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Kad Merad

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...). 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.


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Born:
Mar 27, 1964 In Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Movie/TV Credits:
117
First Appeared:
In the movie Héro(s)
Latest Project:
Movie On ira 2025-03-12
Known For
Poster of Inside Suspicion
Poster of Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Poster of Jeu de vilains
Filmography
Movie On ira Olivier Baroux 2025-03-12
Movie Popemobile 2025
Movie Héro(s) Babi Maklouf 2025
Movie Jeu de vilains Monsieur Tosca 2025
Movie Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! 2024-03-01
Movie At The End Of The Day Lino 2024-09-19
Movie Le Larbin Jean-François Casteigne 2024-07-17
Series Anthracite Claude 2024-04-10
Movie Les 10 ans de Studio Bagel Self - Guest Star 2023-02-10
Movie Life For Real Louis 2023-04-19
Series Pamela Rose, la série Richard Bullit 2023-11-20
Movie Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours 2023-03-03
Movie Florent Pagny : un homme libre Self 2023-08-26
Movie Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï Membre du comité de soutien 2022-02-23
Series Oussekine Maitre Georges Kiejman 2022-05-11
Movie Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans Self 2022-07-19
Movie The Year of the Shark Thierry 2022-08-03
Movie Citoyen d'honneur Samir Amin 2022-09-14
Movie Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès Self 2022-08-24
Movie Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show Self 2022-12-21
Series Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra Patrice 2022-05-23
Series Un homme d'honneur Richard Altman 2021-03-22
Movie Kad Merad on Stage Self 2021-09-17
Movie Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime Self 2021-09-14
Movie Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous 2021-03-05
Movie The Big Hit Étienne Carboni 2020-08-28
Movie Queens of The Field Marco 2020-01-15
Movie Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés 2020-03-06
Movie Ce soir, c'est Palmashow Self - Guest 2019-02-15
Movie Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés 2019-03-08
Movie A Wolf's Journey himself- narrateur 2019-03-09
Movie Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu 2019-11-30
Series Inside Suspicion Thomas Kertez 2019-09-10
Movie Sixty Self - Comedian 2019-05-06
Movie Just a Gigolo Alex 2019-04-17
Movie Family Is Family Kad Merad 2018-02-28
Movie Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! 2018-03-09
Movie Brillantissime Dr Steinman 2018-01-17
Movie Kings for a Day Joseph 2018-05-02
Movie Looking for Teddy Michel 2018-06-20
Movie L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc Self 2018-12-08
Movie Dad Friend Stéphane 2018-12-19
Movie On refait les grands duos d'humour 2018-05-29
Movie Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés 2017-03-03
Movie La télé de Valérie Lemercier Self 2017-11-23
Movie Orchestra Class Simon Daoud 2017-11-08
Movie Alibi.com Mr. Godet 2017-02-15
Series Baron Noir Philippe Rickwaert 2016-02-08
Movie La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3 Self - Guest 2016-10-04
Movie Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés 2016-03-11
Movie Marseille Paolo 2016-03-16
Movie Max & Leon Acteur à la télévision anglaise 2016-11-01
Movie Disappeared in Winter Daniel 2015-01-21
Movie We Were Young Kiki 2015-06-03
Movie Bis Patrice 2015-02-18
Movie Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène ! Self 2015-05-16
Series Peplum Timo 2015-02-24
Movie The Parisian Bitch Himself 2015-04-29
Movie Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés 2015-03-13
Movie Superchondriac Dimitri Zvenka 2014-02-26
Movie Nicholas on Holiday Nicolas' father 2014-07-09
Movie Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui 2014-12-13
Movie Bangkok, We Have A Problem! Serge Renart 2014-10-22
Movie Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés 2014-03-14
Movie It Happened in Saint-Tropez Roni Melkowich 2013-01-13
Movie The Big Bad Wolf Louis 2013-06-27
Movie Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure La narrateur 2012-03-11
Movie Superstar Martin Kazinski 2012-08-29
Movie Play It Like Godard star 2012-02-08
Movie Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? Richard Bullit 2012-12-05
Movie Images of Women of the Social Corset Self (archive footage) 2011-01-05
Movie The Tuche Family Le poissonnier 2011-06-30
Movie War of the Buttons Père Lebrac 2011-09-21
Movie Father Robert Pique 2011-06-01
Movie The Well Digger's Daughter Félipe Rambert 2011-04-20
Movie Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés 2011-03-11
Movie 22 Bullets Tony Zacchia 2010-03-23
Movie Protect and Serve Michel Boudriau 2010-01-03
Movie Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs 2010-03-12
Movie The Italian Dino/Mourad 2010-07-07
Movie RTT Arthur Lepage 2009-12-09
Movie Safari Richard Dacier 2009-04-01
Movie Little Nicholas Le père de Nicolas 2009-09-30
Movie Modern Love Olivier 2008-03-10
Movie My Stars Robert Pelage 2008-10-29
Movie Paris 36 Jacky Jacquet 2008-09-24
Movie Welcome to the Sticks Philippe Abrams 2008-02-20
Movie Kad et Olivier - Antotologie Himself 2007-01-02
Movie Could This Be Love? Rachid 2007-02-08
Movie Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours Jacques 2007-11-21
Movie Pur week-end Frédéric Alvaro 2007-05-02
Movie In Mom's Head Jacques Charlot 2007-03-28
Movie 3 Friends Baptiste 'Titi' Capla 2007-08-22
Movie A Ticket to Space Cardoux 2006-01-16
Movie Les Irréductibles Gérard 2006-06-14
Movie Don't Worry, I'm Fine Paul Tellier 2006-09-06
Movie J'invente rien Paul 2006-08-16
Movie Beyond the Ocean Oncle Tango 2006-07-02
Movie Try Me Vincent 2006-03-06
Movie Iznogoud le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé 2005-01-19
Movie The Chorus Chabert 2004-03-17
Movie Kad et Olivier - La traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2 Kad Merad 2004-11-16
Movie Lucky Luke and the Daltons Le Mexicain Cellule 2004-11-08
Movie The Pharmacist le médecin légiste 2003-01-15
Movie The Dope Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings 2003-02-05
Series Samedi soir en direct 2003-09-13
Movie Don't Worry, Be Happy Pierre 2 2003-05-14
Movie Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? Richard Bullit 2003-06-04
Movie Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier 2003-09-23
Movie The Car Keys Actor who refuses to film with Laurent 2003-12-10
Movie The Tombs Gustave 2002-04-06
Movie Bloody Christmas 2002-01-01
Series Burger Quiz Unknown 2001-08-27
Movie The Strategy of Failure M. Golden 2001-11-20
Movie Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD 2001-12-05
Movie The High Life Le motard 2001-11-28
Series Caméra Café Un psychopathe 2001-10-29