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Élie Semoun

1963-10-16 Paris, France

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Biografia

Élie Semoun (born Élie Semhoun on 16 October 1963) is a French comedian, actor, director, writer and singer. Élie Semoun was born in France, to a Sephardic Jewish family of Moroccan-Jewish and Algerian-Jewish descent. In 1980 at the age of 17, Semoun wrote two collections of poems and two plays. Beginning in 1988, he had regular appearances on the television series Vivement lundi! on TF1, where he played a horse mounted on rollers. His comedy career began in 1990 with his partner Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, with whom he wrote and performed daring, skits with scathing takes generally taboo subjects such as racism and poverty, often playing up contrasts between himself and his partner in terms of origin, color, and religion. Their first show was held at Café de la Gare in 1991. The duo acquired a certain notoriety in 1992 after several appearances on their fellow comedian Arthur's show Emission Impossible, where they were noticed for their particularly corrosive sketches. They followed this up with one success after another at Le Splendid Theater, Paris's Palais des glaces, and at Casino de Paris. Élie and Dieudonné formed one of the most popular comic duos of the 1990s. In 1997 the duo split due to artistic and financial differences. Élie resented how Dieudonné handled their relations with the media and admitted that he was unhappy that his friend had turned towards film (and that he left to appear in the United States) and antisemitism. Dieudonné managed the financial aspects of their career, and Semoun felt their money was not divided equitably. Breaking out on his own, Semoun continued his success with Petites Annonces d'Élie (which had been at first intended to be a show with Dieudonné) alongside his friend the actor Franck Dubosc. Once again his performance was promoted by his friend on the show Les Enfants de la télé (France) Inspired by actual classified ads recorded by them in a van, the "Petites Annonces d'Élie" (Élie's Classified Ads) are seen through the character of Cyprian, a repulsive looking man searching for a "busty blond". Semoun went back on stage with a one-man show, Élie and Semoun. He supported Bertrand Delanoë during Paris's municipal elections of 2001 and Lionel Jospin during the presidential election of 2002. In 2003, he released an album of French songs called simply "Chansons". In early 2005, he performed in a show (co-authored with Franck Dubosc and Muriel Robin entitled Élie Semoun se prend pour qui? Élie Semoun maintained in the years following his separation with Dieudonné a complex and strained relationship with his former partner. First strained, then reconciled, they have again grown apart during the public controversy aroused by the political stances of Dieudonné. "Some have speculated on the reunion of our duo, but I must tell you that this is clearly out of the question! It's over." In 2012, he declared that "the Dieudonné he knew and the Dieudonné of today appear to him like two completely different people, and he is unable to reconcile them in his mind". ... Source: Article "Élie Semoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Películas

Le Jardinier Dr Rouma 2025-01-30
Ma Famille chérie 2024-08-11
On aurait dû aller en Grèce Capitaine Fiama 2024-11-13
Ducobu passe au vert Gustave Latouche 2024-04-03
Mon vieux Elie 2023-01-18
Bonsoir Monsieur Devos Self 2023-01-18
Elie Semoun et ses monstres Self 2023-03-22
Meudon rire de tout - 2ème édition Self 2023-11-17
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours 2023-03-03
Ducobu Président ! Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche 2022-07-13
Tous Inconnus ("Maitresses et patients" segment) 2022-11-14
Drôles de familles Self 2022-03-03
Ils s'aiment... enfin presque ! Philippe 2022-03-30
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans Self 2022-07-19
Classico Ernest 2022-10-28
Tous Inconnus ("Le Commissariat de Police" segment) 2022-11-14
La Très Très Grande Classe RAF 2022-08-10
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états Self 2022-08-16
Anne Roumanoff & co s'amusent ! Self 2022-12-25
Le Grand Restaurant : La Guerre de l'étoile 2022-12-15
Haters Bertrand 2021-12-03
Camping : histoire d'un succès Self - Actor 2021-09-23
8 Rue de l'Humanité Policier 2021-10-20
Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy Self 2021-01-30
Les méchants The presenter of online betting 2021-09-08
Le grand show des humoristes - Spécial couples Self 2021-02-14
Les seigneurs du château Self 2021-11-01
Le grand show des humoristes Self 2020-06-18
Ducobu 3 Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche 2020-02-05
I Love You Coiffure M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier") 2020-12-21
Soirée Pyjama Self - Guest 2019-01-09
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow Self - Guest 2019-02-15
Soixante Self - Comedian 2019-05-06
Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre Pompilus 2019-07-30
20 sketches, une vie Self 2018-01-01
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018 Self 2018-07-05
La famille, ça me fait bien rire ! Self 2018-03-17
Astérix - Le Secret de la potion magique Cubitus (voice) 2018-05-12
Le Doudou Gouthard 2018-06-20
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! Tapiro 2018-08-08
Muriel Robin, oser être soi... Self 2018-11-23
M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture Self 2017-11-20
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017 Self 2017-10-28
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017 Self 2017-07-12
La presque soirée présidentielle Lionel Navire 2017-04-16
Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 10e édition Self 2017-06-10
Elie Semoun - À Partager Self 2017-12-05
Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun Self 2017-06-08
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition Self 2016-11-27
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016 Self 2016-06-29
Le Placard François Pignon 2015-05-29
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène ! Self 2015-05-16
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show Self 2015-01-01
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 2 Self 2015-05-14
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015 Self 2015-10-31
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015 Self 2015-06-14
Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ? Psychologist 2014-04-16
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui 2014-12-13
Un village presque parfait! Denis 2014-11-15
Astérix : Le Domaine des dieux Cubitus (voice) 2014-11-26
Les Vacances de Ducobu Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche 2012-04-24
Les Kaïra Elie Semoun 2012-07-11
Départ immédiat Self 2012-12-23
Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies Self 2012-11-14
L'Élève Ducobu Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche 2011-06-22
La Chance de ma vie Philippe Markus 2011-01-05
Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff Self 2011-06-25
Marrakech du rire Self 2011-06-11
Émilie Jolie Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice) 2011-10-19
Made in Jamel 2010-12-01
Un divorce de chien Julien 2010-05-29
Allez raconte ! Éric (voice) 2010-10-20
Neuilly sa Mère ! Huissier 2009-08-12
Elie Semoun - Merki... Self 2009-10-27
Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite) Womanizer # 2 2009-07-08
Cyprien Cyprien / Jack Price 2009-02-25
Les petites annonces la suite de la suite Various Characters 2008-08-03
15 ans et demi L'automobiliste énervé 2008-04-30
Ice Age: Surviving Sid Additional Voices (voice) 2008-10-20
Astérix aux Jeux olympiques Omega 2008-01-25
Rien dans les poches Marco Abitbol 2008-12-14
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'essentiel Various Characters 2008-05-26
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite Various Characters 2007-06-05
Elie Semoun se prend pour qui ? Self 2006-01-31
Les Galas Juste Pour Rire: Un monde sans femme Chief Biker 2006-09-05
Riviera Romansky 2006-01-18
Muppets TV Self - Guest (3) 2006-10-29
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public 2 Self 2006-11-28
Iznogoud un prince 2005-01-19
La Famille Zappon Vivien Kechiche 2005-12-23
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre Elie Semoun 2005-01-25
Il était une fois dans l'Oued Le maître d'hôtel 2005-10-19
Aux abois Paul Duméry 2005-09-21
Les Dalton Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain 2004-11-08
People - Jet set 2 Cyril Legall 2004-05-19
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia Self 2004-12-01
Casablanca Driver M. X 2004-06-30
Les Zacros de la Télé Self - Guest 2004-04-24
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public Self 2003-04-29
Les Clefs de bagnole Actor who refuses to film with Laurent 2003-12-10
Elie Semoun - Elie annonce Semoun, la suite... Various Characters 2003-11-17
Les petites annonces d'Elie - La suite... Various Characters 2003-11-18
Si j'étais lui Tristan 2002-06-05
Elie Semoun - Elie annonce Semoun Various Characters 2002-01-31
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale Various Characters 2002-08-02
Elie Semoun à l'Olympia Self 2002-11-05
Old School Frère de Ramzy - Dealer 2000-07-05
Deuxième vie Steve Michaud 2000-10-25
Love Me The lover 2000-02-23
Les parasites Brigadier Schmitt 1999-01-20
Les Grandes Bouches Fichier 1999-02-24
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 1999-02-13
Stringer Filo 1999-09-29
Jamel Show Self 1999-12-31
Elie Semoun - Elie et Semoun au Palais des Glaces Self 1999-11-08
Charité biz'ness Momo / Masipu 1998-08-26
Le Clone Thomas 1998-06-17
Que la lumiere soit! Dieu le magasinier 1998-07-08
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur 1998-02-07
Tout doit disparaître Gerard Piche 1997-01-22
Les Démons de Jésus Gérard 1997-01-01
Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue Self 1996-01-01
Les Bidochon René 1996-07-07
Les Trois Frères Brice, le bras droit de Steven 1995-12-13
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique 1995-03-08
Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France Self 1994-01-12
Élie & Dieudonné Self 1992-01-01
Babylone, police de proximité
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi, Maman ?
Ducobu 6 Gustave Latouche