Philippe Geluck | |
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 Philippe Geluck in 2024 | |
| Born | 7 May 1954 |
| Alma mater | INSAS |
| Occupations | comedian, cartoonist |
| Website | www |
Philippe Geluck (born 7 May 1954 in Belgium) is a Belgian comedian, humorist, television writer [1] and cartoonist, who sold more than 14 million albums worldwide. [2] He studied at the INSAS. His best-known work is the comic strip Le Chat (Le Cat in English-language editions [3] ), which is one of the ten bestselling Franco-Belgian comics series. [4] [5]
Geluck created Le Chat in 1983, for publication in the daily newspaper Le 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 drawing Le 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 with Laurent Ruquier and Michel Drucker. [5]
In addition to having received other honours, King Albert II of Belgium made him a Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) in 2009. [1]
