(Oct. 28, 1944 - June 19, 1986) Coluche was a famous French comedian who "went the extra mile" to rock the establishment. He created the "Restos du coeur" in 1985. They collect food, money and clothes for the needy and the homeless. His passing away in 1986 in a motorcycle accident provoked national grief. Since his comedy is very French and quite untranslatable, he is not well known outside France.