Élie Semoun
Known for: Acting
Élie Semoun (born Élie Semhoun on 16 October 1963) is a French comedian, actor, director, writer and singer. Élie Semoun was born in France, to a Sephardic Jewish family of Moroccan-Jewish and Algerian-Jewish descent. In 1980 at the age of 17, Semoun wrote two collections of poems and two plays. Beginning in 1988, he had regular appearances on the television series Vivement lundi! on TF1, where he played a horse mounted on rollers. His comedy career began in 1990 with his partner Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, with whom he wrote and performed daring, skits with scathing takes generally taboo subjects such as racism and poverty, often playing up contrasts between himself and his partner in terms of origin, color, and religion. Their first show was held at Café de la Gare in 1991. The duo acquired a certain notoriety in 1992 after several appearances on their fellow comedian Arthur's show Emission Impossible, where they were noticed for their particularly corrosive sketches. They followed this up with one success after another at Le Splendid Theater, Paris's Palais des glaces, and at Casino de Paris. Élie and Dieudonné formed one of the most popular comic duos of the 1990s. In 1997 the duo split due to artistic and financial differences. Élie resented how Dieudonné handled their relations with the media and admitted that he was unhappy that his friend had turned towards film (and that he left to appear in the United States) and antisemitism. Dieudonné managed the financial aspects of their career, and Semoun felt their money was not divided equitably. Breaking out on his own, Semoun continued his success with Petites Annonces d'Élie (which had been at first intended to be a show with Dieudonné) alongside his friend the actor Franck Dubosc. Once again his performance was promoted by his friend on the show Les Enfants de la télé (France) Inspired by actual classified ads recorded by them in a van, the "Petites Annonces d'Élie" (Élie's Classified Ads) are seen through the character of Cyprian, a repulsive looking man searching for a "busty blond". Semoun went back on stage with a one-man show, Élie and Semoun. He supported Bertrand Delanoë during Paris's municipal elections of 2001 and Lionel Jospin during the presidential election of 2002. In 2003, he released an album of French songs called simply "Chansons". In early 2005, he performed in a show (co-authored with Franck Dubosc and Muriel Robin entitled Élie Semoun se prend pour qui? Élie Semoun maintained in the years following his separation with Dieudonné a complex and strained relationship with his former partner. First strained, then reconciled, they have again grown apart during the public controversy aroused by the political stances of Dieudonné. "Some have speculated on the reunion of our duo, but I must tell you that this is clearly out of the question! It's over." In 2012, he declared that "the Dieudonné he knew and the Dieudonné of today appear to him like two completely different people, and he is unable to reconcile them in his mind". ... Source: Article "Élie Semoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Series
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Caméra Café
le gardien de nuit
2001
Series
Kaamelott
le Répurgateur
2005
Series
LEGEND
2023
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Series
Fort Boyard
Self
1990
Series
Zone interdite
Self
1993
Series
Vivement dimanche prochain
Self
1998
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter
1976
Series
Clique
Self - Guest
2013
Series
Maigret
Rougin
1991
Series
Vendredi, tout est permis
Self
2011
Series
Burger Quiz
Self
2001
Series
Bref
Elie Semoun
2011
Series
Capitaine Marleau
Lieutenant Hazarski
2015
Series
Quelle époque !
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Maguy
1985
Series
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest
2006
Film
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Psychologist
2014
Series
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2012
Series
Téléthon
Self
1987
Series
Platane
Elie Semoun
2011
Film
The Gardener
Dr Rouma
2025
Film
Neuilly Yo Mama!
Huissier
2009
Film
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Cubitus (voice)
2014
Film
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Cubitus (voice)
2018
Film
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Omega
2008
Series
Who Wants to Win Millions?
Self - Contestant
2000
Series
La Boîte à secrets
Self
2019
Series
Kemps
Self
2019
Series
Les 100 vidéos qui ont fait rire le monde entier
Self
2018
Film
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
2004
Series
Muppets TV
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Ma pire angoisse
Le médecin
2014
Film
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
Cubitus (voice)
2026
Film
Surviving Sid
Additional Voices (voice)
2008
Series
La Cape et l'épée
Ménestrel
2000
Series
Panique dans l'oreillette
Self
2008
Series
L'Incroyable Embouteillage
Jean-Etienne
2023
Series
L'Incroyable Embouteillage
Mathieu
2023
Series
Moot-Moot
Les Patel et Le Représentant (voice)
2007
Film
Porn in the Hood
Elie Semoun
2012
Series
The Secret Song
Self
2018
Series
Camille & images en hebdo
Self
2023
Film
Stuck Together
Policier
2021
Film
Départ immédiat
Self
2012
Series
Ducobu
Latouche (voice)
Film
Aux abois
Paul Duméry
2005
Series
Édouard et ses filles
Bertrand
1990
Film
Ducobu 4 President
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
2022
Series
Elie Semoun, l'effroyable vérité
Self
2022
Film
Second Chance
Philippe Markus
2011
Film
Park Benches
Womanizer # 2
2009
Series
Que le meilleur gagne
Self - Candidate
1991
Film
Emilie Jolie
Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)
2011
Film
The Three Brothers
Brice, le bras droit de Steven
1995
Film
Second life
Steve Michaud
2000
Film
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Film
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
Tapiro
2018
Series
That's My Jam France
Self - Guest
2022
Film
Cyprien
Cyprien / Jack Price
2009
Film
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
2003
Film
Ducobu Goes Green!
Gustave Latouche
2024
Film
Fake News
The presenter of online betting
2021
Film
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
Film
Drôles de familles
Self
2022
Film
Ducoboo
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
2011
Film
Les Démons de Jésus
Gérard
1997
Film
Old School
Frère de Ramzy - Dealer
2000
Film
Love Me
The lover
2000
Film
Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
Self
2011
Film
Iznogoud
un prince
2005
Film
M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture
Self
2017
Film
I Love You Coiffure
M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")
2020
Film
People : Jet Set 2
Cyril Legall
2004
Series
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
Self - Special Appearance
2018
Film
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
Self
2015
Series
La Grande Semaine
Self - Guest
2024
Film
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
Film
Festival Meudon Rire de tout - 2ème édition
Self
2023
Film
My Darling Family
Jean-Luc
2026
Film
Haters
Bertrand
2021
Film
Les Parasites
Brigadier Schmitt
1999
Film
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Film
Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche / Jean-Théodore Latouche
2026
Film
Looking for Teddy
Gouthard
2018
Film
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
Self
2022
Film
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
2012
Film
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
Various Characters
2002
Film
Le Placard
François Pignon
2015
Film
Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
Self
2002
Film
Les Bidochon
René
1996
Film
Daddy Cool
L'automobiliste énervé
2008
Film
Two Much for the Job
RAF
2022
20 sketches, une vie
Self
2018
Film
Les Grandes Bouches
Fichier
1999
Film
Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
Self
2021
Series
Que le meilleur gagne ! Le quiz des générations
04 - Équipe Boomers (+ 60 ans)
2024
Film
Jamel Show
Self
1999
Film
Les grands comiques du petit écran
Self : Guest
2024
Film
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public
Self
2003
Film
A Village Almost Perfect!
Denis
2014
Film
Soirée Pyjama
Self - Guest
2019
Film
Ducoboo 3
Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
2020
Film
Élie & Dieudonné
Self
1993
Film
Everything Must Disappear
Gerard Piche
1997
Film
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Philippe
2022
Film
Tous Inconnus
("Maitresses et patients" segment)
2022
Film
Tous Inconnus
("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)
2022
Film
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Le maître d'hôtel
2005
Les Zacros de la Télé
Self - Guest
2004
Film
Le Clone
Thomas
1998
Film
Let There Be Light!
Dieu le magasinier
1998
Film
Classico
Ernest
2022
Film
On aurait dû aller en Grèce
Capitaine Fiama
2024
Film
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Self
2015
Film
Casablanca Driver
M. X
2004
Film
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
Self
2004
Film
Charité biz'ness
Momo / Masipu
1998
Film
Sixty
Self - Comedian
2019
Film
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Film
Camping : Histoire d'un succès
Self - Actor
2021
Film
Elie Semoun - Merki...
Self
2009
Film
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
Self
2022
Film
Rien dans les poches
Marco Abitbol
2008
Film
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
Self
2015
Film
Stringer
Filo
1999
Film
The Storytelling Show
Éric (voice)
2010
Film
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017
Self
2017
Film
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
Self
2016
Film
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Self - Guest
2019
Film
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
Elie Semoun
2005
Film
Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
Various characters
1994
Film
Les seigneurs du château
Self
2021
Film
Made in Jamel
2010
Film
La famille, ça me fait bien rire !
Self
2018
Film
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
Self
2018
Film
Riviera
Romansky
2006
Film
The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2
Self
2015
Film
Un divorce de chien
Julien
2010
Film
Zapping Family
Vivien Kechiche
2005
Film
Anne Roumanoff & co s'amusent !
Self
2022
Film
Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme
Chief Biker
2006
Dieudonné - Code de la Route
Pépé Cadillac's son
2005
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi, Maman ?
2020
Film
Papa veut pas que je t'épouse
Brad Meltclaff
1992
Film
Marrakech du rire
Self
2011
Film
Bonsoir Monsieur Devos
Self
2023
Film
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public 2
Self
2006
Film
My Old Man
Elie
2023
Le Grand Show des humoristes
Self
2020
Film
Elie Semoun et ses monstres
Self
2023
Film
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - La Suite...
Various Characters
2003
Film
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
Self
2016
Film
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Babylone, police de proximité
Film
Le Grand Show des humoristes - Spécial couples
Self
2021
Film
Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
Pompilus
2019
Film
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
Various Characters
2003
Film
If I Was Him
Tristan
2002
Film
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - L'Essentiel
Various Characters
2008
Film
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
Various Characters
2007
Film
Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
Self
2017
Film
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
Self
2018
Film
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017
Self
2017
Film
Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
Self
1996
Film
Elie annonce Semoun
Various Characters
2000
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
Self
2015
Film
Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 10e édition
Self
2017
Film
Elie Semoun se prend pour qui ?
Self
2006
Film
La presque soirée présidentielle
Lionel Navire
2017
Film
Elie Semoun - Elie et Semoun au Palais des Glaces
Self
1999
Film
Elie Semoun - À partager
Self
2017
Film
Les Petites Annonces la suite de la suite
Various Characters
2008
Film
Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies
Self
2012