Franck Gastambide

Franck Gastambide

Born: October 31, 1978
in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France
Franck Gastambide (born 31 October 1978) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He became famous in 2009 after creating the first web series from Canal+, Kaïra Shopping, which was later shown on television and adapted to the film in 2012. Also between 2009 and 2011, Gastambide made commercials for the Pepsi brand. He played the main role of a policeman in the movie Taxi 5.

At the age of 13, he became interested in Molossian dogs and took up their training. After receiving a guard's certificate, he worked as a seller in the Leroy Merlin chain, continuing to train the dogs. At the age of 20, he became a recognized expert on dogs of the so-called "dangerous breeds". At age 22, he was involved in filming the film The Crimson Rivers as a trainer of Rottweilers and Pit Bull Terriers. In 2004, participated in the shooting of the movie The Magnificent Four.

On the shooting of the picture The Crimson Rivers Franck became friends with the actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz. With his help, Gastambide met with young directors Kim Chapiron and Romain Gavras, with whom he took his first steps in acting career, taking part in several short films and hip-hop music videos (DJ Mehdi, Mafia K-1 Fry).

In parallel, Gastambide participates in the filming of several dozen films, television films and television shows as a dog trainer. Also Franck, as a cinematographer, helped journalist Mouloud Achour make reports for MTV.

In 2009, he made a mini-series Kaïra Shopping, a satiric take on a television newsreel. The series was shot on a low budget, in a clip-art manner. Thanks to the success on the Internet, the actors of the series Franck Gastambide, Medi Sadoun and Zib Pokti, were invited by Ramzi Bedia to make a cameo in his movie Bacon on the Side. The series was released on the air on Canal+, and then extended for another three seasons.

After that, Frank Gastambide signed a contract with the company Mandarin Cinéma (known for its pictures OSS 117, Brice de Nice, Potiche, The Conquest) for his directorial debut, in which the characters of Kaïra Shopping were supposed to be used. The consent to the shooting in the debut picture of Gastambide was given by such stars as Ramzi Bedia, François Damiens, Eric Cantona, Élie Semoun, Alex Lutz and Alice Belaïdi, rappers Mafia K'1 Fry, Katsuni and Cut Killer. This was the first time when a full-length film was shot based on a web-show.

Distributor of the film, entitled Porn in the Hood, became the company Gaumont, and it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was released on 11 July 2012, quickly gaining recognition from both critics and the public. The film was watched by more than a million viewers. That allowed it to become the most profitable French film in 2012.

For the picture Porn in the Hood, Gastambide received the Prize for the first best film of the magazine Le Film français along with Ramzi Bedia, Alice Belaidi and the producers Eric and Nicolas Altmayer.

On 22 February 2013 Gastambide, together with Sadoun and Pokti, hosted the ceremony for the French César film awards, presenting prizes for the best sound and the best picture. ...

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Title: 3 days max
Character: Garde de la grotte 1
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Character: Stan
Released: June 1, 2023
Type: Movie
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Title: Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
Character: Le capitaine Barbe-Rouge
Released: February 1, 2023
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Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 24, 2022
Type: TV
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Restless
Title: Restless
Character: Thomas Blin
Released: February 25, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Celebrity Hunted - France - Manhunt
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 2021
Type: TV
Franck Gastambide and Ramzy, Squeezie and Seb la Frite, Dadju and his brother Darcy, and Laure and Florent Manaudou all become fugitives for 10 days. Starting from the Trocadéro, they must pull out all the stops to disappear as a team of experts is trying to track them down. At the end, the fugitives still on the run will have to reach a helicopter waiting for them at the exfiltration point.
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Title: LOL : Qui rit, sort !
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2021
Type: TV
Philippe Lacheau has invited 10 actors and comedians to live a unique experience in a grandiose setting. There is only one rule to follow for the next 6 hours: if you laugh, you are eliminated. The 10 comedians will have to keep cool despite having to try and make each other laugh. The winner will get 50 000 euros for the charity he/she represents. Nothing is off limits!
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Title: Canal+ Replay
Character: Bref
Released: April 2, 2021
Type: Movie
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Title: All the Way Up
Character: DJ SNO
Released: March 20, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: La Grosse Rigolade !
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 2020
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Title: Kem's
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 2019
Type: TV
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A Good Doctor
Title: A Good Doctor
Character: Grisoni, Uber's customer
Released: December 11, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: Franck Gastambide, l'autodidacte
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: Adopt a Daddy
Character: Damien
Released: March 6, 2019
Type: Movie
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Belleville Cop
Title: Belleville Cop
Character: Roland
Released: October 17, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: La Fête du Cinéma
Released: May 25, 2018
Type: Movie
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Taxi 5
Title: Taxi 5
Character: Sylvain Marot
Released: April 7, 2018
Type: Movie
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On the Sly
Title: On the Sly
Character: Franck
Released: January 17, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Crac Crac
Character: Self
Released: December 21, 2017
Type: TV
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Title: Sahara
Character: Pitt (voice)
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
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Title: The Fabulous Patars
Character: Pierrot
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Title: Zéro Limite
Character: Self - Main Guest
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Type: TV
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Character: Bénévole
Released: July 6, 2016
Type: Movie
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Character: Stéphane
Released: March 30, 2016
Type: Movie
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Title: Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya
Character: Franky
Released: February 24, 2016
Type: Movie
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Character: Dubreuil
Released: October 4, 2015
Type: Movie
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Character: Charles
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Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2014
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Character: Eric
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Character: Kévin
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Type: Movie
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Released: January 18, 2013
Type: Movie
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Title: Le Débarquement
Released: January 18, 2013
Type: TV
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Porn in the Hood
Title: Porn in the Hood
Character: Mousten
Released: July 11, 2012
Type: Movie
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Title: Wok the Kasbah
Character: Supporter 1
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Type: Movie
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Character: Mousten (serveur)
Released: March 21, 2011
Type: TV
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Bacon on the Side
Title: Bacon on the Side
Character: Un des 3 Suisses
Released: October 27, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: Kaira Shopping
Character: Moustène
Released: January 30, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Salut les Terriens !
Character: Self (guest)
Released: November 4, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land
Character: Self
Released: December 26, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: NRJ Music Awards
Character: Handing over
Released: January 22, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Fort Boyard
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Carjackers
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Character: Boss
Released: December 31, 1969
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