Ary Abittan

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Ary Abittan
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Ary Abittan in 2014
Born
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Actor, 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.

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

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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.