Victor Lanoux was born on 18 June 1936 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Cousin cousine (1975), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) and Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (1976). He was married to Véronique Langlois, Nicole Godefroy and Jocelyne Girondeau. He died on 4 May 2017 in Vaux-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, France.