Alexandre Astier

Alexandre Astier (lahir 16 Juni 1974) adalah seorang penulis, sutradara, editor, penulis naskah, pelawak, aktor dan komposer Perancis. Astier paling dikenal sebagai pencipta, sutradara, penulis, editor, komposer, dan aktor utama serial televisi Prancis Kaamelott, di mana ia juga berperan sebagai Raja Arthur. Alexandre Astier lahir di Lyon pada 16 Juni 1974, dari pasangan Joëlle Sevilla dan Lionnel Astier, keduanya adalah aktor dan produser yang sebagian besar berkecimpung di dunia teater Lyon. Alexandre Astier belajar musik di konservatori dan di American School of Modern Music of Paris. Dia juga belajar akting dan penulisan skenario. Empat dari tujuh anak Astier pernah tampil di Kaamelott, dan kedua orang tuanya adalah karakter utama dalam serial tersebut. Putrinya Ariane dan Jeanne Astier masing-masing berperan sebagai Mehben dan Mehgan, putri Karadoc dan Maevanwi (dalam episode Pupi dan Exiles). Putranya Neil (yang juga muncul sebagai putra Karadoc dan Mevanwi di Pupi) berperan sebagai Arthur muda di musim Buku V, dan di adegan terakhir Buku VI. Putranya Ethan berperan sebagai pewaris impian Arthur di Buku V. Selain itu, ibu dari lima anak pertamanya, Anne-Gaëlle Daval, adalah kepala desain kostum di Kaamelott dan film pendek Dies Irae. Pada tahun 2012, ia memerankan Johann Sebastian Bach dalam acara lucunya "Que ma joie demeure!" di teater. Pada tahun 2014, pertunjukan komiknya "L'Exoconférence" dimulai di teater pada bulan September. Bergairah dengan teknologi, dia mengonfirmasi pada tahun 2018 di Twitter, bahwa adaptasi film Kaamelott telah ditulis dengan keyboard bepo pada raspberry pi, menjalankan perangkat lunak editor teks Wordgrinder. Dia juga memiliki sebuah kastil di daerah Ardèche, di mana dia dapat menyimpan banyak alat musiknya di ruangan tertentu. Alexandre Astier pertama kali mendapat perhatian publik Lyon berkat permainannya Le Jour du froment. Dia juga berakting di Nous crions grâce, sebuah drama yang ditulis dan disutradarai oleh Jacques Chambon, kepada siapa dia memberikan peran Merlin di Kaamelott. Pada tahun 2001, dia menjadi salah satu penulis skenario dan penulis lagu dari film pendek Soyons sport dan Un supçon fondé sur quelque Choose de gras. Pada tahun 2002 ia menjadi sutradara Dies Irae, sebuah film pendek berdurasi 14 menit yang juga merupakan draf pertama acara TV Kaamelott. Pada tahun 2006, ia tampil dalam Hey Good Looking!, sebuah film Perancis karya Lisa Azuelos. Pada tahun yang sama, dia muncul di Asterix di Olimpiade oleh Frédéric Forestier dan Thomas Langmann, dan di Home Sweet Home oleh Didier Le Pêcheur. Pada tahun 2009, ia memainkan peran mantan suami Sophie Marceau di LOL (Laughing Out Loud), komedi lain oleh Lisa Azuelos. Pada tahun 2012, ia menampilkan film fitur pertamanya sebagai sutradara, David et Madame Hansen, di mana ia berperan sebagai protagonis utama bersama Isabelle Adjani. Pada tahun 2014, dia menjadi salah satu sutradara dan penulis skenario Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods. Pada tahun 2015, ia tampil dalam film All Three of Us yang disutradarai oleh Kheiron. Pada tahun 2018, ia menulis skenario asli untuk film Asterix baru: Asterix: Rahasia Ramuan Ajaib. Seperti Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, dia menyutradarainya bersama Louis Clichy. Pada tahun 2025, ia berperan sebagai psikiater mabuk di musim kedua Bref. Dia sudah tampil sebagai cameo di musim pertama. ... Sumber: Artikel "Alexandre Astier" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA.

Alexandre Astier (born 16 June 1974) is a French writer, director, editor, scriptwriter, humorist, actor and composer. Astier is most known as the creator, director, writer, editor, composer, and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur. Alexandre Astier was born in Lyon on June 16, 1974, to Joëlle Sevilla and Lionnel Astier, both actors and producers mostly in Lyon's theatre scene. Alexandre Astier studied music at the conservatory and at the American School of Modern Music of Paris. He also studied acting and screenwriting. Four of Astier's seven children have featured in Kaamelott, and both his parents are main characters in the series. His daughters Ariane and Jeanne Astier play respectively Mehben and Mehgan, the daughters of Karadoc and Maevanwi (in the episodes Pupi and Exiles). His son Neil (who also appears as Karadoc and Mevanwi's son in Pupi) plays young Arthur in the season Book V, and in the final scene of Book VI. His son Ethan plays Arthur's dream heir in Book V. Moreover, the mother of his first five children, Anne-Gaëlle Daval, is head of the costume designs on Kaamelott and the short film Dies Irae. In 2012, he plays Johann Sebastian Bach in his humorous show "Que ma joie demeure !" at the theater. In 2014, his comic show "L'Exoconférence" begins at the theater in September. Passionate of technologies, he confirms in 2018 on twitter, that Kaamelott's film adaptation has been written with a bepo keyboard on a raspberry pi, running Wordgrinder text-editor software. He also owns a castle in Ardèche area, where he can store lot of his music instruments into a specific room. Alexandre Astier first got attention from the Lyon's public thanks to the play Le Jour du froment. He also acted in Nous crions grâce, a play written and directed by Jacques Chambon, to whom he gave the role of Merlin in Kaamelott. In 2001, he was the co-screenwriter and the songwriter of the short movies Soyons sport and Un soupçon fondé sur quelque chose de gras. In 2002 he was the director of Dies Irae, a 14-minute short movie that is also the first draft of the Kaamelott TV show. In 2006, he featured in Hey Good Looking!, a French movie by Lisa Azuelos. The same year, he appeared in Asterix at the Olympic Games by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and in Home Sweet Home by Didier Le Pêcheur. In 2009, he played the role of the ex-husband of Sophie Marceau in LOL (Laughing Out Loud), another comedy by Lisa Azuelos. In 2012, he presented his first feature film as a director, David et Madame Hansen, in which he played the main protagonist alongside Isabelle Adjani. In 2014, he was the co-director and the screenwriter of Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods. In 2015, he appeared in the film All Three of Us, directed by Kheiron. In 2018, he wrote an original screenplay for a new Asterix movie: Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion. Like Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, he co-directed it with Louis Clichy. In 2025, he plays the role of a drunken shrink in the second season of Bref. He had already appeared as a cameo in the first season. ... Source: Article "Alexandre Astier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.