Jamel Debbouze is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in several films and other notable French comedians such as Florence Foresti, Fred Testot and Gad Elmaleh. He has starred in a number of box-office successes, including Amélie, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Hollywoo and HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami. He is the founder of the Canal+ television show Jamel Comedy Club.
Francis Paul Veber is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English-language Hollywood films: Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire, L'emmerdeur, La Cage aux Folles, Le Jouet, Les Compères, La chèvre, Les Fugitifs, Le dîner de cons and La Doublure. He also wrote the screenplay for My Father the Hero, the 1994 American remake of the French-language film Mon père, ce héros.
The Closet is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber. It is about a man who pretends to be homosexual to keep his job, with absurd and unexpected consequences.
The Dinner Game is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, adapted from his play Le Dîner de Cons. It became that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office.
Angel-A is a 2005 French romantic fantasy drama film written and directed by Luc Besson and featuring Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen.
Days of Glory is a 2006 French war film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan.
The Valet is a 2006 French-language comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber and starring Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film is about a parking valet who is enlisted to pretend to be the lover of a famous fashion model in order to deflect attention from her relationship with a married businessman. The film enjoyed box office success in France and the United States.
Le Boulet is a French action-comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier, released in 2002.
Outside the Law is a 2010 drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb, starring Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila. The story takes place between 1945 and 1962, and focuses on the lives of three Algerian brothers in France, set against the backdrop of the Algerian independence movement and the Algerian War. It is a stand-alone follow-up to Bouchareb's 2006 film Days of Glory, which was set during World War II. Outside the Law was a French majority production with co-producers in Algeria, Tunisia and Belgium.
The Toy is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by Francis Veber.
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema.
Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Jugnot and Anémone.
Malik Bentalha is a French humorist and actor of Algerian and Moroccan descent. He does stand-up comedy and has appeared in films.
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape, also titled Evolution Man and Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father, is a 2015 animated adventure comedy film directed by Jamel Debbouze in collaboration with producer Fred Fougea. The film is a loose adaptation on the 1960 novel The Evolution Man by Roy Lewis from an original screenplay by Fred Fougea and Jean-Luc Fromental.
The Second Wind is a 2007 French crime film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Daniel Auteuil and Monica Bellucci. It is a remake of the 1966 film Le Deuxième Souffle.
Alad'2, also known as The Brand New Adventures of Aladin, is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Lionel Steketee and produced by 74 Films, Pathé, and M6 Films. It stars Kev Adams, Jamel Debbouze, Vanessa Guide, Éric Judor, and Ramzy Bedia. It is a sequel to the 2015 film The New Adventures of Aladdin.
An Ordinary Case is a 2024 French legal drama film co-written, directed and starring Daniel Auteuil. The screenplay was written by Auteuil with Steven Mitz and is an adaptation of Le Livre de Maître Mô, a book of the legal experiences of the French criminal lawyer and blogger Jean-Yves Moyart. Auteuil stars as a lawyer hired to defend a client accused of his wife's murder.
Chi-Fou-Mi Productions is a film production company founded by Hugo Sélignac on February 3, 2010. The company has received 25 César Award nominations and won a César for Best Actor, awarded to Philippe Katerine for his role in Le Grand Bain.
