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Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Acting1958Oran, Oranie, Algérie

Biography

Alain Chabat (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʃaba]; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. Originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of La Cité de la peur (1994), he later co-created and hosted the Burger Quiz game show, which became the most watched entertainment show in the history of French television.

Chabat has also become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He appeared in French Twist (1995), The Taste of Others (2000), Happily Ever After (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), as well as briefly in the television series Kaamelott (2005). Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise.

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Acting History

2027
High in the Clouds
as Bigsby (voice)
2024
Beating Hearts
as Le père de Jackie
C à vous
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Loris Giuliano en balade
TVas Self - Guest
2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
as Le Duc d'Aquitaine
Samedi Sébastien
TVas Self - Guest
2020
#Iamhere
as Stéphane
2019
Play
as Le père de Max
La télé des Nuls
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Keep an Eye Out
as The victim's cry (voice)
Vidéo Club
TVas Self
2015
Reality
as Jason
2013
Turf
as Le Grec
Mood Indigo
as Jules Gouffé
The Brats
as Gilbert
Turf
Executive Producer
Turf
Co-Writer
2011
War of the Buttons
as Maître Labru
The Great Restaurant II
as The Libertine Granting Monogamy
2010
The Whistler
as Le contrôleur des impôts
Babies
Producer
Babies
Screenplay
2009
2008
Daddy Cool
as Norbert, le SDF
A World of Ours
as Le professeur d'anglais
Me Two
as Gilles Gabriel
Salut les Terriens !
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Me Two
Producer
2007
Garage Babes
as La voix off
Garage Babes
Producer
2006
I Do
as Luis Costa
Have you ever seen..?
TVas Narrateur, autres voix additionnelles150 eps
On n'est pas couché
TVas Self - Guest
I Do
Writer
Have you ever seen..?
TVProducer150 eps
2005
Papa
as Papa
Papa
Additional Dialogue
2004
Casablanca Driver
as Dr. Brenson
L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls
as (archive footage)
RRRrrrr!!!
as Pierre (le Guérissologue)
RRRrrrr!!!
Director
2003
The Car Keys
as Dog seller
L'Intégrule - Les Nuls
as (archive footage)
Chouchou
as Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
as Bernard, le metteur en scène
2001
Burger Quiz
TVas Self - Host163 eps
Burger Quiz
TVCreator
2000
The Taste of Others
as Bruno Deschamps
Kitchendales
as Enzo's mother (voice)
La Cape et l'épée
TVas Ménestrel
Authentiques
Director
1999
Sitcom, A Movie
as Étienne
Hard Off
as Le gynécologue et andologue
Bricol'girls
as The Rasta Man
Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie
as Le général allemand
Jamel Show
as Self
Bricol'girls
Director
1997
Didier
as Didier
The Cousin
as Gérard Delvaux
Didier
Director
Didier
Screenplay
Didier
Co-Producer
1996
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
as le courtisan à Versailles
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
as Pierre Krief
1994
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
as Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist
Wacko
as Le pilote
Coucou c'est nous !
TVas Self1 eps
1992
Pizza Blob
as Professeur Liégeois
1990
Baby Blood
as Passant cinéma
Les Nuls, l'émission
TVas Self - Various characters
Histoire(s) de la télévision
TVas Roland Gilet (le père)
1989
Sacrée Soirée
TVas Self - Les Nuls2 eps
A.B.C.D. Nuls
TVas Self
1988
Champs-Elysées
TVas Self - Les Nuls1 eps
Palace
TVas Le mari qui commande des bises pour sa femme / Client fugitif
1987
No Goal
TVas le capitaine Lamar
1976
Cérémonie des César
TVas Self - Host

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/24/1958(67 years old)
Place of Birth
Oran, Oranie, Algérie