Jamel Debbouze
Jamel Debbouze is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, and producer known for his unique comedic style and engaging performances. He gained fame through films like 'Amélie' and 'Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre'. Renowned for his distinctive voice and improvisational skills, he has made a significant impact... Read More
Known for
Amélie (2002)
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days...
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs...
Personal details
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unknown character | ||
| 2026 |
The Girl in the CloudsThe adventures of a young girl named Providence, who is entrusted with a magic quill that makes everything she writes... |
The Guinea Pig of Providence | |
| 2026 | Self : Guest | ||
| 2026 |
MarsupilamiDavid is tasked to deliver a mysterious package from South America, only to find out he is carrying a baby... |
Pablito Camaron | |
| 2025 |
The Original+Canal+ Group hosted a live splashy American-style upfront presentation the Olympia in Paris, unveiling their prestige 2026 slate. |
Self - Presenter | |
| 2025 |
Juste pour Rire Montréal 2025The world's largest comedy festival, Just for Laughs Montreal, returns with a French gala bringing together the biggest stars of... |
Self | |
| 2025 | Lui-même | ||
| 2025 |
Asterix & Obelix: The Big FightWhen their druid forgets how to prepare the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix must defend the village as Caesar plots... |
Sucettalanix (voice) | |
| 2025 |
MercatoMercato takes us behind the scenes of today's soccer, a global industry with interests running into billions. Driss, a player... |
Driss | |
| 2024 | Self : Interviewed | ||
| 2024 |
Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapyBorn over a century ago in the United States, stand-up comedy has conquered the world, spreading via the internet to... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2024 |
Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversairesHe may not like birthdays, but Michel Denisot celebrates LGJ's 20th, CANAL+'s 40th, and his own 80th! |
Self | |
| 2024 |
40Primetime special to celebrate 40 years of CANAL+. |
Self | |
| 2024 |
Paris 2024 Olympic Opening CeremonyOn 26 July 2024, the largest-ever Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place, beginning at 7.30 p.m. CET. The Opening Ceremony... |
Self (torchbearer) | |
| 2024 |
NBC's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in IMAXFor the first time ever, experience the world's biggest event on the world's biggest screens! It's NBC’s broadcast of the... |
Self - Torchbearer | |
| 2024 |
TerminalWelcome aboard Flywings, the lowest of all low-cost airlines! Greeting you today is your pilot, Jack, who handles his personal... |
Max | |
| 2024 |
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événementThe 2024 edition of the yearly charity concert for the Yellow Coins foundation. |
Self - Guest | |
| 2024 |
Five Years From NowHakim is mysteriously sent into the future, but only five years from now... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 | Self | ||
| 2023 | Unknown character | ||
| 2023 | Self | ||
| 2023 | Self - Guest | ||
| 2023 |
L'Âge d'or de la pub55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television screen. Over the... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Self | ||
| 2023 |
Amélie: The Real StoryThe truth about the real Amélie Poulain is finally revealed. |
(archive footage) | |
| 2022 |
Le Late avec Alain ChabatAlain Chabat hosts a brand-new late show for TF1: games, fake ads, stand up, live music and interviews with all... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2022 |
The New ToySamy lives happily with his wife, Alice, in a poor urban housing project amongst friends and neighbours. For his son’s... |
Samy | |
| 2022 |
Citoyen d'honneurSamir Amin is a fulfilled writer, Nobel Prize for Literature, who lives in Paris, far from his native country, Algeria.He... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ansThe Marrakech du Rire is back in 2022 for its tenth edition, an opportunity to celebrate 10 years of laughter,... |
Self - Host | |
| 2022 |
Hot OnesWatch Kyan Khojandi interview celebrities as they burn their tastebuds! |
Self - Guest | |
| 2021 | Self | ||
| 2021 | Self - Guest | ||
| 2021 |
Canal+ ReplayMr. Replay hosts a TV special where more than 30 French comedians "replay" iconic Canal+ original programmings. |
Bref | |
| 2020 | Self | ||
| 2020 | Self - Guest | ||
| 2020 |
L'autre moiJH is a person like the others but one evening he meets his other self. |
Jamel | |
| 2019 |
KempsIn each episode, two teams of 2 celebrities challenge each other in a game of Kemps. The goal is simple:... |
Self | |
| 2019 | Self | ||
| 2019 |
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2019The 9th edition of Marrakech du rire is still taking place at the El Badi Palace. Jamel Debbouze is joined... |
Self | |
| 2018 | Self | ||
| 2018 |
The Brand New Adventures of AladdinAfter freeing Baghdad from its terrible ruler, Aladin delays his marriage to the princess until a new dictator arrives to... |
Shah Zaman / Marco | |
| 2018 |
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018The “Jamel et ses amis” gala, Marrakech du Rire’s flagship event, brings together founder Jamel Debbouze and a host of... |
Self - Host | |
| 2018 |
The Perfect DayFrench soccer fans, celebrities and athletes retrace the exhilarating events of July 12, 1998, as France earned a historic win... |
Self | |
| 2018 | Self | ||
| 2017 | Self - Host | ||
| 2017 |
Face the Classroom25 youngsters, aged 10 to 12 years, probe political party leaders on a range of topics. |
Self - Guest | |
| 2017 |
Le Saturday Night LiveFrench version of the famous sketch show that parodies cultural and political news. |
Self | |
| 2016 | Self | ||
| 2016 | Self | ||
| 2016 |
QuotidienQuotidien (nicknamed "The French Show with the Good Lighting" abroad) is a French daily infotainment television program broadcast in the... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2016 |
The Blues: Another Story of FranceThis documentary charts 20 years of the French national soccer team, Les Bleus, whose ups and downs have mirrored those... |
Self | |
| 2016 | Self - Host | ||
| 2016 | Self | ||
| 2016 | Self | ||
| 2016 |
One Man and his CowAn Algerian man's life-long dream finally comes true when he receives an invitation to take his cow Jacqueline to the... |
Hassan | |
| 2015 |
La Petite Histoire de France**1810:** Renata Plancher, cousin of Napoleon, Jean Plancher, and their son Baptiste run an inn, "Chez Bonaparte," in Paris, Faubourg... |
Faux Gaspard | |
| 2015 |
La Petite Histoire de France**1810:** Renata Plancher, cousin of Napoleon, Jean Plancher, and their son Baptiste run an inn, "Chez Bonaparte," in Paris, Faubourg... |
Louis XIV | |
| 2015 |
Eko et ses amis au Marrakech du Rire 2015The gala, held during the 5th Marrakech du Rire, brought together a host of Moroccan and international comedians around Eko,... |
Self | |
| 2015 | Self - Host | ||
| 2015 |
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go ApeBased on the novel 'Evolution Man' by Roy Lewis, this tells the story about the first man - young Edward... |
Edouard (voice) | |
| 2015 | Self | ||
| 2014 |
CANAL+'s 30th anniversaryPrimetime special to celebrate 30 years of CANAL+. |
Self | |
| 2014 | Self | ||
| 2014 | Self - Host | ||
| 2014 |
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common HistoryFootball is both the place, the crystallization of sporting passion and the witness of identity imaginations. It is also an... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
The MarchersIn 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely... |
Hassan | |
| 2013 |
Louis de Funès ForeverA moving and very funny portrait of the personal and professional life of the magnificent French comedian Louis de Funès... |
Self | |
| 2013 | Self - Guest | ||
| 2013 | Self - Host | ||
| 2013 |
HomelandFarid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which... |
Le cousin | |
| 2013 | Self | ||
| 2012 |
360A disparate group of characters unknowingly bond by the sexual choices they make. Consumed by loneliness, a British businessman ponders... |
Algerian Man | |
| 2012 |
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2012Marrakech du Rire is an annual international festival of humor that has been held since 2011 in Marrakech, Morocco. Created... |
Self - Host | |
| 2012 |
HOUBA! On the Trail of the MarsupilamiWhen reporter Dan Geraldo arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to... |
Pablito Camaron | |
| 2011 |
HollywooSometimes, when you think you have it all, everything falls apart. That is exactly the story of Jeanne .Just when... |
Farres | |
| 2011 | Self | ||
| 2011 |
Chicken with PlumsSince his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all... |
Houshang / Le mendiant | |
| 2011 | Jamel Debbouze | ||
| 2011 |
BrefA lost thirty-something shares his struggles, from failed relationships to boring jobs and pointless nights out. Stuck in his routine... |
Unknown character | |
| 2011 |
Marrakech du rireFrom June 8 to 12, 2011, Jamel Debbouze organized the first Marrakech Laughter Festival. For this major event, Jamel invited... |
Self - Host | |
| 2010 |
Made in JamelPour cette nouvelle aventure, Jamel a invité des artistes, à participer à plus d’une douzaine de courts-métrages originaux créés par... |
Self | |
| 2010 |
Outside the LawAfter losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe.... |
Saïd | |
| 2009 |
C à vousEvery day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2009 | Self | ||
| 2008 |
Let It RainAgathe Villanova is a self-centered, workaholic feminist politician who, upon reluctantly returning to her home in the south of France... |
Karim | |
| 2008 |
Asterix at the Olympic GamesAstérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus... |
Numérobis (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Self | ||
| 2007 | Self | ||
| 2006 |
Salut les Terriens !Salut les Terriens! is a French talk show hosted by Thierry Ardisson, launched on Canal+ on November 4, 2006, and... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2006 |
Days of Glory1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir... |
Saïd Otmari | |
| 2006 |
Jamel Comedy ClubJamel Comedy Club is a French comedy show on the television station Canal+, produced and presented by the French actor/comedian... |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Angel-AA beautiful and mysterious woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together... but is their meeting purely coincidence? |
André | |
| 2005 | Jamel Driddi, standardiste | ||
| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 |
She Hate MeFired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit. |
Doak | |
| 2003 |
The Car KeysWho would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner... |
Voice of Bingo, the play dough dog | |
| 2002 | Self | ||
| 2002 |
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraBehind the scenes of Chabat's take on Asterix. |
Self - Actor | |
| 2002 | Self | ||
| 2002 |
Dead WeightAfter winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket. |
Malian warden (uncredited) | |
| 2002 |
Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraHistory's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar... |
Numérobis | |
| 2001 |
Burger QuizA French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host. |
Self | |
| 2001 |
AmélieAt a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie... |
Lucien | |
| 2001 |
GranturismoJean-Michel takes by car a hitch-hiker which are going to him to make it even of quite colors. |
François, the hitchhiker | |
| 2000 | Self | ||
| 2000 | Self | ||
| 1999 |
Jamel ShowJamel is given carte blanche at CANAL+ for an hour, the comedian took this opportinity to gather friends and guests... |
Self - Host | |
| 1999 |
Bricol'girlsDIY lesson for Dummies, by Dummies and given by Suzanne, Camille and Elena, all commented by Alain Chabat. |
Unknown character | |
| 1999 |
Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère !Four guys from a Paris housing project fabricate a documentary about drug dealers working in the City of Lights. When... |
Youssel | |
| 1999 |
Les Petits SouliersThe misadventures of four friends hired as Santa Claus. |
Zinedine Haouita | |
| 1998 |
HAt a dysfunctional hospital in Paris, three bumbling, eccentric medical employees embark on zany misadventures with surgical imprecision. |
Jamel Dridi | |
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1998 |
Tout le monde en parleTout le monde en parle is a French talk show broadcast on France 2 from September 5, 1998 to July... |
Self | |
| 1998 |
ZonzonIn a French prison, three men are coming to terms with the emotional and physical torment which their incarceration brings... |
Kader | |
| 1992 |
The Blue Stones of the DesertIn a remote village in Morocco, Najib, 14 years old, is convinced that there are blue stones in the desert,... |
Najib | |
| 1987 | Self | ||
| 1976 |
Cérémonie des CésarThe César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art... |
Self - President | |
| 1976 |
Cérémonie des CésarThe César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art... |
Self - Presenter | |
| TBA | Unknown character |
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Got a question about Jamel Debbouze?
Jamel Debbouze is best known for his roles in 'Amélie', 'Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre', and 'La vérité si je mens !'.
Yes, Jamel has received several awards, including the Best Actor award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his role in 'The Last Frenchman'.
Jamel Debbouze made his film debut in 'La vérité si je mens !' in 1997, which significantly boosted his career.
Jamel is known for his observational humor, improvisation, and ability to connect with audiences through personal anecdotes.
Jamel began his career in stand-up comedy, performing in various venues before gaining recognition in television and film.
Jamel Debbouze's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting his success in film and comedy.
The Jamel Comedy Club is a comedy venue founded by Jamel Debbouze that showcases new talent and has launched numerous successful comedians.
Jamel Debbouze has significantly influenced French comedy, known for breaking barriers and promoting multiculturalism in the industry.