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Élie Semoun

Élie Semoun

Actor · Born 1963-10-16 · Paris, France

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Biography

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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014) — Psychologist
  2. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) — Omega
  3. Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014) — Cubitus (voice)
  4. Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018) — Cubitus (voice)
  5. Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) — Huissier
  6. The Three Brothers (1995) — Brice, le bras droit de Steven
  7. Stuck Together (2021) — Policier
  8. Ducoboo (2011) — Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
  9. Porn in the Hood (2012) — Elie Semoun
  10. Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004) — Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
  11. Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! (2018) — Tapiro
  12. Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation (2012) — Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
  13. Looking for Teddy (2018) — Gouthard
  14. Second Chance (2011) — Philippe Markus
  15. Iznogoud (2005) — un prince
  16. Kaamelott (2005) — le Répurgateur
  17. Cyprien (2009) — Cyprien / Jack Price
  18. The Gardener (2025) — Dr Rouma
  19. Bref (2011) — Elie Semoun
  20. Ducoboo 3 (2020) — Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
  21. A Village Almost Perfect! (2014) — Denis
  22. Surviving Sid (2008) — Additional Voices (voice)
  23. Fake News (2021) — The presenter of online betting
  24. Daddy Cool (2008) — L'automobiliste énervé
  25. The Car Keys (2003) — Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
  26. Classico (2022) — Ernest
  27. Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005) — Le maître d'hôtel
  28. Haters (2021) — Bertrand
  29. Les Démons de Jésus (1997) — Gérard
  30. Park Benches (2009) — Womanizer # 2
  31. Two Much for the Job (2022) — RAF
  32. Ducobu 4 President (2022) — Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
  33. Caméra Café (2001) — le gardien de nuit
  34. On aurait dû aller en Grèce (2024) — Capitaine Fiama
  35. People : Jet Set 2 (2004) — Cyril Legall
  36. Les Parasites (1999) — Brigadier Schmitt
  37. The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2 (2015) — Self
  38. Ce soir, c'est Palmashow (2019) — Self - Guest
  39. Everything Must Disappear (1997) — Gerard Piche
  40. Capitaine Marleau (2015) — Lieutenant Hazarski

Directed

  1. Ducoboo 3 (2020) — Director
  2. Ducobu 4 President (2022) — Director
  3. Ducobu Goes Green! (2024) — Director
  4. Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale (2002) — Director
  5. Elie annonce Semoun, la suite... (2003) — Director
  6. Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun (2017) — Director
  7. Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache (2026) — Director