Acting
Élie Semoun
FR, EN cinema · 133 credits
Born
16 October 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Élie Sémoun · Élie Semhoun · Elie Semhoun · Elie 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". ... Source: Article "Élie Semoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Filmography
My Darling Family
as Jean-Luc
Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche / Jean-Théodore Latouche, Director, Screenplay
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
as Cubitus (voice)
On change les règles
as Self - Guest
The Gardener
as Dr Rouma
Ducobu Goes Green!
as Gustave Latouche, Writer, Director
On aurait dû aller en Grèce
as Capitaine Fiama
Les grands comiques du petit écran
as Self : Guest
Elie Semoun et ses monstres
as Self, Author
My Old Man
as Elie, Writer
Ducobu 4 President
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche, Director, Writer
Classico
as Ernest
Tous Inconnus
as ("Maitresses et patients" segment), as ("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)
Camping : Histoire d'un succès
as Self - Actor
Stuck Together
as Policier
Fake News
as The presenter of online betting
Haters
as Bertrand
Ducoboo 3
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche, Writer, Director
I Love You Coiffure
as M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")
Soirée Pyjama
as Self - Guest
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
as Cubitus (voice)
Looking for Teddy
as Gouthard
La presque soirée présidentielle
as Lionel Navire
Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
as Self, Director
Elie Semoun - À partager
as Self, Scenario Writer
Le Placard
as François Pignon
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
as Cubitus (voice)
Serial (Bad) Weddings
as Psychologist
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Porn in the Hood
as Elie Semoun
Ducoboo
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Second Chance
as Philippe Markus
Emilie Jolie
as Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)
The Storytelling Show
as Éric (voice)
Un divorce de chien
as Julien
Cyprien
as Cyprien / Jack Price, Writer
Park Benches
as Womanizer # 2
Neuilly Yo Mama!
as Huissier
Surviving Sid
as Additional Voices (voice)
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - L'Essentiel
as Various Characters, Production Design
Les Petites Annonces la suite de la suite
as Various Characters, Creator
Daddy Cool
as L'automobiliste énervé
Rien dans les poches
as Marco Abitbol
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
as Various Characters
Riviera
as Romansky
Aux abois
as Paul Duméry
Zapping Family
as Vivien Kechiche
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
as Le maître d'hôtel
Iznogoud
as un prince
Dieudonné - Code de la Route
2005
Dieudonné - Code de la Route
as Pépé Cadillac's son
Les Zacros de la Télé
2004
Les Zacros de la Télé
as Self - Guest
People : Jet Set 2
as Cyril Legall
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
as Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
The Car Keys
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
as Various Characters, Director, Writer
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - La Suite...
as Various Characters, Creator
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
as Various Characters, Director
Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
as Self, Writer
If I Was Him
as Tristan
Second life
as Steve Michaud
Elie annonce Semoun
as Various Characters
Old School
as Frère de Ramzy - Dealer
Love Me
as The lover
Les Parasites
as Brigadier Schmitt
Les Grandes Bouches
as Fichier
Stringer
as Filo
Jamel Show
as Self
Le Clone
as Thomas
Let There Be Light!
as Dieu le magasinier
Charité biz'ness
as Momo / Masipu
Les Démons de Jésus
as Gérard
Everything Must Disappear
as Gerard Piche
Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
as Self, Scenic Artist
Les Bidochon
as René
The Three Brothers
as Brice, le bras droit de Steven
Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
as Various characters, Writer
Élie & Dieudonné
as Self, Writer
Papa veut pas que je t'épouse
as Brad Meltclaff