Comedian, Actor, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Television producer
Nationality
France
Spouse
Mélissa Theuriau (m. 2008)
Children
Léon Debbouze, Lila Debbouze
Parents
Fatima Debbouze
Siblings
Mohamed Debbouze, Rachid Debbouze, Karim Debbouze, Hayat Debbouze, Nawel Debbouze
Nicknames
Djamel Debbouze , Jamel , جمال دبّوز
Awards
Cannes Best Actor Award
Nominations
César Award for Best Supporting Actor, European Film Award for Best European Comedy
Movies
Angel-A, Days of Glory, Amélie, Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Outside the Law, Sur la piste du Marsupilami, One Man and His Cow, Hollywoo, She Hate Me, Let It Rain, 360, Zonzon, Chicken with Plums, Asterix at the Olympic Games, Homeland, The Car Keys, Tout Sur J...
TV Shows
H, Jamel Comedy Club
Star Sign
Gemini
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Trademark
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His right hand is always in his pocket (or hidden) because it is disabled
My success is also a sign that humor and talent are universal, and capable of crossing social divisions - and international borders.
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Fact
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Father of a girl named Lila, born on October 2011.
2
One son with Melissa Theuriau: Léon (b. December 3, 2008).
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25 June 2004: carried the Olympic flame in Paris.
4
He lost his right hand at the age of 15 while playing near the railroad, he got caught by the train, the other boy he was playing with died.
5
He is working with Gad Elmaleh on a new spectacle based on the Israelian/Palestinian conflict.
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His brother is Momo Debbouze. He sometimes casts him in his sketches or in his films.
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Debbouze was born in Paris in 1975 to immigrant parents from Taza, Morocco. The family returned to Morocco when he was one year old, but moved back to France in 1979 and eventually settled in Trappes, a western suburb of Paris. He is the eldest of six siblings and holds both, French and Moroccan citizenship.
$25 Million
