Acting
Kad Merad
FR cinema · 128 credits
Born
27 March 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Also known as Kadour Merad · 카드 므라드
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 & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the Rock'n Roll Circus, introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Jeu de vilains
Jeu de vilains
as Monsieur Tosca
Les Héros du Louvre
as Babi Maklouf
Fausse note
as Nathan Dinke
Permis de détruire
as Dominique
A Family of Bastards
as Djilali
Popemobile
as Slim / Barnabé VI
Before What Comes After
as Augustin Masset
100 Million!
as Patrick
Honeymoon Crasher
as Michel
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)
Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries
as Self : Godfather of Pasteur Institute
The Original+
as Self - Guest
King of My Castle
as Jean-François Casteigne
Les Boules de Noël
as Antonin
40
as Self
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary
as Self - Guest Star
Life for Real
as Louis
Citoyen d'honneur
as Samir Amin
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
as Membre du comité de soutien
Benjamin Biolay Christmas Show
as Self : Guest
The Year of the Shark
as Thierry
Amis
as Pierre, Director
Bullit & Riper
as Richard Bullit, Director
Queens of The Field
as Marco
The Big Hit
as Étienne Carboni
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
Just a Gigolo
as Alex, Writer
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
A Wolf's Journey
as himself- narrateur
Brillantissime
as Dr Steinman
Kings for a Day
as Joseph
Looking for Teddy
as Michel
Dad Friend
as Stéphane
Family Is Family
as Kad Merad
Alibi.com
as Mr. Godet
Orchestra Class
as Simon Daoud
Marseille
as Paolo, Director, Adaptation, Screenplay, Dialogue
Max & Leon
as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
as Self - Guest
Disappeared in Winter
as Daniel
Bis
as Patrice
We Were Young
as Kiki
The Parisian Bitch
as Kad Merad (uncredited)
Superchondriac
as Dimitri Zvenka
Nicholas on Holiday
as Nicolas' father
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
as Serge Renart
It Happened in Saint-Tropez
as Roni Melkowich
The Big Bad Wolf
as Louis
Superstar
as Martin Kazinski
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
as Richard Bullit, Director
The Well Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
Monsieur Papa
as Robert Pique, Director
War of the Buttons
as Père Lebrac
The Tuche Family
as Le poissonnier
22 Bullets
as Tony Zacchia
The Italian
as Dino/Mourad
Protect and Serve
as Michel Boudriau
Little Nicholas
as Nicolas' father
RTT
as Arthur Lepage
Safari
as Richard Dacier
Welcome to the Sticks
as Philippe Abrams
My Stars
as Robert Pelage
Paris 36
as Jacky Jacquet
Modern Love
as Olivier
Could This Be Love?
as Rachid
3 Friends
as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
as Jacques
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
as Himself, Director
Pur week-end
as Frédéric Alvaro
In Mom's Head
as Jacques Charlot
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
as Paul Tellier
J'invente rien
as Paul
A Ticket to Space
as Stéphane Cardoux, Writer
Les Irréductibles
as Gérard
Try Me
as Vincent
Beyond the Ocean
as Oncle Tango
Community Property
as Martin
Iznogoud
as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
The Chorus
as Chabert
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
as Le Mexicain Cellule
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
as Richard Bullit, Writer
The Pharmacist
as le médecin légiste
The Dope
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
The Car Keys
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Don't Worry, Be Happy
as Pierre 2
Même pas Mal
as Gérard Lanza
The Tombs
as Gustave
Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD
Actor, Director
The Strategy of Failure
as M. Golden
The High Life
as Le motard