Biography
Thierry Lhermitte is a French actor. Born on 24 November 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, he was a founder member of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, alongside Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot and Michel Blanc. The group transferred several of its stage successes to the screen.
He is best known for his roles in French Fried Vacation (1978) and its sequels, Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982), Little Indian, Big City (1994), The Dinner Game (1998) and The Closet (2001). Lhermitte received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1981. He was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2001 and Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2005. In 2026 he appeared as Henri Giraud in De Gaulle: Liberté.
