Kad Merad

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-03-27 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

Also Known As Kadour Merad, 카드 므라드

Kad Merad

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

Héro(s)

as Babi Maklouf

Cent millions !

as Patrick

Jeu de vilains

as Monsieur Tosca

2025
On ira

as Olivier Baroux

2025
Last Breath

as Docteur Augustin Masset

2024
2024
40

as Self

2024
Le Larbin

as Jean-François Casteigne

2024
Terminal

as Sylvain Cresson

2024
Anthracite

as Claude

2023
Life For Real

as Louis

2023
Les 10 ans de Studio Bagel

as Self - Guest Star

2023
Pamela Rose, la série

as Richard Bullit

2023
2023
Improbox

as Self - Guest

2023
Beau geste

as Self

2022
Citoyen d'honneur

as Samir Amin

2022
2022
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï

as Membre du comité de soutien

2022
Oussekine

as Maitre Georges Kiejman

2021
2021
Amis

as Pierre

2021
Un homme d'honneur

as Richard Altman

2020
Bullit & Riper

as Richard Bullit

2020
The Big Hit

as Étienne Carboni

2020
2020
La Flamme

as Patrice

2019
La part du soupçon

as Thomas Kertez

2019
Sixty

as Self - Comedian

2019
2019
A Wolf's Journey

as himself- narrateur

2019
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

as Self - Guest

2019
Inside Suspicion

as Thomas Kertez

2018
Dad Friend

as Stéphane

2018
2018
Kings for a Day

as Joseph

2018
Family Is Family

as Kad Merad

2018
Brillantissime

as Dr Steinman

2018
2018
2017
Orchestra Class

as Simon Daoud

2017
Alibi.com

as Mr. Godet

2016
Max & Leon

as Acteur à la télévision anglaise

2016
Marseille

as Paolo

2016
Baron Noir

as Philippe Rickwaert

2015
2015
2015
Bis

as Patrice

2015
2015
Capitaine Marleau

as Daniel Rivière

2015
Peplum

as Timo

2014
2014
Nicholas on Holiday

as Nicolas' father

2014
Superchondriac

as Dimitri Zvenka

2013
2013
It Happened in Saint-Tropez

as Roni Melkowich

2012
2012
Superstar

as Martin Kazinski

2011
War of the Buttons

as Père Lebrac

2011
The Tuche Family

as Le poissonnier

2011
Father

as Robert Pique

2011
The Well Digger's Daughter

as Félipe Rambert

2011
Images of Women of the Social Corset

as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Italian

as Dino/Mourad

2010
22 Bullets

as Tony Zacchia

2010
Protect and Serve

as Michel Boudriau

2009
RTT

as Arthur Lepage

2009
Little Nicholas

as Le père de Nicolas

2009
Safari

as Richard Dacier

2009
C à vous

as Self

2008
My Stars

as Robert Pelage

2008
Paris 36

as Jacky Jacquet

2008
Modern Love

as Olivier

2008
Welcome to the Sticks

as Philippe Abrams

2007
3 Friends

as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla

2007
Pur week-end

as Frédéric Alvaro

2007
In Mom's Head

as Jacques Charlot

2007
2006
Don't Worry, I'm Fine

as Paul Tellier

2006
2006
Beyond the Ocean

as Oncle Tango

2006
2006
Try Me

as Vincent

2006
2006
Salut les Terriens !

as Self - Guest

2005
2005
Iznogoud

as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé

2004
Lucky Luke and the Daltons

as Le Mexicain Cellule

2004
The Chorus

as Chabert

2003
The Car Keys

as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

2003
2003
2003
Même pas Mal

as Gérard Lanza

2003
The Dope

as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings

2003
The Pharmacist

as le médecin légiste

2002
The Tombs

as Gustave

2001
The High Life

as Le motard

2001
2001
Caméra Café

as Un psychopathe

2001
As An Aside

as Self - Guest

2001
Burger Quiz

as Self

2000
1998
Blague à part

as Maxwell

1998
1987
Téléthon

as Self

1985
Télématin

as Self

Writer

2019
Just a Gigolo

as Writer

2016
Marseille

as Adaptation

2016
Marseille

as Screenplay

2016
Marseille

as Dialogue

2006

Director

2021
Amis

as Director

2016
Marseille

as Director

2011
Father

as Director

Creator

2023
2003