Élie Semoun
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". ...
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Known for
Caméra Café
le gardien de nuit
Kaamelott
le Répurgateur
Bref
Elie Semoun
Fort Boyard
Self
Palmashow - Very Bad Blagues
Napoléon
Burger Quiz
Self
The Gardener
Dr Rouma
Téléthon
Self
Capitaine Marleau
Lieutenant Hazarski
Ma pire angoisse
Le médecin
Platane
Elie Semoun
Kem's
Self
La Cape et l'épée
Ménestrel
Who Wants to Win Millions?
Self - Contestant
Moot-Moot
Les Patel et Le Représentant (voice)
Édouard et ses filles
Bertrand
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Psychologist
The secret song
Self
Porn in the Hood
Elie Semoun
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Cubitus (voice)
L'Incroyable Embouteillage
Jean-Etienne
L'Incroyable Embouteillage
Mathieu
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Omega
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Cubitus (voice)
That's My Jam France
Self - Guest
La Grande Semaine
Self - Guest
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
Self - Special Appearance
Elie Semoun, l'effroyable vérité
Self
Stuck Together
Policier
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
Que le meilleur gagne
Self - Candidate
Surviving Sid
Additional Voices (voice)
Daddy Cool
L'automobiliste énervé
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
Tapiro
Iznogoud
un prince
On aurait dû aller en Grèce
Capitaine Fiama
Two Much for the Job
RAF
Casablanca Driver
M. X
Second Chance
Philippe Markus
Let There Be Light!
Dieu le magasinier
Ducoboo
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Park Benches
Womanizer # 2
The Three Brothers
Brice, le bras droit de Steven
Les Bidochon
René
Muppets TV
Self - Guest (3)
Haters
Bertrand
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
People - Jet set 2
Cyril Legall
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Ducoboo 3
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Classico
Ernest
Ducobu 5
Gustave Latouche
My Darling Family
Neuilly Yo Mama!
Huissier
A Village Almost Perfect!
Denis
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
Self
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
Elie Semoun
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
The Car Keys
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 2
Self
Les Parasites
Brigadier Schmitt
Drôles de familles
Self
Ducobu 4 President
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Zapping Family
Vivien Kechiche
The Grand Restaurant IV
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public
Self
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Le maître d'hôtel
Le Placard
François Pignon
Marrakech du rire
Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017
Self
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Philippe
Fake News
The presenter of online betting
Old School
Frère de Ramzy - Dealer
Looking for Teddy
Gouthard
Les petites annonces la suite de la suite
Various Characters
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
Self
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Self - Guest
Cyprien
Cyprien / Jack Price
The Storytelling Show
Éric (voice)
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
Self
Un divorce de chien
Julien
Emilie Jolie
Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)
Camping : histoire d'un succès
Self - Actor
Riviera
Romansky
Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
Gustave Latouche
Rien dans les poches
Marco Abitbol
Made in Jamel
I Love You Coiffure
M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")
Meudon rire de tout - 2ème édition
Self
20 sketches, une vie
Self
Sixty
Self - Comedian
Love Me
The lover
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
Various Characters
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
Self
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public 2
Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
Self
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Everything Must Disappear
Gerard Piche
If I Was Him
Tristan
Jamel Show
Self
Tous Inconnus
("Maitresses et patients" segment)
Tous Inconnus
("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)
Second life
Steve Michaud
M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture
Self
Les Galas Juste Pour Rire: Un monde sans femme
Chief Biker
Les Démons de Jésus
Gérard
Stringer
Filo
Elie Semoun - Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
Various Characters
Le grand show des humoristes
Self
Aux abois
Paul Duméry
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
Self
Web Comedy Awards
Vendeur
Le Clone
Thomas
Les Grandes Bouches
Fichier
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
Self
Elie Semoun et ses monstres
Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
Self
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
Various Characters
Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
Self
Départ immédiat
Self
Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
Self
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi, Maman ?
Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
Self
Les seigneurs du château
Self
Bonsoir Monsieur Devos
Self
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
La famille, ça me fait bien rire !
Self
Le grand show des humoristes - Spécial couples
Self
Soirée Pyjama
Self - Guest
Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
Self
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Self
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'essentiel
Various Characters
Anne Roumanoff & co s'amusent !
Self
Babylone, police de proximité
Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 10e édition
Self
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
Self
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017
Self
Les petites annonces d'Elie - La suite...
Various Characters
Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
Pompilus
Elie Semoun se prend pour qui ?
Self
Elie Semoun - Elie et Semoun au Palais des Glaces
Self
Elie Semoun - Elie annonce Semoun
Various Characters
Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies
Self
Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
Self
Elie Semoun - À Partager
Self
Les Zacros de la Télé
Self - Guest
Elie Semoun - Merki...
Self
Charité biz'ness
Momo / Masipu
My Old Man
Elie
La presque soirée présidentielle
Lionel Navire
Élie & Dieudonné
Self
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
Self
Vivement dimanche
Self
Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
Self
Quotidien
Self - Guest
Zone interdite
Self
Sacrée soirée
Self
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest
La Parenthèse inattendue
Self
Panique dans l'oreillette
Self
Camille & images en hebdo
Self
Que le meilleur gagne ! Le quiz des générations
04 - Équipe Boomers (+ 60 ans)