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Patrick Bruel
Actor

Patrick Bruel

14 May 1959Born
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Tlemcen, Oran, France [now Algeria]Birthplace

Biography

Patrick Maurice Benguigui (born May 14, 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.

Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975.

His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television, and in the theater while pursuing his singing career.

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His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit.

In 2003, just before his partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on 19 August, he changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, combining his stage name with his birth name. On 21 September 2004, he wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; it was his first marriage. His second child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007.

As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty television and film productions, and has made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he had begun a long-term collaboration in 1998, to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France.

Bruel is a world-class professional poker player. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009. he has earned more than $900,000 in tournament play, of which his ten cash winnings at the WSOP account for $411,659. He also comments on the World Poker Tour in France.

In the 2010s, Bruel bought a house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In January 2025, the house was destroyed by the Palisades Fire.

Bruel has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993.

Source: Article "Patrick Bruel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2025Menace imminenteSeries: Zeev Abadi (6 episodes)
  2. 2025Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des EnfoirésFilm
  3. 2024Le grand concert des régionsSeries (2 episodes)
  4. 2024Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !Film
  5. 2023Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujoursFilm
  6. 2022Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'EnfoirésFilm
  7. 2021Villa CapriceFilm: Gilles Fontaine
  8. 2021Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vousFilm
  9. 2020Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des EnfoirésFilm
  10. 2019The Best Is Yet to ComeFilm: César Montesiho
  11. 2019Les Enfoirés jouent le jeuFilm
  12. 2019Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des EnfoirésFilm
  13. 2019Holy LandsFilm: Michel
  14. 2018Le vieux juif BlondeFilm: Psy
  15. 2018Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !Film
  16. 2017A FamilyFilm: Vincenzo
  17. 2017Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission EnfoirésFilm
  18. 2017A Bag of MarblesFilm: Roman
  19. 2015Love at First ChildFilm: Ange
  20. 2015Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des EnfoirésFilm
  21. 2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'huiFilm
  22. 2014Sex, Love & TherapyFilm: Lambert
  23. 2014The Yellow Eyes of CrocodilesFilm: Philippe Dupin
  24. 2014Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les EnfoirésFilm
  25. 2013The BratsFilm: Agent immobilier
  26. 2013Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des EnfoirésFilm
  27. 2012Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtreFilm: Vincent
  28. 2012Paris-ManhattanFilm: Victor
  29. 2012What's in a NameFilm: Vincent
  30. 2011Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des EnfoirésFilm
  31. 2010Comme les 5 doigts de la mainFilm: Dan Hayoun
  32. 2010Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de NerfsFilm
  33. 2009Change of PlansFilm: Alain
  34. 2008Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des EnfoirésFilm
  35. 2007A SecretFilm: Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
  36. 2007Fais pas ci, fais pas çaSeries: Gérard Grangier, sosie de Patrick Bruel (1 episode)
  37. 2006O JerusalemFilm: David Levin
  38. 2006Comedy of PowerFilm: Jacques Sibaud
  39. 2005Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'EnfoirésFilm
  40. 2004WolfFilm: Nelson
  41. 2004I've Been Waiting So LongFilm: Alex
  42. 2002Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateauFilm
  43. 2001Pretty ThingsFilm: Jacques
  44. 2001The Milk of Human KindnessFilm: Laurent
  45. 2001Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des EnfoirésFilm
  46. 2000Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000Film
  47. 1999Lost & FoundFilm: Rene
  48. 1999Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000Film
  49. 1998The Misadventures of MargaretFilm: Martin
  50. 1998Foul PlayFilm: Patrick Bruel
  51. 1998PaparazziFilm: Patrick Bruel
  52. 1998Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœurFilm
  53. 1997KFilm: Sam Bellamy
  54. 1997Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des EnfoirésFilm
  55. 1996JaguarFilm: François Perrin
  56. 1996Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des EnfoirésFilm
  57. 1995SabrinaFilm: Louis
  58. 1995Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-ComiqueFilm
  59. 1995One Hundred and One NightsFilm: The First Speaker
  60. 1994Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand RexFilm
  61. 1993Low ProfileFilm: Julien Segal
  62. 1993Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent StarmaniaFilm
  63. 1992SweetheartFilm: Christophe Vade
  64. 1990There Were Days... and MoonsFilm: Le musicien qui manque son avion
  65. 1989Uncontrollable CircumstancesFilm: Philippe
  66. 1989Brothers in ArmsFilm: Simon Atlan
  67. 1988The Murdered HouseFilm: Séraphin Monge
  68. 1987BanditsFilm: Mozart
  69. 1986Follow My GazeFilm: The musician
  70. 1986Bitter ChampagneFilm: Wanis
  71. 1985P.R.O.F.S.Film: Frédéric
  72. 1984Led by the NoseFilm: Dany
  73. 1984Marche à l'ombreFilm: Metro guitarist (uncredited)
  74. 1983Le Grand CarnavalFilm: Pierre-Marie Labrouche, adopté par Étienne
  75. 1983Tears like knivesFilm: Gaby
  76. 1983The BastardFilm: Dan
  77. 1982The Graduates of the Last RowFilm: Philippe
  78. 1982SinglesFilm: François
  79. 1980La Mort en sautoirFilm: Singer of a suburban band
  80. 1979The Kick of SiroccoFilm: Paulo Narboni

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