Smaïn

Biography

Smaïn (born Smaïn Fairouze, on January 3, 1958 in Constantine, Algeria) is a French comedian, humorist, writer, actor and director of Algerian descent. Born in 1958 in Constantine, Algeria, to an unknown father and mother, Smaïn Fairouze was taken in by the children's ward of the civil hospital. In 1960, brought back to France by an administrative assistant, he joined his foster family. His adoptive father, a street sweeper at the Régie immobilière de la ville de Paris, was Algerian and his adoptive mother, a cleaning lady, was Moroccan. He attended the Notre-Dame school in Saint-Mandé and then the Saint-Michel high school in St Mandé. During his childhood, he practiced choral singing for many years. Smaïn, to break into the world of show business, counted on the limitless support of his adoptive parents: «Of modest origins, they looked with suspicion at the world of artists. They constantly told me that there are many called and few chosen... But my desire quickly got the better of their advice! Unfortunately, they died too early to be able to benefit from my success. But I hope they would have been proud of it!». Smaïn began with a long career in café-théâtre in the 1980s, per…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Car Keys (2003) — Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
2. Placés (2022) — Père d'Elias
3. The Joint Brothers (1986) — Le jeune homme du train
4. The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985) — Momo
5. La Smala (1984) — Le jeune maghrébin de la bagarre
6. Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) — Luca
7. The Imaginary Doctor (2022) — Inspecteur Bachir
8. Un p’tit gars de Ménilmontant (2013) — Maklouf
9. The Blond Boy from the Casbah (2023) — Doctor Farès
10. One Can Always Dream (1991) — Rachid Merzahoui
11. Two Dads and One Mom (1996) — Salim
12. Certifiée Halal (2015) — Aziz Boukamache
13. The Big Brother (1982) — Abdel
14. Poor Richard! (2013) — Farid
15. Camping Paradis (2006) — Christian Dissaut
16. Old School (2000) — M. Fonblard
17. Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! (1982)
18. L'Œil au beur(re) noir (1987) — Rachid
19. Harkis (2008) — Saïd
20. Gates of the Sun (2015) — Slimane
21. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
22. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
23. Le Schpountz (1999) — Irénée
24. The Bag of Flour (2012) — Sarah's Father
25. Mask Singer (2019) — Self
26. Tom est tout seul (1995) — Street musician
27. Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur (1998)
28. Wacko (1994) — Jimmy
29. Salut les Terriens ! (2006) — Self - Guest
30. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
31. On n'est pas couché (2006) — Self - Guest
32. Recto/Verso (1999) — Fred
33. Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés (2005)
34. Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self
35. Don't Worry, Be Happy (2003) — Self
36. J'aurais jamais dû croiser son regard... (1989) — Bambi
37. Les 60 ans du one-man-show (2020) — Self (archive footage)
38. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
39. The Unexpected Getaway (2012) — Self
40. La France a un incroyable talent (2006) — Self - Judge

Directed

1. Two Dads and One Mom (1996) — Director
2. Sandrine Alexi - Prise de têtes (2006) — Director