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Name
Kad Merad

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1964-03-27 (62 years old)

Place of Birth
Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

Biography

Kad Merad is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen.

Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on March 27, 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother.

During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing as an animator in Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troop.

In 1990, he was hired by Ouï FM, the Paris Rock genre station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the Rock'n Roll Circus, introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV.

In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, La Grosse Emission. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles.

In 2003, he scored his First box-office success with Mais Qui a tué Pamela Rose?, co-written with Baroux.

In 2007, Kad received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Je vais Bien, ne t'en fais pas! and appears in AaRON's film soundtrack video clip. His best challenger was Dany Boon. During the shooting of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, this friendly struggle was a running joke between the two of them.

That same year, he made his first appearance with Les Enfoirés music troop and is still one of its members. He was also inducted as the Godfather of the Telethon.

The next year, he starred as Phillipe Abrams in the French movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis. The film was a surprise - and phenomenal - success in France and Europe, becoming the best-attended movie ever made in France, with 21 million moviegoers.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2006 Don't Worry, I'm Fine as Paul Tellier
2007 Could This Be Love? as Rachid
2021 Kad Merad on Stage as Self
2023 Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2021 Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime as Self
2003 Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? as Richard Bullit
2008 Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2004 The Chorus as Chabert
2006 J'invente rien as Paul
2023 Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary as Self - Guest Star
2009 Little Nicholas as Nicolas's father
2007 3 Friends as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
2008 Welcome to the Sticks as Philippe Abrams
2009 RTT as Arthur Lepage
2018 L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc as Self
2006 A Ticket to Space as Cardoux
2010 22 Bullets as Tony Zacchia
2008 My Stars as Robert Pelage
2009 Safari as Richard Dacier
2008 Paris 36 as Jacky Jacquet
2014 Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2010 The Italian as Dino/Mourad
2011 The Well Digger's Daughter as Félipe Rambert
2010 Protect and Serve as Michel Boudriau
2008 Modern Love as Olivier
2003 The Pharmacist as le médecin légiste
2011 Father as Robert Pique
2006 Les Irréductibles as Gérard
2007 Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours as Jacques
2003 The Dope as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
2003 The Car Keys as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
2007 Kad et Olivier - Antotologie as Himself
2003 Don't Worry, Be Happy as Pierre 2
2011 War of the Buttons as Père Lebrac
2006 Try Me as Vincent
2024 At the End of the Day as Lino
2007 Pur week-end as Frédéric Alvaro
2011 Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
2007 In Mom's Head as Jacques Charlot
2001 Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD
2001 The Strategy of Failure as M. Golden
2022 Citoyen d'honneur as Samir Amin
2012 Superstar as Martin Kazinski
2002 Bloody Christmas
2011 The Tuche Family as Le poissonnier
2012 Play It Like Godard as star
2017 La télé de Valérie Lemercier as Self
2012 Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Richard Bullit
2001 The High Life as Le motard
2013 It Happened in Saint-Tropez as Roni Melkowich
2023 Life for Real as Louis
2020 Irrésistiblement Kad !
2013 The Big Bad Wolf as Louis
2025 Popemobile as Slim / Barnabé VI
2014 Superchondriac as Dimitri Zvenka
2022 Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï as Membre du comité de soutien
Soon Tout un poème
2014 Nicholas on Holiday as Nicolas' father
2022 Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans as Self
2026 Les Héros du Louvre as Babi Maklouf
2014 Bangkok, We Have A Problem! as Serge Renart
2022 Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès as Self
2019 Sixty as Self - Comedian
2015 Disappeared in Winter as Daniel
2015 Bis as Patrice
2020 Bullit & Riper as Richard Bullit
2024 Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024 King of My Castle as Jean-François Casteigne
2015 Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2022 Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show as Self
2015 We Were Young as Kiki
2023 Florent Pagny : un homme libre as Self
2025 Before What Comes After as Augustin Masset
2003 Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier
2016 Marseille as Paolo
2006 Beyond the Ocean as Oncle Tango
2024 Les Boules de Noël as Antonin
2025 100 Million! as Patrick
2017 Alibi.com as Mr. Godet
2017 Orchestra Class as Simon Daoud
2004 Lucky Luke and the Daltons as Le Mexicain Cellule
2017 Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2016 Max & Leon as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
2018 Brillantissime as Dr Steinman
2004 Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2 as Kad Merad
2018 Kings for a Day as Joseph
2002 The Tombs as Gustave
2018 Looking for Teddy as Michel
2018 Dad Friend as Stéphane
2018 Family Is Family as Kad Merad
2019 Just a Gigolo as Alex
2019 Ce soir, c'est Palmashow as Self - Guest
2019 A Wolf's Journey as himself- narrateur
Soon Jeu de vilains as Monsieur Tosca
2020 Queens of The Field as Marco
2015 The Parisian Bitch as Kad Merad (uncredited)
2019 Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019 Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
2020 Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
2016 Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés as Self
2014 Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2018 Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2015 Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène ! as Self
2020 The Big Hit as Étienne Carboni
2005 Community Property as Martin
2016 La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3 as Self - Guest
2018 On refait les grands duos d'humour as Self
2021 Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2010 Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2021 Amis as Pierre
2005 Iznogoud as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
2022 The Year of the Shark as Thierry
2003 Même pas Mal as Gérard Lanza
2024 40 as Self
2025 Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025 Honeymoon Crasher as Michel
2006 Star Trek... ou presque
2026 Fausse note as Nathan Dinke
2026 Permis de détruire as Dominique
2025 Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés as Self (archive footage)
2025 Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries as Self : Godfather of Pasteur Institute
2025 Florent Pagny fait son Taratata as Self
2025 The Original+ as Self - Guest
2023 Une journée avec Jacques Brel as Self
2024 Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 as Kad Merad
2026 11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère as self
2026 A Family of Bastards as Djilali
Soon Un marito sospetto (La part du soupçon) as Thomas Kertez (alias Antoine Durieux-Jelosse)

2009 C à vous ( 1 episode ) as Self
2021 Un homme d'honneur ( 6 episodes ) as Richard Altman
1985 Télématin ( 1 episode ) as Self
2006 Salut les Terriens ! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2022 Oussekine ( 4 episodes ) as Maitre Georges Kiejman
2001 The Apartment ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2015 Peplum ( 1 episode ) as Timo
2012 The Unexpected Getaway ( 1 episode ) as Self
2020 The Flame ( 0 episode ) as Patrice
2023 Improbox ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2001 Caméra Café ( 0 episode ) as Un psychopathe
2016 Baron Noir ( 24 episodes ) as Philippe Rickwaert
2018 The Secret Song ( 1 episode ) as Self
2019 Broute. ( 1 episode )
2018 3615 code Arthur et Jarry ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2023 Pamela Rose: The Series ( 9 episodes ) as Richard Bullit
2015 Capitaine Marleau ( 1 episode ) as Daniel Rivière
2019 Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo ( 2 episodes )
2023 Beau geste ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2022 The Torch ( 9 episodes ) as Patrice
2001 Burger Quiz ( 1 episode ) as Self
2024 Anthracite ( 6 episodes ) as Claude Chevallier
1976 Cérémonie des César ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
2000 La Cape et l'épée ( 1 episode ) as Yaziz
2014 Un soir à la tour Eiffel ( 1 episode ) as Self
1998 Blague à Part ( 1 episode ) as Maxwell
2019 Inside Suspicion ( 2 episodes ) as Thomas Kertez
2024 Terminal ( 1 episode ) as Sylvain Cresson
1987 Téléthon ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2020 Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac ( 1 episode ) as Self
2008 N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels ( 1 episode ) as Self
1998 Vivement dimanche ( 4 episodes ) as Self
2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2001 Star Academy ( 1 episode ) as Self
2009 C à vous ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2017 Face the Classroom ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2025 Liars Club ( 6 episodes ) as Self
2025 Belphegor ( 4 episodes ) as Charles Moreau
2013 Clique ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2018 Bonsoir ! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2006 On n'est pas couché ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2003 Samedi soir en direct ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Host
Soon The Countess of Monte Cristo ( 1 episode )
1976 Cérémonie des César ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
2011 Vendredi, tout est permis ( 3 episodes ) as Self
Soon Kamoulox ( 1 episode ) as Contestant
2026 Lost Media ( 8 episodes ) as ?

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