Philippe Geluck | |
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| Born | (1954-05-07)7 May 1954 (age 71) |
| Alma mater | INSAS |
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| Website | www |
Philippe Geluck (born 7 May 1954 inBelgium) is a Belgiancomedian,humorist, television writer[1] andcartoonist, who sold more than 14 million albums worldwide.[2] He studied at theINSAS. His best-known work is thecomic stripLe Chat (Le Cat in English-language editions[3]), which is one of the ten bestsellingFranco-Belgian comics series.[4][5]
Geluck createdLe Chat in 1983, for publication in the daily newspaperLe Soir. By 1987, the strip is published in multiple newspapers and the first album in what will become a long series is put in print. In the 2000s,Le Chat went global, being translated into several languages and reproduced beyond French-speaking regions, such as the United States and Iran.[5][6]
While drawingLe Chat, Geluck also published other albums and series:Le Fils du Chat,Docteur G,Encyclopédies Universelles,Les Aventures de Scott Leblanc,Geluck se lâche.[5]
Geluck is also a theatre actor, and well known to the French-speaking public as a television personality, with his own shows (Lollipop,L’esprit de famille,La Semaine infernale,Le Jeu des dictionnaire) and as co-host withLaurent Ruquier andMichel Drucker.[5]
In addition to having received other honours, KingAlbert II of Belgium made him a Commander of theOrder of the Crown (Belgium) in 2009.[1]
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