# Régis Laspalès

Régis Laspalès (born 25 February 1957 in Paris) is a French comedian and actor best known for his collaboration with Philippe Chevallier.

## Career

He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, from which he graduated in plastic arts, in sculpture section. Then, he enrolled in Cours Simon, to follow what was for him, his true vocation: becoming an actor.
In 1981, Chevallier and Laspalès created their first show: No fantasy in orangeade. They were then spotted by Philippe Bouvard and made their television debut in 1982 in the Théâtre de Bouvard on Antenne 2.
He is known for his particular phrasing and is imitated by many performers.

## Personal life

Régis Laspalès lives mainly in Paris, near Montparnasse. He also have a house in Premeaux-Prissey, where his family is from. He has vineyards there and produces his own wine.

## Theater

| Year | Title | Writer | Director |
| 1981-82 | Pas de fantaisie dans l'orangeade | Chevallier & Laspalès | Chevallier & Laspalès |
| 1984 | Double foyer | Philippe Bouvard | Jean-Claude Islert |
| 1987-89 | Bien dégagé autour des oreilles | Chevallier & Laspalès | Chevallier & Laspalès |
| 1990-91 | Chevallier Laspalès au théâtre des nouveautés | Chevallier & Laspalès | Jacques Décombe |
| 1992-94 | C'est vous qui voyez ! | Chevallier & Laspalès | Seymour Brussel |
| 1996 | Chevallier et Laspalès vont au Déjazet | Chevallier & Laspalès | Chevallier & Laspalès |
| 1997-2000 | Ma femme s'appelle Maurice | Raffy Shart | Jean-Luc Moreau |
| 2001-02 | Monsieur chasse ! | Georges Feydeau | Jean-Luc Moreau |
| 2003-04 | Déviation obligatoire | Chevallier & Laspalès | Chevallier & Laspalès |
| 2005-06 | Landru | Laurent Ruquier | Jean-Luc Tardieu |
| 2006-07 | La rentrée des sketches | Chevallier & Laspalès | Chevallier & Laspalès |
| 2008 | Le Banc | Gérald Sibleyras | Christophe Lidon |
| 2009-11 | Le Dîner de cons | Francis Veber | Jean-Luc Moreau |
| 2012-13 | Les Menteurs | Anthony Neilson | Jean-Luc Moreau |
| 2014-15 | Vous reprendrez bien quelques sketches ? | Chevallier & Laspalès | Chevallier & Laspalès |
| 2016-18 | A droite, à gauche | Laurent Ruquier | Steve Suissa |
| 2018 | Fric-Frac | Édouard Bourdet | Michel Fau |
| 2019 | Le plus beau dans tout ça | Laurent Ruquier | Steve Suissa |
| 2021-22 | La Famille et le Potager | Bob Martet | Anne Bourgeois |
| 2023 | Trap for a Lonely Man | Robert Thomas | Michel Fau |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1982-87 | Le Théâtre de Bouvard | Various | Nino Monti, Michèle Lucker, ... | TV show |
| 1984 | Le joli coeur | The baker | Francis Perrin | |
| 1986 | Gros dégueulasse | The agent | Bruno Zincone | |
| 1986 | Le bonheur a encore frappé | The customer in cinema | Jean-Luc Trotignon | |
| 1986 | La bête noire | The professor | Yves Benoît & Jean-Hugues Lime | Short |
| 1986 | Bing | | Nino Monti | TV movie |
| 1988 | J'aime rien | | Henri-Paul Korchia | Short |
| 1988 | M'as-tu-vu? | The client with a beard | Éric Le Hung | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1994 | Tête à tête | Prosper | Yves Benoît & Jean-Hugues Lime | |
| 1997 | The Bet | Gilbert | Didier Bourdon & Bernard Campan | |
| 1997 | Tout doit disparaître | The hypnotist | Philippe Muyl | |
| 1998 | Ça n'empêche pas les sentiments | Raoul | Jean-Pierre Jackson | Also writer |
| 2000 | Antilles sur Seine | Man at café | Pascal Légitimus | |
| 2002 | Ma femme s'appelle Maurice | Maurice Lappin | Jean-Marie Poiré | |
| 2003 | Les gaous | Michel | Igor Sekulic | |
| 2003 | The Car Keys | Himself | Laurent Baffie | |
| 2005 | Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte | Himself | Philippe Harel | |
| 2006 | Incontrôlable | The priest | Raffy Shart | |
| 2008 | Chez Maupassant | Joseph Mouradour | Gérard Jourd'hui | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2008 | Myster Mocky présente | Julien | Jean-Pierre Mocky | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | Au siècle de Maupassant | M. Guillaume | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | M. Bayle | Jean Becker | |
| 2010 | Les méchantes | Corcellet | Philippe Monnier | TV movie |
| 2011 | Les affaires sont les affaires | Isidore Lechat | Philippe Bérenger | TV movie |
| 2013 | La grande peinture | Dédé Settemer | Laurent Heynemann | TV movie Also writer |
| 2013 | Myster Mocky présente | Spring | Jean-Pierre Mocky | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Brèves de comptoir | Mussel | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| 2017 | Dans la tête | The man | Sébastien Betbeder | Music video |
| 2020 | I Love You Coiffure | Monsieur Martin | Muriel Robin | TV movie |
| 2021 | Super-héros malgré lui | Jean-Pierre | Philippe Lacheau | |
| 2021 | Le Grand Restaurant 3 | Minister of Culture | Romuald Boulanger & Pierre Palmade | TV movie |
| 2023 | Un petit miracle | Michel | Sophie Boudre | |
| 2023 | The Crime Is Mine | Inspector Brun | François Ozon | |