Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh, 2007
Born (1971-04-19) April 19, 1971
Casablanca, Morocco
Occupation Actor, comedian
Years active 1994–present
Partner(s) Anne Brochet (1998–2002)
Marie Drucker (2009–2010)
Charlotte Casiraghi (2011–2015)
Children 2
Parent(s) David Elmaleh
Régine Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh (Hebrew: גד אלמלח‎; Arabic: جاد المالح‎‎; French pronunciation: ​[ɡad‿ɛlmalɛ]; born April 19, 1971) is a Moroccan French stand-up comedian and actor who recently started living and working in New York City. He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Priceless, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris.

Early years

Elmaleh was born in Casablanca, Morocco. Being a Moroccan Sephardic Jew,[1] Gad Elmaleh was brought up in a culturally diverse environment, speaking Moroccan Arabic, Hebrew, English and French. Son of David Elmaleh and Régine Elmaleh. He has a brother, Arié, actor and singer, and a sister, Judith, actress and stage director. He studied for a few years in Morocco at Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca[2] before he studied political science in Montreal but did not graduate, Elmaleh then moved to Paris to study drama.

His first one-man show Décalages, performed at the "Palais des glaces" in 1997, was autobiographical.

At the Olympia

Career

Elmaleh's first contact with cinema was the full-length film, Salut cousin ! by Merzak Allouache. He later appeared in L'homme est une femme comme les autres and Train de Vie.

His fame further increased with the success of his second one-man show, La Vie Normale, and the film La Vérité si je mens ! 2 (2000) in which he played the role of "Dov", the seducer. The character of "Chouchou" in La Vie Normale was reproduced in the comedy Chouchou (2002), directed by Merzak Allouache and also starring Alain Chabat; the film drew large audiences.. He then did his debut as a singer in "it's kiz my life", a popular song in a non-existing language. The music video was directed by J.G Biggs and shot in the famous Parisian Hôtel Costes.

In contrast to his first two one-man shows, his L’autre c’est moi (2005) contains more improvisation and interaction with the public. In an interview, Gad Elmaleh said that this one-man show is more in the tradition of stand up.

He returned to film in 2004 when he starred in the 2004 film Olé! with Gérard Depardieu. In 2005, he starred as François Pignon in La Doublure (English title "The Valet"), by Francis Veber. In 2006, he appeared opposite Audrey Tautou in Priceless (French title "Hors de prix"), by Pierre Salvadori.

He came back to the stage with L'autre, c'est moi in September 2006 in Canada (Montreal) and in the U.S. (in Broadway, at the Beacon Theater in front of 3000 spectators); it was performed also in Casablanca, Morocco. Between April and August 2007 he played his successful show in France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

On July 15, 2007, Elmaleh premiered his latest show, Papa est en haut, in Montreal as part of the Just for Laughs festival.

He also played the voice of Barry B. Benson in the French version of the 2007 film Bee Movie, Drôle d’Abeille.[3]

In 2009, he released the film, Coco, which he directed, wrote and starred in. In 2010 he appeared in a dramatic role in Roselyne Bosch's The Round Up, which is based on the events surrounding the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup.[3]

Elmaleh was scheduled to perform in the 2009 Beiteddine Festival in Lebanon on July 13–15.[4]

In 2011, he had a small role in Woody Allen's Paris-set feature, Midnight in Paris.[5] He also appeared in the motion capture film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, alongside Jamie Bell. The film, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, was released on October 26, 2011 in Belgium and on December 23, 2011 in the United States. The same year, he also starred in Jack & Jill as Al Pacino's French cook. In 2012, he had a small role in The Dictator.

In 2013, he appeared on Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

His latest show is called Sans Tambour (Drumless, "sans tambour ni trompette" (bugleless) = meaning making a big entrance unannouced).

Personal life

He lived with French actress Anne Brochet from 1998 to 2002. They have one son, Noé.[6] The story of their relationship and breakup was told in Brochet's book Trajet d'une amoureuse éconduite.

From 2009 to 2010, his partner was the French journalist Marie Drucker. He was in a relationship with Charlotte Casiraghi from December 2011 until June 2015.[7] Their son, Raphaël, was born on 17 December 2013.[8][9][10]

Filmography

Discography

Singles

Year Title Credited to Peak positions
FRA
[12]		 BEL
(Wa)
[13]
2002 "It's Kyz My Life" Gad Elmaleh feat. Bratisla Boys 27  –
2015 "Danse de la joie (Lalala)" Gad Elmaleh & LiMa Project 52 46

References

  1. ↑ Jewish Journal: "Film fest gala a spicy melting pot for Sephardic Jews" By Danielle Berrin November 16, 2010
  2. ↑ Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca)
  3. 1 2 Ivry, Benjamin (May 27, 2009). "Gadding About". Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  4. ↑ Lebanon news – NOW Lebanon -Who is Gad Elmaleh?. NOW Lebanon (July 3, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-07-04.
  5. ↑ French comedians added to Woody Allen cast Hollywood Reporter. July 13, 2010
  6. ↑ "Who Is Gad Elmaleh?". February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009.
  7. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_21006201,00.html
  8. ↑ Peter Mikelbank, Paul Chi (August 6, 2013). "Charlotte Casiraghi Is Engaged and Expecting". People.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Charlotte Casiraghi seen shopping for baby clothes". Hello! Magazine. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ “Monaco : Charlotte Casiraghi et Gad Elmaleh prénomment leur fils Raphaël”
  11. ↑ Jay A. Fernandez, Borys Kit (January 27, 2009). "Daniel Craig to star in "Tintin"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Gad Elmaleh discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Gad Elmaleh discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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