Europe 1 with AFP 1:29 p.m., April 13, 2022

The comedian Michel Bouquet, monument of the French theater known for having played no less than 800 times "The king is dying" by Eugène Ionesco and twice Caesarized for his roles on the screen, died Wednesday at the age of 96 , announced its press service to AFP.

The comedian Michel Bouquet, monument of the French theater known for having played no less than 800 times "The king is dying" by Eugène Ionesco and twice Caesarized for his roles on the screen, died Wednesday at the age of 96 , announced its press service to AFP.

"Michel Bouquet died (Wednesday) at the end of the morning in a Parisian hospital", it was specified.

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