Kad Merad
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 & O
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.
Born
Mar 27, 1964
Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Known For
Acting
Movies
128 acting
13 crew
Popularity
1.7
Known For
Welcome to the Sticks
2008
as Philippe Abrams
Honeymoon Crasher
2025
as Michel
The Chorus
2004
as Chabert
Alibi.com
2017
as Mr. Godet
22 Bullets
2010
as Tony Zacchia
Little Nicholas
2009
as Nicolas' father
Superchondriac
2014
as Dimitri Zvenka
The Well Digger's Daughter
2011
as Félipe Rambert
Family Is Family
2018
as Kad Merad
Life for Real
2023
as Louis
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