A few years ago, Roland Magdane left France to try his luck in the United States. But if he was able to make this trip a professional adventure, the reason for his departure was quite different. We explain to you why the comedian suddenly moved across the Atlantic.
In the mid-1980s, Roland Magdane left France for the United States where he was only supposed to settle down for a handful of weeks. Ultimately, the actor stayed there for several years. And even tried his luck across the Atlantic where he discovered the joys of stand-up.
What pushed Roland Magdane to leave France?
But the reasons for the hasty departure of the one that the whole of France knows for his famous sketches on “grandpa and grandma” are, however, far from encouraging. And for good reason, the comedian, now 75 years old, went into exile following an extremely serious road accident which took place in the 1980s. An accident during which Roland Magdane simply came close to death. “I had a serious accident, my car was decapitated by a truck. As I saw the truck approaching, I had the feeling that I had done nothing with my life. Nothing important”he told journalists from Var Morning in August 2023.
And for him to add: “In the hospital, while I was recovering, this idea obsessed me. I thought about the films that made me want to be an actor. They were all American films. So I decided to leave there. First for a year, on vacation and I took the opportunity to try my luck..
The complicated return of Roland Magdane to France
All in all, after nine years in the United States, between 1986 and 1995, Roland Magdane and his wife Marie-Claude Magdane, who has also been his manager for many years, returned to France. But for the father of two children, Sébastien and Cannelle, both born from a previous union, the return is brutal. “For the media I was dead and TV didn’t want me”he confided to World about this.
And for those who are now based on the Côte d’Azur to conclude: “I made a choice which was very beneficial, but which could have been totally daunting: I went to the United States for several years. And when I came back, I had the chance to find the public again “.