Patrick Bruel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 14, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Tlemcen, Oran, France [now Algeria]
Biography
Patrick Maurice Benguigui (born May 14, 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player. Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television, and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit. In 2003, just before his partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on 19 August, he changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, combining his stage name with his birth name. On 21 September 2004, he wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; it was his first marriage. His second child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007. As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty television and film productions, and has made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he had begun a long-term collaboration in 1998, to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France. Bruel is a world-class professional poker player. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009. he has earned more than $900,000 in tournament play, of which his ten cash winnings at the WSOP account for $411,659. He also comments on the World Poker Tour in France. In the 2010s, Bruel bought a house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In January 2025, the house was destroyed by the Palisades Fire. Bruel has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993. Source: Article "Patrick Bruel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
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Filmography
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
Movie
Patrick Bruel : On en parle - Le concert au cinéma
Movie · as Self
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Movie · as Self
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Taratata numéro 600
Movie · as Self : Guest
Menace imminente
TV · as Zeev Abadi · 6 eps
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Movie
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
Movie · as Self
Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans
Movie · as Self
Céline Dion, la bande originale de sa vie
Movie · as Self - Guest
La bande son des années 90
Movie · as Self
Serge à Paris
TV · 1 ep
Le grand concert des régions
TV · 2 eps
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Movie
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Movie · as Self
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Movie · as Self
Tous avec le Maroc
Movie · as Self
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Movie · as Self
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Movie · as Self
Paris 2024, le concert-événement
Movie · as Self
On s'était dit rendez-vous... avec Patrick Bruel
Movie · as Self
Le grand show de Noël avec Natasha St-Pier et ses amis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LEGEND
TV · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
Movie
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
Movie · as Self
Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement
Movie · as Self
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Movie · as Self
Quelle époque !
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Movie · as Self
Les 20 chansons de Jean-Jacques Goldman préférées des Français
Movie · as Self
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
Movie · as Self
Villa Caprice
Movie · as Gilles Fontaine
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Movie
Samedi Sébastien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Marie-Claude
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Académie
TV · as Self - Guest Artist · 1 ep
Chansons!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Movie
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
Movie · as Self
Holy Lands
Movie · as Michel
The Best Is Yet to Come
Movie · as César Montesiho
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Movie
Ce soir, on sort
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
Movie
Patrick Bruel, le concert événement
Movie · as Self
Patrick Bruel: Itinéraire d'un surdoué
Movie · as Self
Bonsoir bonsoir!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Movie · as Self
Vianney en concert à l’AccorHotels Arena
Movie · as Self
Le vieux juif Blonde
Movie · as Psy
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Movie
Basique, le concert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Secret Song
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Rembob'Ina
TV · as Self (chanteur et acteur) · 1 ep
A Bag of Marbles
Movie · as Roman
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Movie
A Family
Movie · as Vincenzo
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self
Bécaud, mon père
Movie · as Self
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Movie
Love at First Child
Movie · as Ange
Leurs voix pour l'espoir - 4ème édition
Movie · as Self
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
Movie · as Self
Patrick Bruel - Le Concert Symphonique
Movie · as Self
Nos années 90
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Il était une fois... Patrick Bruel
Movie · as Self
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
Movie · as Philippe Dupin
Sex, Love & Therapy
Movie · as Lambert
Les copains d'abord font du ski
Movie · as Self
BRUEL 2014 Live
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Movie
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
Movie · as Self
L'Été indien
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Brats
Movie · as Agent immobilier
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Movie
En mode Salvail
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La Voix
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Paris-Manhattan
Movie · as Victor
What's in a Name
Movie · as Vincent
Céline Dion, le grand show
Movie · as Self
Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre
Movie · as Vincent
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
Movie
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Movie · as Dan Hayoun
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Movie
Ça finit bien la semaine
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Change of Plans
Movie · as Alain
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Movie
A Secret
Movie · as Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
Bruel Live Des souvenirs ... Ensemble
Movie · as Self
Poker Coach and Patrick Bruel
Movie · as Self
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
TV · as Gérard Grangier, sosie de Patrick Bruel · 1 ep
Comedy of Power
Movie · as Jacques Sibaud
O Jerusalem
Movie · as David Levin
Salut les Terriens !
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
On n'est pas couché
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Movie · as Self
Wolf
Movie · as Nelson
I've Been Waiting So Long
Movie · as Alex
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Tout le monde en parle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La chanson de l'année
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Movie · as Self
Patrick Bruel - Entre deux, à l'Olympia
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
Movie
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Movie · as Self
Sucré salé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pretty Things
Movie · as Jacques
The Milk of Human Kindness
Movie · as Laurent
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Movie
Stars à domicile
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 13 eps
M6 awards 2000
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Movie
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Movie
Lost & Found
Movie · as Rene
Foul Play
Movie · as Patrick Bruel
Paparazzi
Movie · as Patrick Bruel
The Misadventures of Margaret
Movie · as Martin
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 14 eps
K
Movie · as Sam Bellamy
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Movie
Jaguar
Movie · as François Perrin
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Movie
Sabrina
Movie · as Louis
One Hundred and One Nights
Movie · as The First Speaker
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Movie
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Movie
NeXt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Low Profile
Movie · as Julien Segal
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Movie
Taratata
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Sweetheart
Movie · as Christophe Vade
Coucou c'est nous !
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Si ce soir... 1990
Movie · as Self
There Were Days... and Moons
Movie · as Le musicien qui manque son avion
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brothers in Arms
Movie · as Simon Atlan
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Movie · as Philippe
Elsa sous la neige
Movie · as Self
Geld oder Liebe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Murdered House
Movie · as Séraphin Monge
Bandits
Movie · as Mozart
Nulle part ailleurs
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Téléthon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Matin Bonheur
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Bitter Champagne
Movie · as Wanis
Follow My Gaze
Movie · as The musician
P.R.O.F.S.
Movie · as Frédéric
Télématin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Led by the Nose
Movie · as Dany
Marche à l'ombre
Movie · as Metro guitarist (uncredited)
La Chance aux chansons
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Bastard
Movie · as Dan
Le Grand Carnaval
Movie · as Pierre-Marie Labrouche, adopté par Étienne
Tears like knives
Movie · as Gaby
The Graduates of the Last Row
Movie · as Philippe
Singles
Movie · as François
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 17 eps
La Mort en sautoir
Movie · as Singer of a suburban band
The Kick of Sirocco
Movie · as Paulo Narboni
Fan School
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spécial cinéma
TV · as Self · 3 eps