Biography
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Jamel Debbouze (born June 18, 1975) is a French actor, comedian and producer of Moroccan descent, born in Paris.
In 1992, he got his first role in Nabil Ayouch's short film Les Pierres bleues du désert. Many people know him from the French tv series H and his standup comedy show, Jamel Comedy Club. In 2001, he sold 400,000 videotapes of Jamel en scène. In 2002, he was the best paid actor in France.Indigènes: enlarging France's history Patrice de Beer - Opendemocracy.net
Facts
- Oldest of 6 children
- Has 3 brothers and 2 sisters
- 5' 5" (1.65 m)
- Muslim
- Grew up at Trappes, France
- Drives a Ferrari Enzo
- He sings the ending theme of the movie "Mission Cleopatra" with American rapper Snoop Dogg
- Lost the use of his right arm in 1990 in an incident involving a train.
Selected filmography
- Indigènes (2006 also a coproducer)
- Angel-A (2005)
- She Hate Me - Doak (2004)
- Les Clefs de bagnole - Voice of the modelling-clay dog (2003)
- Le Boulet - The Malian guard (2002)
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cléopatre - Numerobis (2002)
- Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain - Lucien (2001, English title: Amélie)
- Granturismo - François (2000)
- Elie annonce Semoun - Various characters (2000)
- Les Petits souliers - Zinedine Haouita (1999)
- Rêve de cauchemar - Saïd (1999)
- Le Ciel, les oiseaux et... ta mère! - Youssef (1999, English title: Boys On the Beach)
- Un pavé dans la mire - The prison guard (1998)
- H - Jamel Dridi (1998-2004, TV Series)
- Zonzon - Kader (1998)
- Y a du foutage de gueule dans l'air - (1996)
- Les Deux papas et la maman - (1996, English title: Two Dads and One Mom)
- Les Pierres bleues du desert - (1992)
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References and notes
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