of which Bidasses in madnessreleased in 1971 and which attracted 7 million spectators. The Charlots counted up to six members, one of the best known, Gérard Rinaldi, died in 2012. First accompanying singer Antoine under the name of problems, they become the charlots in 1966 and make themselves known to the general public with parodies and paidly songs, before embarking on the big screen.

It is the director Philippe Clair who will make charlots the stars of his second film, THE GREAT JAVAmarking their beginnings in the cinema where they will collaborate many times with Claude Zidi. In 2017, Jean Sarrus founded a new musical group, The old fripouilles With Alain Turban and Gilles Dreu.