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Kad Merad

Kad Merad

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 27, 1964 (61)
Birthplace Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Jul 20, 2025
Entry Date Feb 13, 2025
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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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The Last Breath

The Last Breath

2025

as Augustin Masset

Honeymoon Crasher

Honeymoon Crasher

2025

as Michel

At The End Of The Day

At The End Of The Day

2024

as Lino

King of My Castle

King of My Castle

2024

as Jean-François Casteigne

Life for Real

Life for Real

2023

as Louis

The Year of the Shark

The Year of the Shark

2022

as Thierry

Alibi.com

Alibi.com

2017

as Mr. Godet

It Happened in Saint-Tropez

It Happened in Saint-Tropez

2013

as Roni Melkowich

The Tuche Family

The Tuche Family

2011

as Le poissonnier

22 Bullets

22 Bullets

2010

as Tony Zacchia

Welcome to the Sticks

Welcome to the Sticks

2008

as Philippe Abrams

The Chorus

The Chorus

2004

as Chabert

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Baron Noir

as Philippe Rickwaert

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Feb 08, 2016

Pamela Rose, la série

as Richard Bullit

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Nov 20, 2023

Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra

as Patrice

Episodes: 9

First Aired: May 23, 2022

Un homme d'honneur

as Richard Altman

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 22, 2021

Anthracite

as Claude

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 10, 2024

Oussekine

as Maitre Georges Kiejman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 11, 2022

Inside Suspicion

as Thomas Kertez

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 2019

Peplum

as Timo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 2015

Capitaine Marleau

as Daniel Rivière

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 2015

La Cape et l'épée

as Yaziz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 2000

Blague à part

as Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1998

Terminal

as Sylvain Cresson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2024

La Flamme

as Patrice

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Oct 12, 2020

Caméra Café

as Un psychopathe

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Oct 29, 2001

Samedi soir en direct

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 2003

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1998

Salut les Terriens !

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 04, 2006

3615 code Arthur et Jarry

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 02, 2018

Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 25, 2019

Beau geste

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 2023

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2023

C à vous

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 2009

Télématin

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1985

As An Aside

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2001

La Parenthèse inattendue

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 2012

Improbox

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2023

The secret song

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 2018

Broute.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2019

Burger Quiz

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 27, 2001

Cérémonie des César

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 1976

Un soir à la tour Eiffel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 2014

Téléthon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1987

Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 21, 2020

N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2008

Téléthon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1987

Star Academy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2001

C à vous

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 2009

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