Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh
Born (1971-04-19) 19 April 1971 (age 53)
Casablanca, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan, Canadian[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1994–present
Partner(s)Anne Brochet (1998–2002)
Marie Drucker (2009–2010)
Charlotte Casiraghi (2011–2015)
Children2
Websitegadelmaleh.com

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.

  1. ^ "Difficile pour Gad Elmaleh d'obtenir la nationalité française". Bladi.net (in French). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Gad Elmaleh" (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ Hortense Garzon (18 December 2021). "Gad Elmaleh : pourquoi l'humoriste ne peut-il pas voter en France ?" (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.