Michaël Youn

Michaël Youn

Born: December 2, 1973
in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Michaël Benayoun (born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality.

Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, Moroccan-Jewish, and Algerian-Jewish descent.

After his education as an announcer and theater actor, Youn joined the Paris radio station Skyrock in 1998. There, he made sketches and further entertainment during the morning show.

The popularity and success of Michael Youn, at the most important French private broadcast station brought Youn to the attention of French TV executives. In July 2000, he was hired for the new morning show "Morning Live" shown on Métropole 6. With Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine, Youn did the entertainment part of the show. Like their sketches and public events (e.g. foam bath in a Paris fountain, and waking random Parisians up shooting the slogan of the show at them), their parodies were particularly successful. In particular, they parodied the music scene of Jean-Michel Jarre, casting-popstars, the Grand Prix and French rappers.

The success of "Morning Live" was mainly due to Youn and his colleagues – when they left the show, it remained on the air for just one more year.

After leaving "Morning Live" in 2002, Youn, Desagnat and Morgaine have focused on their music parodies: The three sailors "Piotr", "Olaff" and "Dvorjak" from the Eastern European "Slowakistan", the Bratisla Boys, appeared on the Western music market with their song "Stach Stach". The act became a big success and was number one on the French charts for ten weeks. On a 2004 list of the all-time best selling CDs in France, "Stach Stach" was listed number 30. The success even spread beyond the French border and reached Switzerland, where it was 2nd on the official charts. On 7 July 2002, the project was stopped by its makers. They claimed that the Bratisla Boys had vanished on the Dead Sea without a trace.

In 2003, the film "La Beuze", written by Youn and Desagnat, was released. Youn played the character of Alphonse, the "unknown son" of James Brown, who tries to start his own career – by creating a new (fictional) style called "Frunkp" (a mixture of funk and rap). The song "Le Frunkp" was published as a CD-single and Michaël Youn (under the name of Alphonse Brown) had another hit. This time, he even reached #1 in Swiss charts.

Youn had a comedy-tour, called Pluskapoil in 2003/04 (its sequel followed in 2005) and has acted in films. New music projects followed: Les Conards (The Imbeciles) with Comme des Connards, a cover version of My Sharona by The Knack, as well as a song for the movie Iznogoud (both were in the French Top 20). He had small roles in rather big films, and was part of Les 11 commandements in 2004 (A French film done in the style of MTV's Jackass, together with Desagnat and Morgaine).

In 2005, Youn was Iznogoud in the film version of the comic "Iznogoud" (also known as Isnogud). In 2006, he had the main role in the film comedy Incontrôlable. Those two films were not very successful, critics and viewers finding them only so-so. Both films starred Desagnat and Morgaine, but only in small roles.

In 2010, he directed his first movie "Fatal" in which he also stars. ...

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C'est le monde à l'envers !
Title: C'est le monde à l'envers !
Character: Stanislas
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Type: Movie
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Title: Superpapa
Character: Christophe Perrot
Released: November 7, 2023
Type: Movie
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BDE
Title: BDE
Character: Bob
Released: January 20, 2023
Type: Movie
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Title: Maman, ne me laisse pas m'endormir
Character: Paul
Released: October 18, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Quelle époque !
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 24, 2022
Type: TV
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Title: Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
Character: Self
Released: August 16, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Character: Jacques-André
Released: March 30, 2022
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Character: Stéphane
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: TV
Charts the descent into hell of 16-year-old Lea, a self-assured teenager surrounded by a loving family, who comes to fall under the influence of a shady older man, and the attempts of her parents to pry her away from him.
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Title: A French Case
Character: Jean-Michel Bezzina
Released: September 20, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Samedi Sébastien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 17, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: M'abandonne pas
Character: Romain
Released: April 1, 2021
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Title: Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Released: March 5, 2021
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Title: District Z
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 2020
Type: TV
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Connectés
Title: Connectés
Character: François
Released: November 12, 2020
Type: Movie
On a Saturday night during lock down, a group of very good friends go online to share a virtual aperitif. Suddenly, one of them is attacked and kidnapped live by an unknown man in front of his friends who watch helplessly from behind their screens. They soon discover that this mysterious stranger knows all their worst secrets, which he intends to bring to light one after the other.
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Divorce Club
Title: Divorce Club
Character: Titi
Released: July 14, 2020
Type: Movie
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Le grand show des humoristes
Title: Le grand show des humoristes
Character: Self
Released: June 18, 2020
Type: Movie
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Title: Le Morning Night
Character: Self - Host
Released: March 19, 2020
Type: TV
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Michael Youn - Du Morning Live à Divorce Club
Title: Michael Youn - Du Morning Live à Divorce Club
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 2020
Type: Movie
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Title: Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
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Title: Lucky
Character: Tony
Released: February 26, 2020
Type: Movie
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Title: L'Émission de McFly & Carlito
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Meet the Malawas
Character: Kévin Queffelec
Released: December 25, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: Kem's
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
Released: November 30, 2019
Type: Movie
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No Filter
Title: No Filter
Character: Fabrice
Released: April 3, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: Watch Me Burn
Character: Patrick Demarescau
Released: November 5, 2018
Type: Movie
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Deux gouttes d'eau
Title: Deux gouttes d'eau
Character: Sam Barbieri
Released: October 19, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Christ(Off)
Character: Chris
Released: July 11, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Released: March 9, 2018
Type: Movie
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Character: Gilbert
Released: February 5, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: Brillantissime
Character: Ben
Released: January 17, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Enfoirés Kids
Released: December 1, 2017
Type: Movie
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Carbone
Title: Carbone
Character: Laurent Melki
Released: November 1, 2017
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Released: March 3, 2017
Type: Movie
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Sahara
Title: Sahara
Character: Poisson des Sables (voice)
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
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Title: Mon frère bien-aimé
Character: Mathias Leroy
Released: August 26, 2016
Type: Movie
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Title: À l'état sauvage
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 2016
Type: TV
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The Canterville Ghost
Title: The Canterville Ghost
Character: Gwilherm
Released: April 6, 2016
Type: Movie
In the depths of a British legend, the ghost of Eleanor Canterville is condemned to haunt the castle of his family and to scare away any inhabitant. It fulfills this task perfectly, helped by Gwilherm, his faithful servant. But when Otis, a family fleeing Parisian life, buy the castle, Eleanor is upset because she cannot scare this tribe of the twenty-first century. Worse yet, children ridicule and parents are unaware. Only Virginia Otis, aged fifteen, moved by the fate of Canterville Ghost, will seek to deliver from curse on it.
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Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Released: March 11, 2016
Type: Movie
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Disney : Au Cœur de la Magie des Parcs
Title: Disney : Au Cœur de la Magie des Parcs
Character: Self
Released: July 17, 2015
Type: Movie
A documentary about the history of The Walt Disney Company and its theme parks.
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Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
Title: Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 2015
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Released: March 13, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
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Family Business
Title: Family Business
Character: Max Perez
Released: December 3, 2014
Type: Movie
Brothers Yvan and Max are total opposites. One is a hypochondriac; the other, a carefree optimist. Their little sister Hélène suffers from kidney problems and urgently needs a transplant. Both are called upon but only one will be chosen.
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Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Released: March 14, 2014
Type: Movie
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Le Débarquement 2
Title: Le Débarquement 2
Character: Various Characters
Released: December 20, 2013
Type: Movie
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Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2013
Title: Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2013
Character: Self
Released: June 20, 2013
Type: Movie
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Vive la France
Title: Vive la France
Character: Feruz
Released: February 20, 2013
Type: Movie
Muzafar and Feruz are two easy going shepherds from Taboulistan, a tiny country in Asia that is unknown to the rest of the world. To alert the world to his country’s existence, the son of Taboulistan’s president decides to instigate a program of publicity terrorism. To that end, he recruits our two naive shepherds, their mission: to destroy the Eiffel Tower! But the France that Muzafar and Feruz discover is far from what they had expected...
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Le Débarquement
Title: Le Débarquement
Released: January 18, 2013
Type: Movie
Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in various humorous sketches.
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Title: Le Débarquement
Released: January 18, 2013
Type: TV
Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in various humorous sketches.
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The Crossing
Title: The Crossing
Character: Martin Arendt
Released: October 31, 2012
Type: Movie
Lola Arendt, 8, vanishes while on vacation on a wild Scottish island. Shattered by her disappearance, her parents, Sarah and Martin, separate. Two years later, Lola is found at the exact same spot. Martin returns to the island to bring her home. His delight at being reunited with Lola soon gives way to suspicion and fear. Why won't Lola talk? Who are these men watching them? What did Sarah know about Lola's disappearance? And who is beautiful and mysterious Norah Kross? When the weather conspires to stop them leaving, Martin and Lola embark on a journey across the island with Norah, headed for a tragic discovery...
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Le Chef
Title: Le Chef
Character: Jacky Bonnot
Released: March 7, 2012
Type: Movie
A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who wants to the establishment to lose a star from its rating in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy.
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Wok the Kasbah
Title: Wok the Kasbah
Character: Policier 2
Released: December 13, 2011
Type: Movie
A funny comedy about the war suddenly started between two restaurant owners families.
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Fatal
Title: Fatal
Character: Fatal Bazooka
Released: June 16, 2010
Type: Movie
Fatal... a diminutive for Fatal Bazooka, a bling-bling and hardcore rapper. A huge music star. Millions of fans, tens of hits, 4 « Artist of the year » Music Awards of Music, a range of fashion, a magazine, and soon his own amusement park : Fataland. He is the undisputed number one, until...
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Title: It's Only TV
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 1, 2010
Type: TV
This hilarious, high-rating format sees a witty host put a panel of opinionated guests – TV commentators, comedians and stars – through their paces in a series of fast-paced formatted segments that catch up on, discuss and make fun of the latest shows and news in the TV world.
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Paris Express
Title: Paris Express
Character: Sam
Released: February 24, 2010
Type: Movie
From multicultural Paris to designer Paris, Montmartre to the Champs-Elysées, sleazy sidewalks to high-end galleries... Watch out! Sam the courier is a man on a mission! On his scooter, Sam breaks every rule of the road to make good on the "express delivery" promise of the courier service he works for. But however hard he tries, Sam never gets a bonus from his boss, never beats his slicker colleagues and never gets past his Dad, a cop who books him every time. All Sam has up is Nadia, and she will turn on him if he doesn't show up for her sister's wedding. Trouble is, Sam has one more delivery to make and his day has just gone from bad to worse...
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Lucky Luke
Title: Lucky Luke
Character: Billy The Kid
Released: October 21, 2009
Type: Movie
Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
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Title: C à vous
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2009
Type: TV
Every day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second part, the program welcomes, around a meal prepared by a qualified chef, artists in promotion.
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Title: Panique dans l'oreillette
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2008
Type: TV
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Tu peux garder un secret ?
Title: Tu peux garder un secret ?
Character: Le Livreur de Pizza
Released: May 7, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: TV
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Le Pire du Morning Live 2
Title: Le Pire du Morning Live 2
Released: October 31, 2007
Type: Movie
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Title: Moot-Moot
Character: Harchibald (voice)
Released: October 21, 2007
Type: TV
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Héros
Title: Héros
Character: Pierre Forêt / Pi
Released: June 20, 2007
Type: Movie
A comedian kidnaps a singer and keeps him in his apartment.
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Le Pire du Morning Live
Title: Le Pire du Morning Live
Character: Michaël Youn
Released: November 19, 2006
Type: Movie
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Title: Salut les Terriens !
Character: Self (guest)
Released: November 4, 2006
Type: TV
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Muppets TV
Title: Muppets TV
Character: Self - Guest (5)
Released: October 29, 2006
Type: Movie
Muppets TV is a French television series featuring the Muppets, which first broadcast over TF1 on October 29, 2006 and aired its last episode on December 31 of the same year.
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Vivre c'est mieux que mourir
Title: Vivre c'est mieux que mourir
Character: Oliver Newton-John
Released: May 5, 2006
Type: Movie
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Incontrôlable
Title: Incontrôlable
Character: Georges Pal
Released: February 8, 2006
Type: Movie
Georges, one morning, became uncontrollable despite himself. Something that has the donkey's voice in Shrek, can control his body.
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Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil
Title: Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil
Character: Various characters
Released: November 3, 2005
Type: Movie
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Iznogoud
Title: Iznogoud
Character: Iznogoud
Released: January 19, 2005
Type: Movie
In Baghdad the Magnificent reigns Haroun al Plassid, who is the Caliph. There also dwells Iznogoud, who wants to be the Caliph. The irascible Grand Vizier hatches plot after plot to remove his ruler and take his place—melting Djinn, invisibility spell, cursed diamond, voodoo doll… But no amount of cunning or obstinacy can make up for sheer, hilariously bad luck.
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One Stays, the Other Leaves
Title: One Stays, the Other Leaves
Character: Michaël Youn
Released: January 12, 2005
Type: Movie
A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.
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The Box
Title: The Box
Character: Le réparateur
Released: October 6, 2004
Type: Movie
A guy has to move out in a day, completely unprepared, and drive his mum to the airport. Completely stressed out, he calls his friends for help. Short notice however results in all his friends making it with an agenda of their own.
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Around the World in 80 Days
Title: Around the World in 80 Days
Character: Art Gallery Manager
Released: June 16, 2004
Type: Movie
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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The 11 Commandments
Title: The 11 Commandments
Character: Mike
Released: February 4, 2004
Type: Movie
After an evening of drinking, six men find themselves in front of The God of the Joke. Distressed to find that people aren't laughing anymore, He gives the six friends a mission: to save the world with the Eleven Commandments of the Joke. The men enthusiastically take on their task. They undertake various tests aimed at pushing the limits of stupidity.
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Les 11 commandements inédits
Title: Les 11 commandements inédits
Character: Mike
Released: February 4, 2004
Type: Movie
The world is going bad, humans are no longer laughing, the situation is serious. the god of jokes has only one solution: michaël youn and his gang! their mission: to accomplish the 11 commandments of jokes in order to put people back on the right track of laughter by pushing back the limits of stupidity. waltzing in weightlessness at an altitude of 15,000 meters, flooding a house to turn it into a swimming pool, rollerblading under sleeping pills.
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The Car Keys
Title: The Car Keys
Character: Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent
Released: December 10, 2003
Type: Movie
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...
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Title: Samedi soir en direct
Released: September 13, 2003
Type: TV
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Chouchou
Title: Chouchou
Character: Le transformiste brésilien
Released: March 19, 2003
Type: Movie
Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find his nephew. Hired as an assistant by a psychotherapist, known for his good mood, he also work as a waiter in a transvestite cabaret of Clichy where he meets Stanislas.
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The Dope
Title: The Dope
Character: Alphonse Brown
Released: February 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling the stuff leads to a variety of people chasing after them.
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Title: Caméra Café
Character: Un postulant
Released: October 29, 2001
Type: TV
The coffee machine of a small company is the scene of discussions between employees. Private life, professional life, gossip, mockery, ... everything goes!
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Philosophale
Title: Philosophale
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
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Title: Morning live
Character: Self - Host
Released: July 3, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Le Jardinier
Title: Le Jardinier
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Title: Flashback
Character: Josselin Letellier
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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Rahan
Title: Rahan
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie