Thierry Le Luron, who became particularly famous in the 1970s and 1980s for his impersonations of political and media personalities (he also recorded several songs and hosted radio and TV shows), died at just 34 years old, 38 years ago years to the day. Back to, notably the last place where he lived: namely a sequel (the 443) of the Hôtel de Crillon, a historic and legendary establishment in Paris, which dominates the Place de la Concorde.
He had settled there for the time necessary for the work on his new apartment, rue du Cherche-Midi. Very tired by the illness and the effects of chemotherapy, he who was suffering from cancer, he will ultimately never be able to set foot there.
As a reminder, Thierry Le Luron died on November 13, 1986, officially as a result of cancer of the respiratory tract or vocal cords. But the causes of his death remain controversial, the comedian having never publicly revealed that he had AIDS, which was nevertheless affirmed several times by his closest friends, such as Line Renaud, in a book in 2013 “His doctor warned us of Thierry’s cancer which had spread. I think today that AIDS may be the cause. Thierry was convinced that he was going to get through it. He gave up the last three weeks. He was exhausted from fighting“, she said for Paris Match.
Thierry Le Luron very secretive with his family about his loves
She also confided, in passing,: “I found out from my mother that he had had an affair with an Argentinian dancer, Jorge Lago. I often saw him with women, and I know he loved two of them. So maybe he was gay, maybe bi. Thierry has not communicated about his private life, I am not going to get into it twenty-six years after his death!“
Thierry Le Luron died at the Belvédère clinic in Boulogne-Billancourt, before a ceremony was organized on November 18 of that same year by Jean-Michel Di Falco at the Madeleine church in Paris. There were all the friends and relatives of the imitator, including several politicians, such as Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Jacques Chirac.
