Élie Semoun

Actor · Born October 16, 1963 · Paris, France

Biography

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 Emission Impossible, where they were noticed for their particularly corrosive sketches. They followed this up with one success after another at Le Splendid Theater, Paris's Palais des glaces, and at Casino de Paris. Élie and Dieudonné formed one of the most popular comic duos of the 1990s. In 1997 the duo split due to artistic and financial differences. Élie resented how Dieudonné handled their relations with the media and admitted that he was unhappy that his friend had turned towards film (and that he left to appear in the United States) and antisemitism. Dieudonné managed the financial aspects of their career, and Semoun felt their money was not divided equitably. Breaking out on his own, Semoun continued his success with Petites Annonces d'Élie (which had been at first intended to be a show with Dieudonné) alongside his friend the actor Franck Dubosc. Once again his performance was promoted by his friend on the show Les Enfants de la télé (France) Inspired by actual classified ads recorded by them in a van, the "Petites Annonces d'Élie" (Élie's Classified Ads) are seen through the character of Cyprian, a repulsive looking man searching for a "busty blond". Semoun went back on stage with a one-man show, Élie and Semoun. He supported Bertrand Delanoë during Paris's municipal elections of 2001 and Lionel Jospin during the presidential election of 2002. In 2003, he released an album of French songs called simply "Chansons". In early 2005, he performed in a show (co-authored with Franck Dubosc and Muriel Robin entitled Élie Semoun se prend pour qui? Élie Semoun maintained in the years following his separation with Dieudonné a complex and strained relationship with his former partner. First strained, then reconciled, they have again grown apart during the public controversy aroused by the political stances of Dieudonné. "Some have speculated on the reunion of our duo, but I must tell you that this is clearly out of the question! It's over." In 2012, he declared that "the Dieudonné he knew and the Dieudonné of today appear to him like two completely different people, and he is unable to reconcile them in his mind". ... Source: Article "Élie Semoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acted in 99

2020s

2027
Ducobu
Latouche (voice) · 10 episodes
2026
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
Cubitus (voice)
Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche / Jean-Théodore Latouche
My Darling Family
Jean-Luc
2025
The Gardener
Dr Rouma
47
2024
On aurait dû aller en Grèce
Capitaine Fiama
43
Que le meilleur gagne ! Le quiz des générations
04 - Équipe Boomers (+ 60 ans) · 2 episodes
Ducobu Goes Green!
Gustave Latouche
2023
L'Incroyable Embouteillage
Jean-Etienne, Mathieu · 2 episodes
LEGEND
TV · 4 Seasons · Talk
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Movie
My Old Man
Elie
2022
The Grand Restaurant IV
Movie
Tous Inconnus
("Maitresses et patients" segment), ("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)
Classico
Ernest
47
Two Much for the Job
RAF
Ducobu 4 President
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Philippe
2021
Haters
Bertrand
Stuck Together
Policier
62
Fake News
The presenter of online betting
2020
I Love You Coiffure
M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")
Ducoboo 3
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

2010s

2019
La Boîte à secrets
TV
Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
Pompilus
2018
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
Tapiro
Looking for Teddy
Gouthard
54
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Cubitus (voice)
67
2017
La presque soirée présidentielle
Lionel Navire
2016
Le Palmashow
TV · 8 Seasons · Comedy
2015
Capitaine Marleau
Lieutenant Hazarski · 1 episode
66
Le Placard
François Pignon
2014
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Cubitus (voice)
69
A Village Almost Perfect!
Denis
Ma pire angoisse
Le médecin · 1 episode
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Psychologist
69
2012
Porn in the Hood
Elie Semoun
53
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
2011
Emilie Jolie
Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)
58
Platane
Elie Semoun · 1 episode
74
Bref
Elie Semoun · 1 episode
83
Ducoboo
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
47
Second Chance
Philippe Markus
2010
Made in Jamel
Movie
The Storytelling Show
Éric (voice)
Un divorce de chien
Julien

2000s

2009
Neuilly Yo Mama!
Huissier
57
Park Benches
Womanizer # 2
Cyprien
Cyprien / Jack Price
2008
Rien dans les poches
Marco Abitbol
Surviving Sid
Additional Voices (voice)
65
Les Petites Annonces la suite de la suite
Various Characters
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - L'Essentiel
Various Characters
Daddy Cool
L'automobiliste énervé
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Omega
53
2007
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
Various Characters
Moot-Moot
Les Patel et Le Représentant (voice) · 1 episode
2006
Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme
Chief Biker
Riviera
Romansky
2005
Zapping Family
Vivien Kechiche
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Le maître d'hôtel
Aux abois
Paul Duméry
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
Elie Semoun
Iznogoud
un prince
Kaamelott
le Répurgateur · 3 episodes
86
2004
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
34
Casablanca Driver
M. X
People : Jet Set 2
Cyril Legall
2003
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
Various Characters
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - La Suite...
Various Characters
2002
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
Various Characters
If I Was Him
Tristan
2001
Caméra Café
le gardien de nuit
66
The Apartment
TV · 12 Seasons · Reality TV · Talk
2000
Elie annonce Semoun
Various Characters
La Cape et l'épée
Ménestrel · 1 episode
Second life
Steve Michaud
Old School
Frère de Ramzy - Dealer
Love Me
The lover