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Elie Semoun - À Partager
2017
as Self
Élie Semoun
Also known as: Elie Semoun
Acting
Born:October 16, 1963(age 62)
Birthplace:Paris, France
Nationality:France
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CommunityBiography
Élie Semoun (born Élie Semhoun on 16 October 1963) is a French comedian, actor, director, writer and singer. Élie Semoun was born in France, to a Sephardic Jewish family of Moroccan-Jewish and Algerian-Jewish descent. In 1980 at the age of 17, Semoun wrote two collections of poems and two plays. Beginning in 1988, he had regular appearances on the television series Vivement lundi! on TF1, where he played a horse mounted on rollers. His comedy career began in 1990 with his partner Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, with whom he wrote and performed daring, skits with scathing takes generally taboo subjects such as racism and poverty, often playing up contrasts between himself and his partner in terms of origin, color, and religion. Their first show was held at Café de la Gare in 1991. The duo acquired a certain notoriety in 1992 after several appearances on their fellow comedian Arthur's show Emission Impossible, where they were noticed for their particularly corrosive sketches. They followed this up with one success after another at Le Splendid Theater, Paris's Palais des glaces, and at Casino de Paris. Élie and Dieudonné formed one of the most popular comic duos of the 1990s. In 1997 the duo split due to artistic and financial differences. Élie resented how Dieudonné handled their relations with the media and admitted that he was unhappy that his friend had turned towards film (and that he left to appear in the United States) and antisemitism. Dieudonné managed the financial aspects of their career, and Semoun felt their money was not divided equitably. Breaking out on his own, Semoun continued his success with Petites Annonces d'Élie (which had been at first intended to be a show with Dieudonné) alongside his friend the actor Franck Dubosc. Once again his performance was promoted by his friend on the show Les Enfants de la télé (France) Inspired by actual classified ads recorded by them in a van, the "Petites Annonces d'Élie" (Élie's Classified Ads) are seen through the character of Cyprian, a repulsive looking man searching for a "busty blond". Semoun went back on stage with a one-man show, Élie and Semoun. He supported Bertrand Delanoë during Paris's municipal elections of 2001 and Lionel Jospin during the presidential election of 2002. In 2003, he released an album of French songs called simply "Chansons". In early 2005, he performed in a show (co-authored with Franck Dubosc and Muriel Robin entitled Élie Semoun se prend pour qui? Élie Semoun maintained in the years following his separation with Dieudonné a complex and strained relationship with his former partner. First strained, then reconciled, they have again grown apart during the public controversy aroused by the political stances of Dieudonné. "Some have speculated on the reunion of our duo, but I must tell you that this is clearly out of the question! It's over." In 2012, he declared that "the Dieudonné he knew and the Dieudonné of today appear to him like two completely different people, and he is unable to reconcile them in his mind". ... Source: Article "Élie Semoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography (114 movies)
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Les Galas Juste Pour Rire: Un monde sans femme
2006
as Chief Biker
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8.0
Elie Semoun - Elie et Semoun au Palais des Glaces
1999
as Self
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Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017
2017
as Self
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7.3
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
as Self
7.3
7.3
The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2
2015
as Self
7.0
7.0
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2019
as Self - Guest
7.0
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Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
2019
as Pompilus
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7.0
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
2016
as Self
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7.0
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
2015
as Self
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6.9
The Three Brothers
1995
as Brice, le bras droit de Steven
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6.9
Emilie Jolie
2011
as Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)
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6.8
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
2016
as Self
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Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
2014
as Cubitus (voice)
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Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
as Cubitus (voice)
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Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
2018
as Self
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Serial (Bad) Weddings
2014
as Psychologist
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Les Démons de Jésus
1997
as Gérard
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Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
2002
Writer
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Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
2002
Director
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Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public
2003
as Self
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The Gardener
2025
as Dr Rouma
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Surviving Sid
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
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Les Parasites
1999
as Brigadier Schmitt
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6.0
Neuilly Yo Mama!
2009
as Huissier
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Les seigneurs du château
2021
as Self
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Les Zacros de la Télé
2004
as Self - Guest
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Jamel Show
1999
as Self
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Camping : histoire d'un succès
2021
as Self - Actor
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6.0
Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
1994
as Self
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6.0
Elie Semoun - Merki...
2009
as Self
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La famille, ça me fait bien rire !
2018
as Self
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Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public 2
2006
as Self
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Un divorce de chien
2010
as Julien
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Stuck Together
2021
as Policier
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Les Grandes Bouches
1999
as Fichier
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Let There Be Light!
1998
as Dieu le magasinier
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Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
2015
as Self
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Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
2022
as Self
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5.8
Casablanca Driver
2004
as M. X
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5.7
Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
1996
as Self
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5.7
Les petites annonces la suite de la suite
2008
as Various Characters
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Second Chance
2011
as Philippe Markus
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5.6
Marrakech du rire
2011
as Self
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5.5
My Darling Family
2024
5.5
5.5
The Storytelling Show
2010
as Éric (voice)
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5.5
Elie Semoun - Elie annonce Semoun
2002
as Various Characters
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5.5
Le Placard
2015
as François Pignon
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5.5
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005
as Le maître d'hôtel
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5.4
Elie Semoun - Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
2003
Writer
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5.4
Looking for Teddy
2018
as Gouthard
5.4
5.4
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'essentiel
2008
as Various Characters
5.4
5.4
A Village Almost Perfect!
2014
as Denis
5.4
5.4
Ducoboo 3
2020
Director
5.4
5.4
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
2018
as Tapiro
5.3
5.3
Park Benches
2009
as Womanizer # 2
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Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
2007
as Various Characters
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Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
as Omega
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Élie & Dieudonné
1992
as Self
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Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies
2012
as Self
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Made in Jamel
2010
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Elie Semoun se prend pour qui ?
2006
as Self
5.2
5.2
On aurait dû aller en Grèce
2024
as Capitaine Fiama
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5.0
Porn in the Hood
2012
as Elie Semoun
5.0
5.0
Love Me
2000
as The lover
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5.0
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
2022
as Self
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4.9
Ducoboo
2011
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
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Second life
2000
as Steve Michaud
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Classico
2022
as Ernest
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4.7
Daddy Cool
2008
as L'automobiliste énervé
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4.7
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
2012
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
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4.6
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
2005
as Elie Semoun
4.6
4.6
Everything Must Disappear
1997
as Gerard Piche
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4.5
Aux abois
2005
as Paul Duméry
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4.5
Les petites annonces d'Elie - La suite...
2003
as Various Characters
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4.5
Charité biz'ness
1998
as Momo / Masipu
4.3
4.3
Rien dans les poches
2008
as Marco Abitbol
4.3
4.3
If I Was Him
2002
as Tristan
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4.3
Ducobu 5
2024
Director
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4.2
Old School
2000
as Frère de Ramzy - Dealer
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4.2
Ducobu 4 President
2022
Writer
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4.0
Fake News
2021
as The presenter of online betting
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4.0
Elie Semoun et ses monstres
2023
as Self
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3.9
Cyprien
2009
Writer
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Iznogoud
2005
as un prince
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3.8
I Love You Coiffure
2020
as M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")
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3.7
Haters
2021
as Bertrand
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3.7
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
2004
as Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
3.5
3.5
Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
2011
as Self
3.4
3.4
Tous Inconnus
2022
as ("Maitresses et patients" segment)
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3.4
People - Jet set 2
2004
as Cyril Legall
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3.0
Riviera
2006
as Romansky
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2.9
Les Bidochon
1996
as René
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2.8
Stringer
1999
as Filo
2.6
2.6
Le Clone
1998
as Thomas
Le grand show des humoristes - Spécial couples
2021
as Self
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
2015
as Self
Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
2021
as Self
Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
2017
Director
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
2004
as Self
Anne Roumanoff & co s'amusent !
2022
as Self
Bonsoir Monsieur Devos
2023
as Self
Soirée Pyjama
2019
as Self - Guest
Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 10e édition
2017
as Self
M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture
2017
as Self
Babylone, police de proximité
TBA
My Old Man
2023
Writer
Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
2026
Director
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
2018
as Self
Le grand show des humoristes
2020
as Self
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi, Maman ?
TBA
20 sketches, une vie
2018
as Self
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017
2017
as Self
La presque soirée présidentielle
2017
as Lionel Navire
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