Élie Semoun

About

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...

Known for

Caméra CaféSeries • 2001KaamelottSeries • 2005MaigretSeries • 1991BrefSeries • 2011Serial (Bad) WeddingsMovie • 2014Capitaine MarleauSeries • 2015MaguySeries • 1985PlataneSeries • 2011Asterix: The Secret of the Magic PotionMovie • 2018Asterix: The Mansions of the GodsMovie • 2014Asterix at the Olympic GamesMovie • 2008The GardenerMovie • 2025Porn in the HoodMovie • 2012Stuck TogetherMovie • 2021Lucky Luke and the DaltonsMovie • 2004Surviving SidMovie • 2008Ducobu 4 PresidentMovie • 2022Ducobu Goes Green!Movie • 2024Second ChanceMovie • 2011CyprienMovie • 2009The Three BrothersMovie • 1995DucobooMovie • 2011Two Much for the JobMovie • 2022Park BenchesMovie • 2009