There are life stories that we would take hours to tell and pages to write. That of Michel Bayard, 71, is one of them. Originally from Châteauroux and after a short passage as a server at the famous bar, he decides, like many, to try his luck in Paris, in 1975. “I had no money, I was then hosted by Gérard Depardieu, who knew my father, in Bougival. For me to take care of it, Gérard had registered me in the theater lessons of Jean-Laurent Cochet… ”
A first inconclusive first experience which has nevertheless allowed him to cross image technicians and to start, by their side, as a manager. “There, I worked on programs like” Le Petit Rapporteur “, by Jacques Martin, where I notably participated in the famous sequence in Montcuq, with Daniel Prévost … Then I chained with” The School of Fans “, among others, and two films, namely the” UpPluie “, with Pierre Richard, and” to us boys “. »» But the young Michel wanted to see further … “And I had the opportunity to work as a manager at the Théâtre de Paris. I got there to renovate a piece of furniture, I stayed there for 20 years, to finish header general. »»
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There, the Berrichon, now retired in Brenne, notably worked with Michel Berger, in 1988, for Starmania ; The strangers, Smaïn … “There was also Alain Delon, a guy in gold, super generous, and Jean-Paul Belmondo, who has become a friend, who even gave me the watch that I wear today ….
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FYI, we had a joint girlfriend! »» And to glow memories … “In 1988, Robert Hossein and Frédéric Dard came to go up” Les Brumes de Manchester “: I took my first baked with them, in the restaurant that adjoined the theater (laughs)! »»
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