Axelle Laffont (born 24 July 1970) is a French actress and comedian. She was born in

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. She is both the granddaughter of publisher Robert Laffont, and the daughter of Patrice Laffont, television presenter, and Catherine Laporte. She is also the stepdaughter of

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who married her mother in 1982.

Career

Axelle Laffont participated in ''La Matinale d'Arthur'' from 1996 to 1999, but became known by intervening in ''La Grosse Émission'' from 1999 to 2000 and then presenting in 2000 and 2001 a very special weather and staggered in the show ''Nulle part ailleurs'' on

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, based on sketches and burlesque disguises. She also appeared in series such as ''Un gars, une fille'', ''

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'', '' H'' (Season 1 Episode 12: A Red Flacon) and ''

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'' (Book 3 Episode 5: Sefriane of Aquitaine). She makes a one-woman show ''La Folie du spectacle'' on a production by Serge Hazanavicius and Maurice Barthelemy of ''Robins des bois'' from 2002 to 2005. In 2007, she co-wrote and co-produced ''Mariage surprise''. From September 2007 to January 2008, she regularly appeared in the program ''

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'' hosted by

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on Saturday nights on

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. In 2009, she wrote the comic, ''Marny''. In February 2010, she released her first album ''Axelle Laffont in translation'', which incorporates American standards translated into French. She also appeared on

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's ''Le Fou du roi''. In 2012, she plays Smoke this cigarette at the

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. In September 2015, she returned on stage with the one woman show ''HyperSensible'', directed by Charles Templon.

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre

Private life

She was in a relationship with French actor Serge Hazanavicius, until September 2009 and they have a daughter, Mitty Hazanavicius, born on 4 January 2006. From 2013 to 2015, she was in a relationship with Cyril Paglino, a former contestant on the reality TV show '' Secret Story''. Since February 2021, she has been living with Romain Sichez.

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