Kad Merad
Age: N/A | From: Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Kadour Merad , 카드 므라드
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 35
TV Involvements: 20
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Télématin
(1985) Self
Capitaine Marleau
(2015) Daniel Rivière
The Chorus
(2004) Chabert
Star Academy
(2001) Self
Téléthon
(1987) Self
22 Bullets
(2010) Tony Zacchia
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
(2023) Self - Guest
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
(2020) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N/A | |
| 2025 | The Pope | |
| Patrick | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Michel | ||
| Augustin Masset | ||
| 2024 | Antonin | |
| Self | ||
| Lino | ||
| Jean-François Casteigne | ||
| Sylvain Cresson | ||
| Claude | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2023 | Richard Bullit | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Louis | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self - Guest Star | ||
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| Samir Amin | ||
| Self | ||
| Thierry | ||
| Self | ||
| Patrice | ||
| Maitre Georges Kiejman | ||
| Membre du comité de soutien | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Pierre | ||
| Richard Altman | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2020 | Richard Bullit | |
| N/A | ||
| Patrice | ||
| Étienne Carboni | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Marco | ||
| 2019 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Thomas Kertez | ||
| Thomas Kertez | ||
| N/A | ||
| (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Self - Comedian | ||
| Alex | ||
| himself- narrateur | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2018 | Self | |
| Stéphane | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Michel | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Joseph | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kad Merad | ||
| Dr Steinman | ||
| 2017 | Self | |
| Simon Daoud | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2016 | Mr. Godet | |
| Acteur à la télévision anglaise | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Paolo | ||
| N/A | ||
| Philippe Rickwaert | ||
| 2015 | (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Rivière | ||
| Kiki | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Timo | ||
| Patrice | ||
| Daniel | ||
| 2014 | N/A | |
| Serge Renart | ||
| Self | ||
| Nicolas' father | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dimitri Zvenka | ||
| 2013 | Self - Guest | |
| Louis | ||
| Roni Melkowich | ||
| 2012 | Richard Bullit | |
| Self | ||
| Martin Kazinski | ||
| La narrateur | ||
| star | ||
| 2011 | Père Lebrac | |
| Le poissonnier | ||
| Robert Pique | ||
| Félipe Rambert | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2010 | Dino/Mourad | |
| Tony Zacchia | ||
| N/A | ||
| Michel Boudriau | ||
| 2009 | Arthur Lepage | |
| Nicolas's father | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Richard Dacier | ||
| 2008 | Robert Pelage | |
| Jacky Jacquet | ||
| Olivier | ||
| N/A | ||
| Philippe Abrams | ||
| Self | ||
| 2007 | Jacques | |
| Baptiste 'Titi' Capla | ||
| Frédéric Alvaro | ||
| Jacques Charlot | ||
| Rachid | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2006 | Self - Guest | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Paul Tellier | ||
| Paul | ||
| Oncle Tango | ||
| Gérard | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vincent | ||
| Cardoux | ||
| 2005 | Martin | |
| le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé | ||
| 2004 | Kad Merad | |
| Le Mexicain Cellule | ||
| Chabert | ||
| 2003 | Actor who refuses to film with Laurent | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Richard Bullit | ||
| Pierre 2 | ||
| Gérard Lanza | ||
| Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings | ||
| le médecin légiste | ||
| 2002 | Gustave | |
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | N/A | |
| Le motard | ||
| M. Golden | ||
| Un psychopathe | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| 2000 | Yaziz | |
| 1998 | Maxwell | |
| Self | ||
| 1987 | Self | |
| 1985 | Self | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
| Charles Moreau | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Monsieur Tosca | ||
| Babi Maklouf | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Creator | |
| 2003 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Director | |
| 2016 | Director | |
| 2012 | Director | |
| 2011 | Director | |
| 2007 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Adaptation | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Dialogue | ||
| 2006 | Writer | |
| 2003 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |