Sim
His parents were Henri Berryer, an engineer and electrician who assisted with the filming of Napoleon Bonaparte , and Marie-Thérèse Bonnemazou. He spent his early years living in a small apartment in Paris’s 5th arrondissement before his family moved to Nantes in 1936. Sim’s interest in comedy began at a young age; he founded the comedy group 'Sim-Art' around age eleven, and won a funny-face competition in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles in 1939. He continued his education at De Launey technical college in Nantes and later at the Joubert d’Ancenis lycée, working as a projectionist during this time. From 1941 to 1946, his family operated the cinema L'Éden in Ancenis. He performed a comic clown act called 'Etty et Balta' with Étienne Perrin and toured cabaret clubs in Paris from late 1953, often performing in drag. He also worked as a dresser at the Crazy Horse Saloon and Madame Arthur in Montmartre. Sim’s career expanded into film and television. Playing Geriatrix, he had roles in both *Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar* and *Astérix at the Olympic Games*, and also took on the character of 'baronne de la Tronche-en-Biais' for television broadcasts. From 1977, he was part of the team on the radio and TV programme Les Grosses Têtes , contributing absurd humor, parodic characters, and witty interventions. During the 1970s, he featured in television comedy programs, and his partnership with Édouard Caillau continued on RTBF’s *Chansons à la carte*. He died on September 6, 2009, at the age of 83, following treatment for pneumonia; RTL broadcast a special tribute program after his passing.
