Everyone knows the actor Louis de Funes and his roles; but what kind of person Funes was, who always shunned publicity, few people know; moreover, the negative traits of his characters - stupidity, greed and quarrelsome disposition - were often projected onto his personality. This book provides the reader with a rare opportunity: to see the real Louis de Funes through the eyes of those closest to him, his sons Patrick and Olivier, to lift the curtain on the private life of the great comedian, to visit his creative “kitchen”, to find out how his relationships with his film partners developed - Jean Marais, Bourville, Jean Gabin and other stars of the first magnitude. In a sincere and heartfelt story, the reader is presented with a man selflessly devoted to art.