Kad Merad

About

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,...

Known for

Caméra CaféSeries • 2001Capitaine MarleauSeries • 2015The ChorusMovie • 2004Welcome to the SticksMovie • 200822 BulletsMovie • 2010AnthraciteSeries • 2024The FlameSeries • 2020OussekineSeries • 2022The TorchSeries • 2022Alibi.comMovie • 2017Honeymoon CrasherMovie • 2025Little NicholasMovie • 2009Baron NoirSeries • 2016A Family of BastardsMovie • 2026SuperchondriacMovie • 2014Family Is FamilyMovie • 2018Nicholas on HolidayMovie • 2014Lucky Luke and the DaltonsMovie • 2004The TriggerSeries • 2024The Tuche FamilyMovie • 2011BrillantissimeMovie • 2018The Well Digger's DaughterMovie • 2011Max & LeonMovie • 2016Paris 36Movie • 2008