Élie Semoun
Known for Acting · 173 credits
- Born
- 1963-10-16 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Élie Sémoun · Élie Semhoun · Elie Semhoun · Elie Semoun
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
1998
as Self
Fort Boyard
1990
as Self
Zone interdite
1993
as Self
Kaamelott
2005
as le Répurgateur
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Caméra Café
2001
as le gardien de nuit
Burger Quiz
2001
as Self
Maguy
1985
Quelle époque !
2022
as Self - Guest
Maigret
1991
as Rougin
Salut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest
Bref
2011
as Elie Semoun
Clique
2013
as Self - Guest
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Lieutenant Hazarski
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter
Moot-Moot
2007
as Les Patel et Le Représentant (voice)
Vendredi, tout est permis
2011
as Self
Platane
2011
as Elie Semoun
The Unexpected Getaway
2012
as Self
Who Wants to Win Millions?
2000
as Self - Contestant
Ma pire angoisse
2014
as Le médecin
Téléthon
1987
as Self
The Secret Song
2018
as Self
Muppets TV
2006
as Self - Guest
Kemps
2019
as Self
Panique dans l'oreillette
2008
as Self
Les 100 vidéos qui ont fait rire le monde entier
2018
as Self
La Boîte à secrets
2019
as Self
Que le meilleur gagne
1991
as Self - Candidate
La Cape et l'épée
2000
as Ménestrel
L'Incroyable Embouteillage
2023
as Jean-Etienne / Mathieu
Camille & images en hebdo
2023
as Self
Édouard et ses filles
1990
as Bertrand
Que le meilleur gagne ! Le quiz des générations
2024
as 04 - Équipe Boomers (+ 60 ans)
La Grande Semaine
2024
as Self - Guest
Ducobu
as Latouche (voice)
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
2018
as Self - Special Appearance
Elie Semoun, l'effroyable vérité
2022
as Self
That's My Jam France
2022
as Self - Guest
Movies (131)
Neuilly Yo Mama!
2009
as Huissier
The Gardener
2025
as Dr Rouma
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
as Omega
Serial (Bad) Weddings
2014
as Psychologist
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
as Cubitus (voice)
Porn in the Hood
2012
as Elie Semoun
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
2014
as Cubitus (voice)
Départ immédiat
2012
as Self
Old School
2000
as Frère de Ramzy - Dealer
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
2026
as Cubitus (voice)
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
2004
as Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain
Ducobu 4 President
2022
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
2018
as Tapiro
Aux abois
2005
as Paul Duméry
Love Me
2000
as The lover
Emilie Jolie
2011
as Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
2022
as Self
Le Placard
2015
as François Pignon
Cyprien
2009
as Cyprien / Jack Price
Surviving Sid
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
Les Grandes Bouches
1999
as Fichier
Second life
2000
as Steve Michaud
M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture
2017
as Self
Les Zacros de la Télé
2004
as Self - Guest
Everything Must Disappear
1997
as Gerard Piche
Camping : Histoire d'un succès
2021
as Self - Actor
The Three Brothers
1995
as Brice, le bras droit de Steven
Park Benches
2009
as Womanizer # 2
Ducobu Goes Green!
2024
as Gustave Latouche
Ducoboo
2011
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Drôles de familles
2022
as Self
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
2002
as Various Characters
Iznogoud
2005
as un prince
Second Chance
2011
as Philippe Markus
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - La Suite...
2003
as Various Characters
Stuck Together
2021
as Policier
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
2012
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
My Darling Family
2026
as Jean-Luc
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public
2003
as Self
Élie & Dieudonné
1993
as Self
Made in Jamel
2010
Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
2021
as Self
Casablanca Driver
2004
as M. X
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005
as Le maître d'hôtel
Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public 2
2006
as Self
People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Cyril Legall
The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Dieudonné - Code de la Route
2005
as Pépé Cadillac's son
Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
2002
as Self
Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - L'Essentiel
2008
as Various Characters
Charité biz'ness
1998
as Momo / Masipu
Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
2026
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche / Jean-Théodore Latouche
Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
2011
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
Let There Be Light!
1998
as Dieu le magasinier
Looking for Teddy
2018
as Gouthard
Les Parasites
1999
as Brigadier Schmitt
Riviera
2006
as Romansky
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
2005
as Elie Semoun
Les Bidochon
1996
as René
On aurait dû aller en Grèce
2024
as Capitaine Fiama
I Love You Coiffure
2020
as M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")
Stringer
1999
as Filo
Daddy Cool
2008
as L'automobiliste énervé
Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies
2012
as Self
Elie Semoun - Elie et Semoun au Palais des Glaces
1999
as Self
Fake News
2021
as The presenter of online betting
Classico
2022
as Ernest
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
2015
as Self
Le Clone
1998
as Thomas
Sixty
2019
as Self - Comedian
Elie Semoun - À partager
2017
as Self
Elie Semoun se prend pour qui ?
2006
as Self
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
2007
as Various Characters
Les Démons de Jésus
1997
as Gérard
Two Much for the Job
2022
as RAF
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Marrakech du rire
2011
as Self
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
1996
as Self
My Old Man
2023
as Elie
Elie annonce Semoun
2000
as Various Characters
Elie Semoun et ses monstres
2023
as Self
La presque soirée présidentielle
2017
as Lionel Navire
Soirée Pyjama
2019
as Self - Guest
Elie Semoun - Merki...
2009
as Self
Les seigneurs du château
2021
as Self
Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
1994
as Various characters
Ducoboo 3
2020
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017
2017
as Self
Haters
2021
as Bertrand
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
as Self
Babylone, police de proximité
Le Grand Show des humoristes
2020
as Self
Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
2003
as Various Characters
If I Was Him
2002
as Tristan
Rien dans les poches
2008
as Marco Abitbol
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
2016
as Self
A Village Almost Perfect!
2014
as Denis
The Storytelling Show
2010
as Éric (voice)
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Jamel Show
1999
as Self
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi, Maman ?
2020
Tous Inconnus
2022
as ("Maitresses et patients" segment) / ("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
2017
as Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
2022
as Self
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
2018
as Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
2018
as Self
Un divorce de chien
2010
as Julien
Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
2019
as Pompilus
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
2016
as Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
2015
as Self
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
2022
as Philippe
20 sketches, une vie
2018
as Self
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
2004
as Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Papa veut pas que je t'épouse
1992
as Brad Meltclaff
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2019
as Self - Guest
Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme
2006
as Chief Biker
About Élie Semoun
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… With 173 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Élie Semoun has appeared in 131 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Élie Semoun Movies
- Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) — as Huissier
- The Gardener (2025) — as Dr Rouma
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) — as Omega
- Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014) — as Psychologist
- Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018) — as Cubitus (voice)
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