« I cannot reword »

Since the opening ceremony of the World Cup where he almost stole the show from Jean Dujardin, the whole world has given him a famous nickname: the rooster man. And our colleagues from Midi Olympique have found this unknown person, without his red crest but still amazed by the « surprising tidal wave » that accompanied his burlesque performance.

Eric Massot (58 ans), puisqu’il s’agit de lui, est un acteur, humoriste et comédienu début des années 90, qui fut l’un des fondateurs de la troupe “Nous C Nous”, qui regroupait alors Bruno Salomone, Eric Collado et… Jean Dujardin, à qui a été confié l’organisation de la cérémonie. Tout s’explique pour ce grand amateur de rugby, bien connu du club de Gruissan (Fédérale 1), dans l’Aude, où il est chargé de préparer les repas d’après-match.

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Eric Massot is still amazed when looking back. « We had an incredible adventure. We formed a group, we were fired up and we generally felt kindness from the Stade de France. It was a huge success. »

The political exploitation that the opening ceremony was subjected to seemed somewhat surreal to me.

The rooster man ultimately admits that he « went viral ». « There was a mix of positive and negative reactions… It was overwhelming… The next day, I was even a bit unsettled, I won’t hide it from you. Some people liked it, others didn’t at all. But I received so many messages from actor friends that I ended up taking it very well. It fueled the buzz, as they say. And for me, it made me laugh… »

And regarding the controversy about a « stale France » vilified by a part of the press and on social media, Eric Massot dismisses it with a wave of his hand: « The political exploitation that the opening ceremony has been subjected to seemed a bit surreal to me. What is happening in Morocco is much more serious, isn’t it? »