# Fernandel

> A horse-faced Marseille vaudevillian who turned physical comedy and that unmistakable grin into a French cinema institution—over 150 films, most memorably as the bumbling priest Don Camillo.

*French actor and singer (1903-1971)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fernandel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1903-05-08
- **Died:** 1971-02-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin was born in Marseille on 8 May 1903 to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, whose roots traced to Perosa Argentina in Italy's Turin province. He built his name in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues, where his timing and rubber face found their first audiences. His stage name came from his marriage to Henriette Manse, sister of his best friend and frequent collaborator Jean Manse—he was so devoted to her that his mother-in-law joked he was "Fernand d'elle," Fernand of her. From there he became a comedy star, carrying that peculiar mix of warmth and absurdity through a career that made him one of the most recognized faces in French film. He died on 26 February 1971.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 63.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 25.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 45.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272794/ (@nm0272794)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0H7kQmHnDWX4a2AYOKb6rN (@0H7kQmHnDWX4a2AYOKb6rN)
- **WEBSITE**: http://fernandel.online.fr/

## Topics
#Actors, #Comedian, #Comedy, #Singer-Songwriter, #Theatre, #Movies, #Film Directing, #Television

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandel)
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- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Fernandel)
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- [Wikiquote](https://bs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fernandel)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0bce7eda-e55b-4176-aa1f-b8d2ca447a17)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/166534)

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