Kad Merad
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Biography
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 Ouï FM, the Paris Rock genre station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the Rock'n Roll Circus, introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV. In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, La Grosse Emission. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles. In 2003, he scored his First box-office success with Mais Qui a tué Pamela Rose?, co-written with Baroux. In 2007, Kad received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Je vais Bien, ne t'en fais pas! and appears in AaRON's film soundtrack video clip. His best challenger was Dany Boon. During the shooting of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, this friendly struggle was a running joke between the two of them. That same year, he made his first appearance with Les Enfoirés music troop and is still one of its members. He was also inducted as the Godfather of the Telethon. The next year, he starred as Phillipe Abrams in the French movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis. The film was a surprise - and phenomenal - success in France and Europe, becoming the best-attended movie ever made in France, with 21 million moviegoers.
Known For
Filmography
Tout un poème
Movie
Jeu de vilains
Movie · as Monsieur Tosca
Kamoulox
TV · as Contestant · 1 ep
Les Héros du Louvre
Movie · as Babi Maklouf
Fausse note
Movie · as Nathan Dinke
Permis de détruire
Movie · as Dominique
11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère
Movie · as self
A Family of Bastards
Movie · as Djilali
The Countess of Monte Cristo
TV · 8 eps
Lost Media
TV · as ? · 8 eps
Popemobile
Movie · as Slim / Barnabé VI
Before What Comes After
Movie · as Augustin Masset
100 Million!
Movie · as Patrick
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
Movie
Honeymoon Crasher
Movie · as Michel
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries
Movie · as Self : Godfather of Pasteur Institute
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
Movie · as Self
The Original+
Movie · as Self - Guest
Liars Club
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Belphegor
TV · as Charles Moreau · 4 eps
At the End of the Day
Movie · as Lino
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Movie
King of My Castle
Movie · as Jean-François Casteigne
Les Boules de Noël
Movie · as Antonin
40
Movie · as Self
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024
Movie · as Kad Merad
Anthracite
TV · as Claude Chevallier · 6 eps
Terminal
TV · as Sylvain Cresson · 1 ep
The Trigger
TV · as Philippe Rickwaert · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Movie
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary
Movie · as Self - Guest Star
Life for Real
Movie · as Louis
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Movie · as Self
Une journée avec Jacques Brel
Movie · as Self
Improbox
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Pamela Rose: The Series
TV · as Richard Bullit · 9 eps
Beau geste
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
LEGEND
TV · 1 ep
Citoyen d'honneur
Movie · as Samir Amin
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
Movie · as Membre du comité de soutien
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
Movie · as Self
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
Movie · as Self
Benjamin Biolay Christmas Show
Movie · as Self : Guest
The Year of the Shark
Movie · as Thierry
Making of Biolay Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Oussekine
TV · as Maitre Georges Kiejman · 4 eps
The Torch
TV · as Patrice · 9 eps
MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre
TV · as Père · 1 ep
Kad Merad on Stage
Movie · as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Movie
Amis
Movie · as Pierre
Un homme d'honneur
TV · as Richard Altman · 6 eps
Irrésistiblement Kad !
Movie
Bullit & Riper
Movie · as Richard Bullit
Queens of The Field
Movie · as Marco
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Movie
The Big Hit
Movie · as Étienne Carboni
The Flame
TV · as Patrice
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sixty
Movie · as Self - Comedian
Just a Gigolo
Movie · as Alex
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Movie · as Self - Guest
A Wolf's Journey
Movie · as himself- narrateur
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Movie
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
Movie
Broute.
TV · 1 ep
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
TV · 2 eps
Inside Suspicion
TV · as Thomas Kertez · 2 eps
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Movie · as Self
Brillantissime
Movie · as Dr Steinman
Kings for a Day
Movie · as Joseph
Looking for Teddy
Movie · as Michel
Dad Friend
Movie · as Stéphane
Family Is Family
Movie · as Kad Merad
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Movie
On refait les grands duos d'humour
Movie · as Self
The Secret Song
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Bonsoir !
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
La télé de Valérie Lemercier
Movie · as Self
Alibi.com
Movie · as Mr. Godet
Orchestra Class
Movie · as Simon Daoud
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Movie
Face the Classroom
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Marseille
Movie · as Paolo
Max & Leon
Movie · as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
Movie · as Self - Guest
Baron Noir
TV · as Philippe Rickwaert · 24 eps
Disappeared in Winter
Movie · as Daniel
Bis
Movie · as Patrice
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Movie
We Were Young
Movie · as Kiki
The Parisian Bitch
Movie · as Kad Merad (uncredited)
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Movie · as Self
Peplum
TV · as Timo · 1 ep
Capitaine Marleau
TV · as Daniel Rivière · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Superchondriac
Movie · as Dimitri Zvenka
Nicholas on Holiday
Movie · as Nicolas' father
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
Movie · as Serge Renart
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Movie
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It Happened in Saint-Tropez
Movie · as Roni Melkowich
The Big Bad Wolf
Movie · as Louis
Clique
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Superstar
Movie · as Martin Kazinski
Play It Like Godard
Movie · as star
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
Movie · as Richard Bullit
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Well Digger's Daughter
Movie · as Félipe Rambert
Monsieur Papa
Movie · as Robert Pique
War of the Buttons
Movie · as Père Lebrac
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
Movie
The Tuche Family
Movie · as Le poissonnier
Vendredi, tout est permis
TV · as Self · 3 eps
22 Bullets
Movie · as Tony Zacchia
The Italian
Movie · as Dino/Mourad
Protect and Serve
Movie · as Michel Boudriau
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Movie
Little Nicholas
Movie · as Nicolas' father
RTT
Movie · as Arthur Lepage
Safari
Movie · as Richard Dacier
C à vous
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Movie
Welcome to the Sticks
Movie · as Philippe Abrams
My Stars
Movie · as Robert Pelage
Paris 36
Movie · as Jacky Jacquet
Modern Love
Movie · as Olivier
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Could This Be Love?
Movie · as Rachid
3 Friends
Movie · as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
Movie · as Jacques
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
Movie · as Himself
Pur week-end
Movie · as Frédéric Alvaro
In Mom's Head
Movie · as Jacques Charlot
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Movie · as Paul Tellier
J'invente rien
Movie · as Paul
A Ticket to Space
Movie · as Stéphane Cardoux
Les Irréductibles
Movie · as Gérard
Try Me
Movie · as Vincent
Beyond the Ocean
Movie · as Oncle Tango
Star Trek... ou presque
Movie
Salut les Terriens !
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
On n'est pas couché
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Community Property
Movie · as Martin
Iznogoud
Movie · as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
The Chorus
Movie · as Chabert
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Movie · as Le Mexicain Cellule
Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2
Movie · as Kad Merad
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
Movie · as Richard Bullit
The Pharmacist
Movie · as le médecin légiste
The Dope
Movie · as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
The Car Keys
Movie · as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Movie · as Pierre 2
Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier
Movie
Même pas Mal
Movie · as Gérard Lanza
Samedi soir en direct
TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps
Bloody Christmas
Movie
The Tombs
Movie · as Gustave
Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD
Movie
The Strategy of Failure
Movie · as M. Golden
The High Life
Movie · as Le motard
The Apartment
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Caméra Café
TV · as Un psychopathe
Burger Quiz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La Cape et l'épée
TV · as Yaziz · 1 ep
Blague à Part
TV · as Maxwell · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Téléthon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Télématin
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Cérémonie des César
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Presenter · 1 ep