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.
Filmography
all 165
Movies 123
self 44
TV Shows 42
Director 5
Writer 3
Creator 2

Cent millions ! (2025)

Liars Club (2025)

Last Breath (2025)

40 (2024)

King of My Castle (2024)

Terminal (2024)

Anthracite (2024)

Pamela Rose, la série (2023)

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma (2023)

Improbox (2023)

Les 10 ans de Studio Bagel (2023)

Citoyen d'honneur (2022)

Oussekine (2022)

Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï (2022)

Amis (2021)

Un homme d'honneur (2021)

Bullit & Riper (2020)

The Big Hit (2020)

La part du soupçon (2019)

Inside Suspicion (2019)

Sixty (2019)

Just a Gigolo (2019)

A Wolf's Journey (2019)

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow (2019)

Dad Friend (2018)

3615 code Arthur et Jarry (2018)

Family Is Family (2018)

Brillantissime (2018)

Orchestra Class (2017)

Face the Classroom (2017)

Alibi.com (2017)

Max & Leon (2016)

La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3 (2016)

Marseille (2016)

Baron Noir (2016)

Capitaine Marleau (2015)

Peplum (2015)

Bis (2015)

Bangkok, We Have A Problem! (2014)

Nicholas on Holiday (2014)

Superchondriac (2014)

It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013)

Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? (2012)

Superstar (2012)

Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure (2012)

War of the Buttons (2011)

The Tuche Family (2011)

Father (2011)

The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)

Images of Women of the Social Corset (2011)

The Italian (2010)

22 Bullets (2010)

Protect and Serve (2010)

RTT (2009)

Little Nicholas (2009)

C à vous (2009)

Safari (2009)

My Stars (2008)

Paris 36 (2008)

Modern Love (2008)

Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

3 Friends (2007)

Pur week-end (2007)

In Mom's Head (2007)

Kad et Olivier - Antotologie (2007)

Salut les Terriens ! (2006)

Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)

Beyond the Ocean (2006)

Try Me (2006)

A Ticket to Space (2006)

Iznogoud (2005)

Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)

The Chorus (2004)

The Car Keys (2003)

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? (2003)

Même pas Mal (2003)

The Dope (2003)

The Pharmacist (2003)

The Tombs (2002)

The High Life (2001)

The Strategy of Failure (2001)

As An Aside (2001)

Blague à part (1998)

Les 30 dernières minutes (1998)

Héro(s)

Jeu de vilains
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1964-03-27 (61 years old)
Birth NameKaddour Merad
Birth PlaceSidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsKadour Merad, 카드 므라드
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, César Award for Best Supporting Actor
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