Kad Merad

Kad Merad

Date of Birth:

Mar 27, 1964

Place of Birth:

Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

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.

filmography:

Alibi.com Alibi.com

2017

Marseille Marseille

2016

Max & Leon Max & Leon

2016

Sixty Sixty

2019

Héro(s) Héro(s)

1970

Bis Bis

2015

Le Larbin Le Larbin

2024

The Tombs The Tombs

2002

Amis Amis

2021

Iznogoud Iznogoud

2005

40 40

2024

Dad Friend Dad Friend

2018

On ira On ira

2025

Paris 36 Paris 36

2008

Safari Safari

2009

22 Bullets 22 Bullets

2010

My Stars My Stars

2008

Father Father

2011

The Chorus The Chorus

2004

RTT RTT

2009

3 Friends 3 Friends

2007

The Dope The Dope

2003

Popemobile Popemobile

1970

Try Me Try Me

2006

Superstar Superstar

2012

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