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Gad Elmaleh
Creating French-language stand-up shows and films including Chouchou and Priceless.
Chouchou · L’autre c’est moi
- Born
- 19 April 1971
- Birthplace
- Casablanca, Morocco
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Gad Elmaleh
Moroccan-Canadian comedian whose routines draw on language, migration and everyday social behaviour.
Early life
Multilingual childhood
Grew up in a Moroccan Jewish family speaking French and Moroccan Arabic.
Study and migration
Moved to Montreal and later trained in drama at Cours Florent in Paris.
Career
- 1990s
Stage beginnings
Developed autobiographical solo comedy in France.
- 2000s
Popular success
Expanded into major touring shows and film roles.
- 2010s onward
English-language work
Performed in the United States and developed comedy across languages.
Selected work
Chouchou
Played the title role in a film built around one of his characters.
L’autre c’est moi
A major solo show mixing observation and audience interaction.
Priceless
Starred opposite Audrey Tautou in a romantic comedy.
Beyond work
Language and identity
His experience moving between countries supplies recurring material.
Family connections
His brother Arié and sister Judith also work in performance and writing.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Georges Biard. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
