Guy Montagné, a French actor, comedian, and radio personality, was born on March 6, 1948. He is the grandson of a lyrical singer and the son of Jean-Claude Beïret Montagné, a radio and electronics engineer who went underground during the Vichy years and eventually joined the Free French in Casablanca.
Montagné graduated from René Simon's acting school in 1972 and quickly found work in films, including those of Robert Manuel and Luis Buñuel, who cast him as the Young Monk in The Phantom of Liberty (1974).
From 1976 to 1978, Montagné portrayed the role of Guyomard in the television series Commissaire Moulin. He then joined Stéphane Collaro's radio program on Europe 1, where he performed imitations and wrote comic texts.
The duo's success led to a television show, Le Collaro show, which aired from 1979 to 1981. Montagné and Collaro later moved to TF1, where they created the show Co-Co Boy, featuring Montagné's wife and screenwriter, Terry Shane.
In the 1980s, Montagné became a popular radio personality, known for his neurotic, hot-tempered, and talkative character. He voiced Donald Duck on the French television program Le Disney Channel and appeared in numerous television shows and one-man performances.
However, Montagné's career declined in the 1990s, and he struggled to find success. He attempted to revive his film career with a cameo in Le Retour des Charlots (1992),but the film was a commercial failure.
In the 2000s, Montagné continued to work in radio and television, hosting the popular program Les Grosses Têtes with Philippe Bouvard. He also made occasional television appearances.
In February 2014, Montagné suffered from facial nerve paralysis due to stress and was treated at La Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris. He fully recovered two months later and has since continued to work in the entertainment industry.
