Ary Abittan

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Ary Abittan
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Ary Abittan in 2014
Born
Paris, France
OccupationsActor, humorist

Ary Abittan is a French actor and humorist. He is particularly known for his role in Serial (Bad) Weddings .

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Life and career

Ary Abittan was born on January 31, 1974, in Paris. He comes from a Sephardic Jewish (Maghrebi Jewish) family. His father is from Morocco and his mother from Tunisia. He spent part of his childhood between Garges-lès-Gonesse and Sarcelles. At age 19, he became a taxi driver, like his father, an activity that allowed him to finance his first theater lessons. [1]

In 1993, Ary Abittan wrote (in parallel of theater lessons) his first sketches and then performed on stage since 1994 In 2007, he took the lead role in a play, Happy Hanukah, which Jean-Luc Moreau directed. The same year, he plays the main role during three seasons of Nos années pension, broadcast on France 2.

In 2012, he plays in Dépression et des potes of Arnaud Lemort. The same year, he made his first participation in Marrakech du rire. In 2014, he plays in Serial (Bad) Weddings with Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby by Philippe de Chauveron.

In October 2021, a 23-year-old woman with whom Abittan had been in a relationship filed a complaint alleging that he had raped her at his home in Paris, leading to his being taken into police custody and placed under formal investigation (mis en examen) for rape in November 2021; he was released under judicial supervision and denied the allegation. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In July 2023 the investigating judges changed his status to that of témoin assisté (assisted witness) and closed the judicial investigation, noting that new elements had weakened the probative value of the initial evidence. [8] [9]

On 3 April 2024, the Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that Abittan had been granted a non-lieu in the case, a decision that the complainant appealed. [10] [11] [12] The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the non-lieu on 30 January 2025, effectively ending the criminal proceedings; Abittan subsequently resumed touring, although some of his performances have been met with protests from feminist activists. [10] [13] [14] In December 2025, feminist campaigners disrupted one of his shows in Paris, an incident that drew international coverage when France's first lady Brigitte Macron was filmed backstage using a slur to describe the protesters while speaking with Abittan. [15] [16]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2008Tu peux garder un secret ?David Alexandre Arcady
2009 Coco Max Gad Elmaleh
Tellement prochesMoshé Benhamou Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
2010La Fête des voisinsFrançois-Xavier David Haddad
Tout ce qui brille Lila's father Géraldine Nakache & Hervé Mimran
FatalDavid Fontana Michaël Youn
2011De l'huile sur le feuPizzeria Server Nicolas Benamou
2012Dépression et des potesRomain Arnaud Lemort
2013 Vive la France Jafaraz Ouèchemagül Michaël Youn
Chimpanzee French Voice-over Mark Linfield & Alastair Fothergill
Hôtel NormandyYvan Carlotti Charles Nemes
La Grande BoucleTony Agnelo Laurent Tuel
2014 Serial (Bad) Weddings David Benichou Philippe de Chauveron
2015 Robin des bois, la véritable histoire Little John Anthony Marciano
2016 The Visitors: Bastille Day Lorenzo Baldini, marquis de Portofino Jean-Marie Poiré
Débarquement immédiatJosé Fernandez Philippe de Chauveron
2017 With Open Arms Babik Philippe de Chauveron
Coco Héctor Lee Unkrich French voice
I Feel Better Edouard Jean-Pierre Améris
2018 Under the Eiffel Tower FredericArchie Borders
2019 Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 David Benichou Philippe de Chauveron

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1999Sur la vie d'ma mère Yves Azeroual & Philippe Layani TV series - Episode 4
2008InéluctableKudlip Badwar François Luciani TV movie
Manhunt  [ fr ]The Mossad agent Laurent Jaoui TV movie
2008-2010Nos années pensionAlexandre « Bobor » Ganielle Cristina Arellano & Sylvie Coquart TV series -Season 2 to 4
2013 Scènes de ménages Emma's trader cousin Alain Kappauf Guest
2014L'Esprit de familleYvan Perez Frédéric Berthe TV movie

References

  1. ↑ Telestar.fr (2019-08-17). "La Chanson challenge : Ary Abittan, les sentiers de la gloire - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  2. ↑ Marjane, Louise (2 November 2021). "Ary Abittan accusé de viol : la réaction de l'acteur devant les policiers lors de sa garde à vue". Voici (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Folgoas, Ronan; Jean-Michel Décugis (1 November 2021). "Le comédien Ary Abittan en garde à vue après une plainte pour viol". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "L'acteur Ary Abittan mis en examen pour viol". France Bleu (in French). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Zemouri, Aziz (2 November 2021). "Ary Abittan mis en examen pour viol". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Accusations de viol visant Ary Abittan : l'information judiciaire clôturée". Europe 1 (in French). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Brigitte Macron et les « sales connes » : accusation de viol, mise en examen… l'affaire Ary Abittan, plus de 3 ans de procédure avant le non-lieu". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Accusations de viol visant Ary Abittan : l'information judiciaire clôturée". Europe 1 (in French). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Enquête pour viol : vers un abandon des charges pour l'acteur Ary Abittan". BFMTV (in French). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Le parquet prononce un non-lieu pour Ary Abittan accusé de viol, la plaignante fait appel". Le HuffPost (in French). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ary Abittan accusé de viol : l'acteur bénéficie d'un non-lieu, l'avocate de la plaignante fait appel". BFMTV (in French). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Accusation de viol : l'acteur Ary Abittan bénéficie d'un non-lieu". Le Monde (in French). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Accusations de viol : le non-lieu pour Ary Abittan confirmé en appel". Le Parisien (in French). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Accusations de viol : la cour d'appel confirme le non-lieu pour Ary Abittan". RTL Info (in French). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Brigitte Macron faces backlash for using slur against feminist protesters". BBC News. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Leicester, John (9 December 2025). "Brigitte Macron faces backlash for using slur against feminist protesters". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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