The Fabrice Tourre Venn Diagram (PICTURE)

Ever since news broke that the SEC was charging Goldman Sachs with fraud for selling their clients assets they were betting against without disclosing as much, everyone has wondered: "Who is this Fabrice Tourre character?" Fabrice, a 31-year-old Goldman Sachs vice president, was instrumental to the deals now under scrutiny. He went to Stanford, has dubbed himself the "Fabulous Fab," and is French. Not much else is known about the mystery man who testified yesterday in front of the Senate without saying much. Well, we're here to fill in the blanks.

It's clear Tourre has a little charm, expensive suits, and a whopping lack of empathy--so Patrick Bateman is a natural fit in composing his character. He's been described as having a "goofy" sense of humor, is French, and thinks himself a ladies' man--hence Pepe le Pew. He's a grifter who looks like a tiny orphan, so the Artful Dodger's in there. He's a competitive French guy we think is douchey--so Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen's character in "Talladega Nights") made the cut. And, the final piece, Fabrice Fabrice--the Nick Kroll character who is a craft service coordinator for the "Oscar-winning" show "That's So Raven" and the most annoying person ever born.

Comments

[BulgyLamb]

01:24 PM on 04/29/2010

Just a suit? Insulting!

Patrick Bateman: I live in the American Gardens Building on W. 81st Street on the 11th floor. My name is Patrick Bateman. I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself and a balanced diet and rigorous exercise routine. In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

[littlepuffycloud]

09:58 AM on 04/29/2010

What an insult to Patrick Bateman!

[helmboy]

12:18 AM on 05/03/2010

he's got the kind of face that firing squads were made for

[BankerTee]

08:40 AM on 04/29/2010

What I don't understand is why is this guy being singled out? Granted he's a vice president, but a vice president position with an investment banker is a relatively junior postion - a positon for those just four or five years out of business school and below director and managing director positions, who typically review and sign off on VPs' work.

Makes no sense.

[OldTart]

08:59 AM on 04/29/2010

Whaddya mean?! There is always a scapegoat and he has been elected. You didn't expect Blankfein to fall on his sword did you?

[maglindracia]

09:46 AM on 04/29/2010

because he is 'douchey' and the company needs someone to blame. He is the perfect fall guy, and they have emails from him talking about how he was defrauding people for fun and profit. This is always how it happens, noone who is in the top eschelon of power ever pays, even though they usually know what is going on, or even initiate it.

[bellabeach]

07:08 AM on 04/29/2010

Fab is a fake!!

[Bigrcube]

07:33 AM on 04/29/2010

Fabrice Tourre is a Michael Milken WANNABE.

[breakingpoint]

05:56 AM on 04/29/2010

Hey Fabrice, don't take their lawyers....

[breakingpoint]

05:43 AM on 04/29/2010

Goldman's Fall Guy?

How much you want to bet the GOP will blame the French for the crisis?
and Can I hedge that bet through Goldmans?

[LonosCurse]

09:35 AM on 04/29/2010

Is Obama French?

[jjgg5]

03:47 PM on 04/29/2010

American.

[davidhilton1]

05:15 AM on 04/29/2010

He'll probably become a hero to MBA students around the world.

[BankerTee]

08:36 AM on 04/29/2010

He doesn't possess an MBA (I don't think). He has a PhD, so perhaps a hero to all PhDs everywhere?

Don't be an MBA hater!

[davidhilton1]

06:20 PM on 04/30/2010

Hello BankerTee, I'm not a MBA hater at all, sorry about the unconsious inference. I believe his degree's are in mathematics.

[Barbie and Ken forever]

03:07 AM on 04/29/2010

Christian Bale is actually hot unlike Fabrice Tourre

[bla2009]

01:59 AM on 04/29/2010

Don't make this guy the SCAPEGOAT people...don't fall for it. Bigger fish to fry yet.

[okila]

12:20 AM on 04/29/2010

yelling : HOW DARE YOU ASSOCIATE THIS MAN WITH BRUCE WAYNE (OR THE MAN WHO PLAYED HIM)!!! WHAT DID BATMAN DO TO YOU (except beat his sister and mom before an awards ceremony. But sadly, he will not see a jail cell. Where are you Rorshach.

[Barbie and Ken forever]

03:08 AM on 04/29/2010

WTF? He did not do that. It turns out that his mom and sister lied because they wanted money. He's always had a weird relationship with them. The charges were dropped

[Laura Darch]

08:17 AM on 04/29/2010

It was an honest mistake, they were dressed as Poison Ivy and Catwoman.

[thehoopoe]

11:44 PM on 04/28/2010

deport this con

[jjgg5]

03:48 PM on 04/29/2010

No, he should be imprisoned.

[levibatgirl]

10:32 PM on 04/28/2010

He is sooo American Psych o.

[PubliusPost]

10:02 PM on 04/28/2010

That is a funny picture...

[shstl]

09:39 PM on 04/28/2010

Why do all of the Wall Street do u ch e bags look just like this guy?

[freshnotbitter]

09:34 PM on 04/28/2010

When I saw him at the hearings I said "mon Dieu, it's Remy of Ratatouille fame!"

[Barbie and Ken forever]

03:08 AM on 04/29/2010

LOL