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Kad Merad
Actor

Kad Merad

27 Mar 1964Born
62Age
126Credits
Sidi Bel Abbes, AlgeriaBirthplace

Biography

Kad Merad is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen.

Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on March 27, 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother.

During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing as an animator in Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troop.

In 1990, he was hired by Ouï FM, the Paris Rock genre station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the Rock'n Roll Circus, introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...).

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The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV.

In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, La Grosse Emission. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles.

In 2003, he scored his First box-office success with Mais Qui a tué Pamela Rose?, co-written with Baroux.

In 2007, Kad received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Je vais Bien, ne t'en fais pas! and appears in AaRON's film soundtrack video clip. His best challenger was Dany Boon. During the shooting of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, this friendly struggle was a running joke between the two of them.

That same year, he made his first appearance with Les Enfoirés music troop and is still one of its members. He was also inducted as the Godfather of the Telethon.

The next year, he starred as Phillipe Abrams in the French movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis. The film was a surprise - and phenomenal - success in France and Europe, becoming the best-attended movie ever made in France, with 21 million moviegoers.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 126 credits.

  1. TBATout un poèmeFilm
  2. TBAJeu de vilainsFilm: Monsieur Tosca
  3. TBAThe Countess of Monte CristoSeries (1 episode)
  4. TBAKamouloxSeries: Contestant, Writer, Creator (1 episode)
  5. 2026Fausse noteFilm: Nathan Dinke
  6. 2026Les Héros du LouvreFilm: Babi Maklouf
  7. 2026Permis de détruireFilm: Dominique
  8. 2026A Family of BastardsFilm: Djilali
  9. 2026Lost MediaSeries: ? (8 episodes)
  10. 2025BelphegorSeries: Charles Moreau (4 episodes)
  11. 2025PopemobileFilm: Slim / Barnabé VI
  12. 2025100 Million!Film: Patrick
  13. 2025Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des EnfoirésFilm
  14. 2025Honeymoon CrasherFilm: Michel
  15. 2025Before What Comes AfterFilm: Augustin Masset
  16. 2024Les Boules de NoëlFilm: Antonin
  17. 2024At the End of the DayFilm: Lino
  18. 2024King of My CastleFilm: Jean-François Casteigne
  19. 2024TerminalSeries: Sylvain Cresson (1 episode)
  20. 2024AnthraciteSeries: Claude Chevallier (6 episodes)
  21. 2024The TriggerSeries: Philippe Rickwaert (1 episode)
  22. 2024Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !Film
  23. 2024Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024Film: Kad Merad
  24. 2023Pamela Rose: The SeriesSeries: Richard Bullit, Writer, Creator (9 episodes)
  25. 2023Life for RealFilm: Louis
  26. 2023Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujoursFilm
  27. 2022Citoyen d'honneurFilm: Samir Amin
  28. 2022The Year of the SharkFilm: Thierry
  29. 2022The TorchSeries: Patrice (9 episodes)
  30. 2022OussekineSeries: Maitre Georges Kiejman (4 episodes)
  31. 2022Zaï Zaï Zaï ZaïFilm: Membre du comité de soutien
  32. 2021AmisFilm: Pierre, Director
  33. 2021Un homme d'honneurSeries: Richard Altman (6 episodes)
  34. 2021Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vousFilm
  35. 2020Bullit & RiperFilm: Richard Bullit, Director
  36. 2020Irrésistiblement Kad !Film
  37. 2020The FlameSeries: Patrice
  38. 2020The Big HitFilm: Étienne Carboni
  39. 2020Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des EnfoirésFilm
  40. 2020Queens of The FieldFilm: Marco
  41. 2019Les plus belles comptines d'OkooSeries (2 episodes)
  42. 2019Les Enfoirés jouent le jeuFilm
  43. 2019Inside SuspicionSeries: Thomas Kertez (2 episodes)
  44. 2019Broute.Series (1 episode)
  45. 2019Just a GigoloFilm: Alex, Writer
  46. 2019Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des EnfoirésFilm
  47. 2018Dad FriendFilm: Stéphane
  48. 2018Looking for TeddyFilm: Michel
  49. 2018Kings for a DayFilm: Joseph
  50. 2018Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !Film
  51. 2018Family Is FamilyFilm: Kad Merad
  52. 2018BrillantissimeFilm: Dr Steinman
  53. 2017Orchestra ClassFilm: Simon Daoud
  54. 2017Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission EnfoirésFilm
  55. 2017Alibi.comFilm: Mr. Godet
  56. 2016Max & LeonFilm: Acteur à la télévision anglaise
  57. 2016MarseilleFilm: Paolo, Director, Screenplay
  58. 2016Baron NoirSeries: Philippe Rickwaert (24 episodes)
  59. 2015Capitaine MarleauSeries: Daniel Rivière (1 episode)
  60. 2015We Were YoungFilm: Kiki
  61. 2015The Parisian BitchFilm: Kad Merad (uncredited)
  62. 2015Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des EnfoirésFilm
  63. 2015PeplumSeries: Timo (1 episode)
  64. 2015BisFilm: Patrice
  65. 2015Disappeared in WinterFilm: Daniel
  66. 2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'huiFilm
  67. 2014Bangkok, We Have A Problem!Film: Serge Renart
  68. 2014Nicholas on HolidayFilm: Nicolas' father
  69. 2014Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les EnfoirésFilm
  70. 2014SuperchondriacFilm: Dimitri Zvenka
  71. 2013The Big Bad WolfFilm: Louis
  72. 2013It Happened in Saint-TropezFilm: Roni Melkowich
  73. 2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?Film: Richard Bullit, Director
  74. 2012SuperstarFilm: Martin Kazinski
  75. 2012Play It Like GodardFilm: star
  76. 2011War of the ButtonsFilm: Père Lebrac
  77. 2011The Tuche FamilyFilm: Le poissonnier
  78. 2011Monsieur PapaFilm: Robert Pique, Director
  79. 2011The Well Digger's DaughterFilm: Félipe Rambert
  80. 2011Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des EnfoirésFilm

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