Patrick Sébastien

About Patrick Sébastien

Patrick Sébastien, whose real name is Patrick Boutot, is a comedian, actor, singer, and television entertainment producer-host from France. He is famous for his mainstream shows and impersonations of celebrities. Currently, and since 1998, he produces and hosts the Plus Grand Cabaret du monde, a record audience show on France. Patrick Sébastien was not a happy boy during his studies. He finished them quickly and launched into comedy shows by performing in Parisian cabarets. In 1976, he opened for Michel Sardou at the Olympia and gained notoriety through his impersonations. He enjoys ‘to impersonate someone,’ meaning to apply makeup and dress up to resemble a celebrity to imitate them more easily. He has thus participated in numerous shows based on this principle. A master in the art of disguising and imitating personalities, Patrick launched the ‘political spectacle’ by parodying Jack Lang, Lionel Jospin, Jacques Chirac… Author of several literary works, his last major stunt dates back to May 2007, when he presented himself as the author of the book ‘La Cellule de Zarkane’ under the guise of the writer Joseph Lubsky. A hoax he later revisited, wanting to highlight the inconsistency of literary critics. Cinema In the 80s, he became passionate about cinema. He played the role of a homeless man in ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ in 1985 and appeared with Jean-Pierre Mocky in ‘Le Pactole’ the same year. He returned to screens in 1997 in the role of an extremist legionnaire in: ‘Four Boys Full of Future.’ Nevertheless, he dreams of being able to direct a real film. Despite a successful career, Patrick Sébastien has never abandoned his first passion, rugby. President of the rugby club CA Brive, he won a European Club Cup with the club in ’97, then reached the final the following year. In 2007, after leaving the club in disagreement with the public 8 years earlier, he returned to try to restore the club to the top of the top 14 standings. In 2008, he became the producer of Yves Pujol, who, after singing, wanted to start a career as a comedian. He staged his show ‘I Love My Wife.’ He wrote tracks for Lisa Angell’s first album, which he produced entirely. Les Divines was released in 2011. On December 11, 2015, he made an appearance on Les Grosses Têtes, hosted by Laurent Ruquier on RTL.