Alain Chabat
Known for: Acting
Alain Chabat (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʃaba]; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. Originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of La Cité de la peur (1994), he later co-created and hosted the Burger Quiz game show, which became the most watched entertainment show in the history of French television. Chabat has also become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He appeared in French Twist (1995), The Taste of Others (2000), Happily Ever After (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), as well as briefly in the television series Kaamelott (2005). Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Chabat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self - Les Nuls
1987
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self - Les Nuls
1982
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Film
Evil Dead Burn
Alice's Father (voice)
2026
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Film
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Silas (voice)
2012
Series
Coucou c'est nous !
Self
1992
Series
Burger Quiz
Présentateur
2001
Series
Burger Quiz
Self - Host
2001
Series
Beau geste
Self
2023
Series
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest
2006
Series
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Various characters
1990
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - Host
1976
Film
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Napoleon Bonaparte
2009
Film
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Bob the Pirate
2017
Series
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Astérix (voice)
2025
Film
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Jules César
2002
Series
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004
Film
A Thousand Words
Christian Leger de la Touffe
2012
Film
Beating Hearts
Le père de Jackie
2024
Film
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Senator Prospectus (voice)
2014
Series
Have you ever seen..?
Narrateur, autres voix additionnelles
2006
Series
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
Hot Ones
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Palace
Client fugitif
1988
Series
Palace
Le mari qui commande des bises pour sa femme
1988
Series
No Goal
le capitaine Lamar
1987
Series
La Cape et l'épée
Ménestrel
2000
Film
The Science of Sleep
Guy
2006
Series
Samedi Sébastien
Self - Guest
2021
Series
Le Late avec Alain Chabat
Self - Host
2022
Film
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Dan Geraldo
2012
Film
Mood Indigo
Jules Gouffé
2013
Film
Christmas & Co.
Santa
2017
Film
RRRrrrr!!!
Pierre (le Guérissologue)
2004
Film
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist
1994
Series
A.B.C.D. Nuls
Self
1989
Film
Incredible But True
Alain
2022
Film
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Le Duc d'Aquitaine
2021
Film
Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be
Goscinny (voice)
2022
Film
Happily Ever After
Georges
2004
Film
High in the Clouds
Bigsby (voice)
2027
Film
The Taste of Others
Bruno Deschamps
2000
Film
French Twist
Laurent Lafaye
1995
Series
Histoire(s) de la télévision
Roland Gilet (le père)
1990
Film
Smoking Causes Coughing
Chef Didier (voice)
2022
Film
Keep an Eye Out
The victim's cry (voice)
2018
Film
Vertiginous
Jacky (voice)
2026
Film
I Do
Luis Costa
2006
Film
God Save the Tuches
(voice)
2025
Film
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
Le Duc d'Aquitaine
2025
Film
Baby Blood
Passant cinéma
1990
Film
The Brats
Gilbert
2013
Film
War of the Buttons
Maître Labru
2011
Film
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
2024
Film
#Iamhere
Stéphane
2020
Film
Reality
Jason Tantra
2015
Film
La Classe américaine
Dubbing Voice (voice)
1993
Film
The Car Keys
Dog Seller
2003
Film
Didier
Didier
1997
Series
Loris Giuliano en balade
Self - Guest
2024
Film
Tresor
Jean-Pierre
2009
Film
Bacri, comme un air de famille
Self
2022
Film
Me Two
Gilles Gabriel
2008
Film
Chouchou
Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg
2003
Film
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
Peter Mc Gray
2003
Film
Pizza Blob
Professeur Liégeois
1992
Film
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
2002
Film
The Whistler
Le contrôleur des impôts
2010
Film
Garage Babes
La voix off
2007
Film
Bricol'girls
The Rasta Man
1999
Film
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Film
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
L'Art (délicat) de la séduction
Maître Zen
2001
Film
Hard Off
Le gynécologue et andologue
1999
Film
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Film
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Gérard Martinez
1991
Film
Drôles de familles
Self
2022
Film
Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve)
Self
2008
Film
Casablanca Driver
Dr. Brenson
2004
Film
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Film
Daddy Cool
Norbert, le SDF
2008
Film
L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls
(archive footage)
2004
Film
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
le courtisan à Versailles
1996
Film
Desproges est vivant
1998
Film
Influence Peddling
le curé
1999
Film
Kitchendales
Enzo's mother (voice)
2000
Film
Wacko
Le pilote
1994
Film
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Self - Director / Writer / Actor
2002
Film
Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie
Le général allemand
1999
Film
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
Bernard, le metteur en scène
2003
Film
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Self - Guest
2023
Film
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993
Film
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
Pierre Krief
1996
Film
Rien dans les poches
Rita
2008
L'histoire de les Nuls
1995
Film
Play
Le père de Max
2019
Film
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Self - Guest
2019
Film
TVN 595, la télévision des nuls
Self
1988
Film
Jamel Show
Self
1999
Film
Les Nuls : La Pub
Self
1992
Film
The Great Restaurant II
The Libertine Granting Monogamy
2011
Film
A World of Ours
Le professeur d'anglais
2008
Film
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
Self : Director
2023
Film
Turf
Le Grec
2013
Film
Les nuls, l'émission avec Lio
self
1991
Film
Courts de stars, 10 comédies courtes mais bonnes !
Self
2002
Film
Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel
Self
2000
Film
6 Days, 6 Nights
Thomas
1994
Film
Les nuls, l'émission
self
1991
Film
Alain Chabat : Leçon de cinéma
Self - Guest
2017
Film
L'Intégrule - Les Nuls
(archive footage)
2003
Film
Sitcom, A Movie
Étienne
1999
Film
La télé des Nuls
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Papa
Papa
2005
Film
The Cousin
Gérard Delvaux
1997
Film
Cinématon n°976 : Alain Chabat
1987
Film
Restauratec
Jean-Pierre Ranu
2002