Gad Elmaleh Canadian Comedian Born 1971 in Casablanca

Gad Elmaleh is a Canadian comedian and actor born on 19 April 1971 in Casablanca. Among the titles he is known for are Mood Indigo (2013) and Pattaya (2016).

Early life

He studied at Cours Florent and Lycée Lyautey.

Career

Records list Surprise Sur Prise (1986) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in Hi Cousin! (1996) and Train of Life (1998). The 2000s brought Priceless (2006) and The Valet (2006). His 2010s credits include Midnight in Paris (2011, as Detective Tisserant) and The Dictator (2012).

In all, 35 films and 2 TV series appear in his credits from 1986 to 2022. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (11), followed by fantasy (3) and drama (2). The newest title on record is Stay With Us, from 2022. He is also credited as director on Coco and Stay With Us and writer on Chouchou and Coco.

Omar Sy appears in three of his listed titles, including The Dream Team (2012) and The Dope (2003). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Gérard Depardieu (three titles) and Michaël Youn (three titles). François Desagnat directed two of his titles on record, among them Les 11 commandements (2004). Thomas Sorriaux is credited as director on two of them.

Recognition

Gad Elmaleh received the Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2015. Further recognition came with the Officer of Arts and Letters.

Personal life

He has one child on record.