Christophe Salengro
Acting
Biography
Christophe Salengro was a French actor, dancer and director. A famous character since his first appearances in advertisements in the 1980s, he established himself as an artist within Philippe Decouflé's company DCA and from 1993 to 2018 as the president of Groland, in a series of satirical programs broadcast on Canal+ .
Born: August 9, 1953
Place of Birth: Lens, France
Known For
Groland - 15 ans d'âge... bête
Chroniques animales
Groland
Parodic news programme focusing on the fictional country Groland (full name: Presipality of Groland), airing on French television channel Canal+.
KO Kid
An unequal battle between a small and skinny boxer, and a big and great boxer. The film is a mixture of animation and live action, a little surreal, making it an experimental film.
The City of Lost Children
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
L'Âge d'or de la pub
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television screen. Over the next three decades, thousands of creative little films would seduce and build our collective memory. Kitschy or cult spots, humor, slogans, music, stars, gimmicks, grand spectacle or sex appeal: during its golden age, how did advertising convince? Thierry Ardisson has brought together almost 400 advertising clips to relive the era of the conquest of minds and wallets.
Louise-Michel
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.
Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie
Professor Choron recounts with his memories as a child of a barrier guard, the 2nd World War with its horrors and the trains he saw during those years leaving for Germany or coming from there, full of French or German soldiers, in conquest or in rout according to the period
Groland - Les Présipales 2001
Bankable
The wealthy Deville family loses their fortune at the same time the unassuming Ricci family suddenly become internet millionaires; things look bleak until their mutual banker suggests Mr. Deville goes to work for the Riccis!
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Pierrot
as The President
as Dancer
as Monsieur Kremer
as Le prêtre
as Miqueut
as Gilles Tagliani
as Le gogo dancer
as Narrateur
as Président
as président Salengro
as Morgue Attendant
as Hippolyte
as Président Salengro
as le commissaire
as Le vautour
as Soldier
as L'arbitre
as Président de la présipauté du Groland
as Gérard, le serveur
as Christophe Salengro
as Vidéoman