Élie Semoun
Acteur, Scénariste, Directeur
16 octobre 1963 (62 ans)
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.
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.
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Filmographie
| 2026 | Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache · as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche |
| 2025 | Chasse gardée 2 · as Cast |
| 2025 | The Gardener · as Dr Rouma |
| 2024 | On aurait dû aller en Grèce · as Capitaine Fiama |
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| 2024 | Ducobu passe au vert! · as Gustave Latouche |
| 2023 | A guy, a girl (plural) · as Un Gars |
| 2022 | Tous Inconnus · as ("maitresses Et Patients" Segment) |
| 2022 | Classico · as Ernest |
| 2022 | Two Much for the Job · as Raf |
| 2022 | Ducobu 4 President · as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche |
| 2022 | Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! · as Philippe |
| 2022 | Fireheart · as Chef Neil |
| 2021 | Haters · as Bertrand |
| 2021 | Stuck Together · as Policier |
| 2021 | Fake News · as The Presenter Of Online Betting |
| 2020 | Mon vieux · as Elie |
| 2020 | I Love You Coiffure · as M. Gomez (segment "la Réunion De Chantier") |
| 2020 | Clothilde fait un film · as Cast |
| 2020 | Ducobu 3 · as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche |
| 2018 | Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion · as Cubitus (voice) |
| 2018 | Les déguns · as L'homme Au Cyclo |
| 2018 | Neuilly Yo Mama II · as Tapiro |
| 2018 | Looking for Teddy · as Gouthard |
| 2015 | Le placard · as François Pignon |
| 2015 | Peplum · as Pompilus |
| 2014 | Captain Marleau · as Lieutenant Hazarski |
| 2014 | Astérix: The Mansions of the Gods · as Cubitus (voice)Sur Plex |
| 2014 | Home Sweet Home · as Denis |
| 2014 | Les Francis · as Lieutenant Martineau |
| 2014 | Serial Bad Weddings · as Psychologist |
| 2013 | The Fishermans · as Elie Semoun |
| 2013 | There is no age · as Gilles Pimpon |
| 2012 | Roxane, la vie sexuelle de ma pote · as La Star |
| 2012 | Golden Moustache · as Lionel Navire |
| 2012 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise · as RaySur Plex |
| 2012 | Porn in the Hood · as Elie Semoun |
| 2012 | Our Dear Neighbors · as Ludovic Frantini, Un Représentant De Commerce, Victime De La Ruse Des Voisins |
| 2012 | Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation · as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche |
| 2011 | Emilie Jolie · as Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice) |
| 2011 | Platane · as Elie Semoun |
| 2011 | Bref. · as Elie Semoun |
| 2011 | Ducoboo · as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche |
| 2011 | Very Bad Blagues · as Cast |
| 2010 | Second Chance · as Philippe Markus |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The Storytelling Show · as Éric (voice) |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | I'm Keeping the Dog! · as Julien |
| 2009 | Scènes de ménages · as M. Seuvier |
| 2009 | Neuilly Yo Mama! · as Huissier |
| 2009 | Park Benches · as Womanizer # 2 |
| 2009 | Cyprien · as Cyprien / Jack Price |
| 2008 | Surviving Sid · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2008 | Rien dans les poches · as Marco Abitbol |
| 2008 | Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'essentiel · as Various Characters |
| 2008 | Daddy Cool · as L'automobiliste Énervé |
| 2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games · as OmegaSur Plex |
| 2007 | Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite · as Various Characters |
| 2007 | Moot-Moot · as Les Patel Et Le Représentant (voice) |
| 2006 | SAV des émissions · as Cast |
| 2005 | Riviera · as Romansky |
| 2005 | La famille Zappon · as Vivien Kechiche |
| 2005 | Il était une fois dans l'oued · as Le Maître D'hôtel |
| 2005 | Aux abois · as Paul Duméry |
| 2005 | L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé · as Cast |
| 2005 | La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre · as Elie Semoun |
| 2005 | Iznogoud- Caliph Instead of the Caliph · as Un Prince |
| 2004 | The Magic Roundabout · as Zébulon |
| 2004 | Kaamelott · as Le Répurgateur |
| 2004 | Lucky Luke and the Daltons · as Doxey / Le Douanier Américain / Le Douanier Mexicain |
| 2004 | Casablanca Driver · as M. X |
| 2004 | People · as Cyril Legall |
| 2003 | Les clefs de bagnole · as Actor Who Refuses To Film With Laurent |
| 2003 | Elie annonce Semoun, la suite... · as Various Characters |
| 2002 | Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale · as Various Characters |
| 2001 | Caméra Café · as Bernard |
| 2000 | Elie annonce Semoun · as Various Characters |
| 2000 | Elie annonce Semoun · as Various Characters |
| 2000 | La Cape et l'épée · as Ménestrel |
| 2000 | Second Life · as Steve Michaud |
| 2000 | Old School · as Frère De Ramzy - Dealer |
| 2000 | Love Me · as The Lover |
| 1999 | J'vous ai pas raconté? · as Elie |
| 1999 | Stringer · as Filo |
| 1999 | The Loudmouths · as Fichier |
| 1999 | Les parasites · as Brigadier Schmitt |
| 1998 | Charité biz'ness · as Momo / Masipu |
| 1998 | Let There Be Light · as Dieu Le Magasinier |
| 1998 | Le clone · as Thomas |
| 1997 | Tout doit disparaître · as Gerard Piche |
| 1997 | Les démons de Jésus · as Gérard |
| 1996 | Les Bidochon · as René |
| 1995 | The Three Brothers · as Brice, Le Bras Droit De Steven |
| 1995 | Gadget Boy and Heather · as Gadget Boy (2nd) (1995) |
| 1991 | Maigret (1991) · as Rougin |
| 1987 | Marc et Sophie · as Simon |
| 1985 | Maguy · as Jr |
| 2026 | Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache · as Screenplay |
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| 2017 | Elie Semoun - À partager · as Scenario Writer |
| 2008 | Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'essentiel · as Production Design |