Jean-Yves Lafesse

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Jean-Yves Lafesse
Jean-Yves Lafesse 2011 c.jpg
Lafesse in 2011
Born
Jean-Yves Lambert

13 March 1957
Pontivy, France
Died22 July 2021(2021-07-22) (aged 64)
Vannes, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActor
Humorist

Jean-Yves Lafesse, stage name of Jean-Yves Lambert (13 March 1957 – 22 July 2021), was a French actor and humorist.[1] He was known for making prank calls, as well as hidden camera pranks.

Biography[]

Lafesse was born in Pontivy.[2] He left Brittany in 1974. He travelled for four years through Djibouti, Italy, and England, where he joined the punk counterculture in 1976.[3] During his youth, he was a footballer for Stade pontivyen, and he played as a defender.[4]

Lafesse studied film at the  [fr] from 1978 to 1981. In 1981, he became a radio show host for  [fr],  [fr], and  [fr].[5] In 1984, he joined Radio Nova, for which he began making prank calls.

In 1985, Lafesse joined Europe 1 and Canal+, as well as France 2, TF1, France 3, M6, Paris Première, and Télévision Suisse Romande for the radio show Lafestival.[6] For  [fr], he hosted a show called Radio carotte, in which he pranked passersby through placing a carrot in their hands.[7] He became known for using his pinky finger as an imitation microphone.[8]

Lafesse published two books: Les Grandes Impostures téléphoniques in 1992 and Petit Précis de l'imposture in 1994. In 2000, he launched a website called Uniqueaumonde.com, which allowed users to see his pranks on the internet. He played the character Commissioner San-Antonio in two audiobooks, adapted from novels by Frédéric Dard (La Rate au court-bouillon and Votez Bérurier).[9]

On 28 March 2014, Lafesse appeared on a stage for the first time in a production of Lafesse en réhet, a show he had written. It was shown at the Palais des congrès de Pontivy in front of 700 people. That same year, he played Pierre Dac in  [fr], a telefilm broadcast by France 3. After a period of silence, he moved to Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 2019 and organized sketches there, as well as in Poissy.[10] Later that year, he left the Paris area and moved back to Brittany.[11] He was recruited by the radio station  [fr] for the 2019–2020 season,[12] broadcasting humorous tales he wrote with his brother.[13]

Jean-Yves Lafesse died of ALS in Vannes on 22 July 2021 at the age of 64.[14]

Filmography[]

Cinema[]

Television[]

Publications[]

  • Les Grandes Impostures téléphoniques (1992)
  • Petit Précis de l'imposture (1994)
  • Mes impostures (2011)
  • Punk Mamy (2019)[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jean-Yves Lafesse, l'humoriste breton est décédé". France 3 Bretagne (in French). Morbihan. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "L'humoriste Jean-Yves Lafesse est mort à l'âge de 64 ans, annonce sa famille". Franceinfo (in French). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ Lafesse comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu (Dailymotion) (in French). L'Express. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ Besnard, Jacques (23 July 2021). "Quand Jean-Yves Lafesse nous racontait son amour du foot". So Foot (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ Baronian, Renaud (6 June 2016). "Face à face avec Lafesse ****". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Lafestival". Radio télévision suisse (in French).
  7. ^ "Mort de Jean-Yves Lafesse: cinq de ses canulars les plus mémorables". Yahoo! News (in French). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Mort de l'humoriste Jean-Yves Lafesse à 64 ans". Libération (in French). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Jean-Yves LAFESSE (2 livres audio)". Book d'Oreille (in French).
  10. ^ Richardson, Thomas (24 January 2019). "Yvelines. Jean-Yves Lafesse adopte Saint-Germain-en-Laye et fait le pitre à Poissy". Actu.fr (in French). Poissy. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. ^ "L'humoriste Jean-Yves Lafesse est mort". Le Monde (in French). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. ^ "France Bleu Breizh recrute Jean-Yves Lafesse". La Lettre Pro de la Radio & des Médias (in French). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Jean-Yves Lafesse. Nouveau chroniqueur France Bleu Breizh Izel". Le Télégramme (in French). Brittany. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Jean-Yves Lafesse, l'humoriste breton est décédé". BFM TV (in French). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Punk Mamy, attention les vieux". Ligne claire (in French). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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