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Kad Merad
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Kad Merad, born Kaddour Merad on 27 March 1964 in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, is a French screenwriter, film director, radio personality and film actor. He began his career in 1991, working in acting and film direction, and has a professional partnership with Olivier Baroux. Merad received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor and was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. His spouse is Julia Vignali.
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Film & TV
Acting · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
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…
Known for
- Les Héros du Louvre — Babi Maklouf2026
- Fausse note — Nathan Dinke2026
- Permis de détruire — Dominique2026
- 11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère — self2026
- Une Famille de Bâtards — Djilali2026
- Lost Media — ?2026
- Popemobile — Slim / Barnabé VI2025
- Before What Comes After — Augustin Masset2025
- 100 Million! — Patrick2025
- Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés2025
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1964
Member of
- Les Enfoiréssince 2007
- Kad et Olivier
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,842
- Total plays
- 12,583
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Kad Merad, real name Kaddour Merad, (born March 27, 1964 in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria) is a French-Algerian actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kad+Merad">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2010 · cited 2,511x
- An inflammatory cytokine signature predicts COVID-19 severity and survival
· 2020 · cited 2,361x
- The Human Cell Atlas
· 2017 · cited 2,212x
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Key facts
- Born
- Kaddour Merad , ( 1964-03-27 ) 27 March 1964 (age 62) , Sidi Bel Abbès , Algeria
- Years active
- 1991-present
- Spouse
- Emmanuelle Cosso-Mérad ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 – 2012 )
- Partner
- Julia Vignali (2014-present)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Sidi Bel Abbès
- Spouse
- Julia Vignali
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Christophe Girard, Sempé, Kad Merad - Cropped.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kad Merad
- date of birth
- 1964-03-27
- name in native language
- Kad Merad
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 64218
- partner in business or sport
- Olivier Baroux
- birth name
- Kaddour Merad
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Encyclopedic overview
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Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, Arabic: قدور ميراد; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian writer and actor.
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