Kad Merad
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Kad Merad
Patrick
... 2025
Michel
... 2025
Docteur Augustin Masset
... 2025
Antonin
... 2024
Self
... 2024
... 2024
Jean-François Casteigne
... 2024
... 2024
... 2023
Louis
... 2023
Self - Guest Star
... 2023
... 2022
Samir Amin
... 2022
... 2022
Thierry
... 2022
... 2022
Membre du comité de soutien
... 2022
Self
... 2021
... 2021
Pierre
... 2021
Richard Bullit
... 2020
... 2020
Étienne Carboni
... 2020
Marco
... 2020
... 2019
Thomas Kertez
... 2019
Self - Comedian
... 2019
Alex
... 2019
himself- narrateur
... 2019
Self - Guest
... 2019
Stéphane
... 2018
... 2018
Michel
... 2018
... 2018
Joseph
... 2018
... 2018
Kad Merad
... 2018
Dr Steinman
... 2018
... 2017
Simon Daoud
... 2017
... 2017
Mr. Godet
... 2017
Acteur à la télévision anglaise
... 2016
Self - Guest
... 2016
Paolo
... 2016
Kiki
... 2015
... 2015
Himself
... 2015
Patrice
... 2015
Daniel
... 2015
Serge Renart
... 2014
Nicolas' father
... 2014
Dimitri Zvenka
... 2014
Louis
... 2013
Roni Melkowich
... 2013
Richard Bullit
... 2012
Martin Kazinski
... 2012
La narrateur
... 2012
star
... 2012
Père Lebrac
... 2011
Le poissonnier
... 2011
Robert Pique
... 2011
Félipe Rambert
... 2011
Self (archive footage)
... 2011
Dino/Mourad
... 2010
Tony Zacchia
... 2010
Michel Boudriau
... 2010
Arthur Lepage
... 2009
Le père de Nicolas
... 2009
Richard Dacier
... 2009
Robert Pelage
... 2008
Jacky Jacquet
... 2008
Olivier
... 2008
Philippe Abrams
... 2008
Jacques
... 2007
Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
... 2007
Frédéric Alvaro
... 2007
Jacques Charlot
... 2007
Rachid
... 2007
Himself
... 2007
Paul Tellier
... 2006
Paul
... 2006
Oncle Tango
... 2006
Gérard
... 2006
Vincent
... 2006
Cardoux
... 2006
Martin
... 2005
le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
... 2005
... 2004
Le Mexicain Cellule
... 2004
Chabert
... 2004
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
... 2003
Richard Bullit
... 2003
Pierre 2
... 2003
Gérard Lanza
... 2003
Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
... 2003
le médecin légiste
... 2003
Gustave
... 2002
... 2002
Le motard
... 2001
M. Golden
... 2001
Babi Maklouf
Monsieur Tosca