
Cast
Élie Semoun
Acting
Cast
Élie Semoun
Known for
Acting
Born
1963-10-16
From
Paris, France
Also known as Élie Sémoun, Élie Semhoun, Elie Semhoun
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.

Asterix at the Olympic Games
as Omega

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
as Cubitus (voice)

The Gardener
as Dr Rouma

Serial (Bad) Weddings
as Psychologist

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
as Cubitus (voice)

Surviving Sid
as Additional Voices (voice)

Porn in the Hood
as Elie Semoun

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Lucky Luke and the Daltons
as Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain

Le Placard
as François Pignon

Jamel Show
as Self

Second life
as Steve Michaud

Stuck Together
as Policier

Les Démons de Jésus
as Gérard

The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
as Self

Iznogoud
as un prince

Neuilly Yo Mama!
as Huissier

Ducoboo
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

The Grand Restaurant IV

Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
as Tapiro

Haters
as Bertrand

The Three Brothers
as Brice, le bras droit de Steven

Made in Jamel

My Darling Family
as Jean-Luc

Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours

Drôles de familles
as Self

Second Chance
as Philippe Markus

Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies
as Self

Daddy Cool
as L'automobiliste énervé

Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000

Ducoboo 3
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

People : Jet Set 2
as Cyril Legall

Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique

Two Much for the Job
as RAF

Cyprien
as Cyprien / Jack Price

Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
as Self

Classico
as Ernest

Casablanca Driver
as M. X

Rien dans les poches
as Marco Abitbol

A Village Almost Perfect!
as Denis

On aurait dû aller en Grèce
as Capitaine Fiama

Everything Must Disappear
as Gerard Piche

Looking for Teddy
as Gouthard

Let There Be Light!
as Dieu le magasinier

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

Riviera
as Romansky

Les Parasites
as Brigadier Schmitt

Ducobu Goes Green!
as Gustave Latouche

Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
as Self

Camping : Histoire d'un succès
as Self - Actor

I Love You Coiffure
as M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")

Old School
as Frère de Ramzy - Dealer

La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
as Elie Semoun

Park Benches
as Womanizer # 2

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
as Philippe

Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
as Pompilus

Les Grandes Bouches
as Fichier

Elie Semoun et ses monstres
as Self

Elie annonce Semoun
as Various Characters

Tous Inconnus
as ("Maitresses et patients" segment)

Tous Inconnus
as ("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)

Les Bidochon
as René

Sixty
as Self - Comedian

Le Clone
as Thomas

Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public
as Self

Zapping Family
as Vivien Kechiche

Love Me
as The lover

Fake News
as The presenter of online betting

Once Upon a Time in the Oued
as Le maître d'hôtel

Départ immédiat
as Self

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
as Self

Marrakech du rire
as Self

Emilie Jolie
as Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest

Anne Roumanoff & co s'amusent !
as Self

Stringer
as Filo

Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - La Suite...
as Various Characters

Bonsoir Monsieur Devos
as Self

Soirée Pyjama
as Self - Guest

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
as Self

Ducobu 4 President
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

Aux abois
as Paul Duméry

Meudon rire de tout - 2ème édition
as Self

Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche / Jean-Théodore Latouche

Dieudonné - Code de la Route
as Pépé Cadillac's son

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017
as Self

Un divorce de chien
as Julien

Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
as Self

Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
as Self

Élie & Dieudonné
as Self

Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
as Self

Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
as Self

Papa veut pas que je t'épouse
as Brad Meltclaff

Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
as Self

Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
as Various Characters

La famille, ça me fait bien rire !
as Self

20 sketches, une vie
as Self

Le Grand Show des humoristes
as Self

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
as Self

La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
as Self

Les seigneurs du château
as Self

Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
as Self

Charité biz'ness
as Momo / Masipu

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
as Self

Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017
as Self

Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
as Self

M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture
as Self

Les Petites Annonces la suite de la suite
as Various Characters

Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
as Various Characters

If I Was Him
as Tristan

Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
as Self

Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - L'Essentiel
as Various Characters

Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 10e édition
as Self

Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
as Various characters

Les Zacros de la Télé
as Self - Guest

Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
as Various Characters

The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2
as Self

Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme
as Chief Biker

The Storytelling Show
as Éric (voice)

La presque soirée présidentielle
as Lionel Navire

Elie Semoun se prend pour qui ?
as Self

Elie Semoun - À partager
as Self

Elie Semoun - Merki...
as Self

Babylone, police de proximité

Le Grand Show des humoristes - Spécial couples
as Self

Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi, Maman ?

Elie Semoun - Elie et Semoun au Palais des Glaces
as Self

My Old Man
as Elie

Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public 2
as Self