Gad Elmaleh | |
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 Elmaleh at 2019 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 19 April 1971 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan, Canadian[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Partner(s) | Anne Brochet (1998–2002) Marie Drucker (2009–2010) Charlotte Casiraghi (2011–2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | gadelmaleh |
Gad Elmaleh (Arabic: جاد المالح, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Best known in the French-speaking world, he has notably achieved fame in France, Morocco, and the United States.[2][3]
He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Priceless, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris. Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series Huge in France.
- ^ "Difficile pour Gad Elmaleh d'obtenir la nationalité française". Bladi.net (in French). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Gad Elmaleh" (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Hortense Garzon (18 December 2021). "Gad Elmaleh : pourquoi l'humoriste ne peut-il pas voter en France ?" (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.