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Omar Sy
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French actor and comedian (born 1978)
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Omar Sy is a French actor and comedian born in Trappes, Yvelines, France, in 1978. He began his work period in 2000 and is recognized for his roles as a film and television actor. Sy speaks French and Pulaar, with French as his native language. He is a male who follows Islam and has five children.
Sy has received the César Award for Best Actor and was included in the Time 100 collection. He was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor and the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film. In his professional life, he has a business or sport partnership with Fred Testot.
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Film & TV
Trappes, Yvelines, France
Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, which became the second highest grossing French film of all time in the French box office. He received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in The Intouchables and…
Known for
- Dumas: Black Devil2027
- Shadow Force — Isaac2025
- Out of Control — Julien2025
- I Was a Stranger — Marwan2025
- French Lover — Abel Camara2025
- Patience (Sabali) — Sekou2025
- The Killer — Sey2024
- The Book of Clarence — Barabbas2024
- Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires — Self2024
- Father & Soldier — Bakary Diallo2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1978-01-20 ) 20 January 1978 (age 48) , Trappes , France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Spouse
- Hélène Sy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Omar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Trappes
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- Pulaar
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- Time 100
- Image
- Omar Sy (2020).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Commons category
- Omar Sy
- date of birth
- 1978-01-20
- name in native language
- Omar Sy
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- social media followers
- 3358817
- described at URL
- theglobalstardom.com/omar-sy
- partner in business or sport
- Fred Testot
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Encyclopedic overview
Omar Sy ( French pronunciation: [ɔmaʁ si]; Fula: 𞤌𞤥𞤢𞤪 𞤅𞤭, romanized: Omar Si; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor.
Sy was initially best known in France for his comedy sketches with Fred Testot on the Service après-vente des émissions television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider international recognition for his role in the 2011 comedy-drama film The Intouchables, which earned him the César Award for Best Actor, making him the first black recipient. He later appeared in larger productions such as X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Jurassic World (2015), Two Is a Family (2016), Chocolat (2016), Inferno (2016), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Arctic Dogs (2019), the Netflix-produced series Lupin (2021–present), Jurassic World Dominion, and The Takedown (2022).
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