Jamel Debbouze French Comedian and Actor From Paris

Jamel Debbouze is a French comedian and actor born on 18 June 1975 in Paris. Audiences know him from Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) and 360 (2011).

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Les 2 papas et la maman, from 1996. His 1990s credits include Zonzon (1998) and Boyz On the Beach (1999, as Youssef). During the 2000s, he worked on Amélie (2001) and Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008). Work from the 2010s includes Outside the Law (2010) and Chicken with Plums (2011). The New Toy (2022, as Sami) and Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (2025) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 27 films and 4 TV series are listed from 1996 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (9), followed by adventure (5) and action (2). The list ends, for now, with Marsupilami (2026). Of his two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) has the highest, at $132 million. Beyond acting, the credits show him as director and writer on Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape and Terminal.

Gérard Depardieu appears in three of his listed titles, including The Car Keys (2003). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Fred Testot (three titles) and Omar Sy (two titles). Alain Chabat directed three of his titles on record, among them Sur la piste du Marsupilami (2012). Frédéric Forestier is credited as director on two of them, including Le Boulet (2002). Genres on record for him include comedy and melodrama.

Recognition

He won the Officer of Arts and Letters in 2013.

Personal life

He has been married to Mélissa Theuriau since 2008.