
Élie Semoun
Known for Acting · 169 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 (39)

Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self

Fort Boyard
1990
as Self

Kaamelott
2005
as le Répurgateur

C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest

Caméra Café
2001
as le gardien de nuit

Zone interdite
1993
as Self

Maigret
1991
as Rougin

Burger Quiz
2001
as Self

Vivement dimanche prochain
1998
as Self

Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Lieutenant Hazarski

Téléthon
1987
as Self

Vendredi, tout est permis
2011
as Self

Bref
2011
as Elie Semoun

Salut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest

Quelle époque !
2022
as Self - Guest

Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter

Platane
2011
as Elie Semoun

The Unexpected Getaway
2012
as Self

Ma pire angoisse
2014
as Le médecin

Panique dans l'oreillette
2008
as Self

Kemps
2019
as Self

The Secret Song
2018
as Self

L'Incroyable Embouteillage
2023
as Jean-Etienne / Mathieu

La Boîte à secrets
2019
as Self

La Cape et l'épée
2000
as Ménestrel

Moot-Moot
2007
as Les Patel et Le Représentant (voice)

Who Wants to Win Millions?
2000
as Self - Contestant

Édouard et ses filles
1990
as Bertrand

Les 100 vidéos qui ont fait rire le monde entier
2018
as Self

Camille & images en hebdo
2023
as Self

3615 code Arthur et Jarry
2018
as Self - Special Appearance

Muppets TV
2006
as Self - Guest

That's My Jam France
2022
as Self - Guest

La Grande Semaine
2024
as Self - Guest

Elie Semoun, l'effroyable vérité
2022
as Self

Que le meilleur gagne
1991
as Self - Candidate

Que le meilleur gagne ! Le quiz des générations
2024
as 04 - Équipe Boomers (+ 60 ans)
Movies (130)

Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
as Omega

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
2014
as Cubitus (voice)

The Gardener
2025
as Dr Rouma

Serial (Bad) Weddings
2014
as Psychologist

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
as Cubitus (voice)

Surviving Sid
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)

Porn in the Hood
2012
as Elie Semoun

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014

Lucky Luke and the Daltons
2004
as Doxey / Le douanier américain / Le douanier mexicain

Le Placard
2015
as François Pignon

Jamel Show
1999
as Self

Second life
2000
as Steve Michaud

Stuck Together
2021
as Policier

Les Démons de Jésus
1997
as Gérard

The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
as Self

Iznogoud
2005
as un prince

Neuilly Yo Mama!
2009
as Huissier

Ducoboo
2011
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

The Grand Restaurant IV
2022

Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
2018
as Tapiro

Haters
2021
as Bertrand

The Three Brothers
1995
as Brice, le bras droit de Steven

Made in Jamel
2010

My Darling Family
2026
as Jean-Luc

Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023

Drôles de familles
2022
as Self

Second Chance
2011
as Philippe Markus

Elie Semoun : Tranches de vies
2012
as Self

Daddy Cool
2008
as L'automobiliste énervé

Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999

Ducoboo 3
2020
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Cyril Legall

Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995

Two Much for the Job
2022
as RAF

Cyprien
2009
as Cyprien / Jack Price

Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
2022
as Self

Classico
2022
as Ernest

Casablanca Driver
2004
as M. X

Rien dans les poches
2008
as Marco Abitbol

A Village Almost Perfect!
2014
as Denis

On aurait dû aller en Grèce
2024
as Capitaine Fiama

Everything Must Disappear
1997
as Gerard Piche

Looking for Teddy
2018
as Gouthard

Let There Be Light!
1998
as Dieu le magasinier

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998

Riviera
2006
as Romansky

Les Parasites
1999
as Brigadier Schmitt

Ducobu Goes Green!
2024
as Gustave Latouche

Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
2002
as Self

Camping : Histoire d'un succès
2021
as Self - Actor

I Love You Coiffure
2020
as M. Gomez (segment "La Réunion de chantier")

Old School
2000
as Frère de Ramzy - Dealer

La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
2005
as Elie Semoun

Park Benches
2009
as Womanizer # 2

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
2022
as Philippe

Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
2012
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

Peplum: la folle histoire du mariage de Cléopâtre
2019
as Pompilus

Les Grandes Bouches
1999
as Fichier

Elie Semoun et ses monstres
2023
as Self

Elie annonce Semoun
2000
as Various Characters

Tous Inconnus
2022
as ("Maitresses et patients" segment) / ("Le Commissariat de Police" segment)

Les Bidochon
1996
as René

Sixty
2019
as Self - Comedian

Le Clone
1998
as Thomas

Franck Dubosc - Les Pour Toi Public
2003
as Self

Zapping Family
2005
as Vivien Kechiche

Love Me
2000
as The lover

Fake News
2021
as The presenter of online betting

Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005
as Le maître d'hôtel

Départ immédiat
2012
as Self

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
2022
as Self

Marrakech du rire
2011
as Self

Emilie Jolie
2011
as Belzébuth / The Charming Prince (voice)

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2019
as Self - Guest

Anne Roumanoff & co s'amusent !
2022
as Self

Stringer
1999
as Filo

Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - La Suite...
2003
as Various Characters

Bonsoir Monsieur Devos
2023
as Self

Soirée Pyjama
2019
as Self - Guest

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
2016
as Self

Ducobu 4 President
2022
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche

Aux abois
2005
as Paul Duméry

Meudon rire de tout - 2ème édition
2023
as Self

Ducobu et le fantôme de Saint-Potache
2026
as Gustave Latouche / Ghislaine Latouche / Jean-Théodore Latouche
Dieudonné - Code de la Route
2005
as Pépé Cadillac's son

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2017
2017
as Self

Un divorce de chien
2010
as Julien

Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
2011
as Self

Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
2021
as Self

Élie & Dieudonné
1993
as Self

Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
2015
as Self

Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun
2017
as Self

Papa veut pas que je t'épouse
1992
as Brad Meltclaff

Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
2016
as Self

Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
2002
as Various Characters

La famille, ça me fait bien rire !
2018
as Self
20 sketches, une vie
2018
as Self
Le Grand Show des humoristes
2020
as Self

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
2018
as Self

La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
2004
as Self

Les seigneurs du château
2021
as Self
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
2015
as Self

Charité biz'ness
1998
as Momo / Masipu

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
2015
as Self

Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017
2017
as Self

Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
2018
as Self

M'rire Festival : Gala D'ouverture
2017
as Self

Les Petites Annonces la suite de la suite
2008
as Various Characters

Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite
2007
as Various Characters

If I Was Him
2002
as Tristan

Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
1996
as Self

Les Petites Annonces d'Elie - L'Essentiel
2008
as Various Characters

Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 10e édition
2017
as Self

Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
1994
as Various characters
Les Zacros de la Télé
2004
as Self - Guest

Elie annonce Semoun, la suite...
2003
as Various Characters

The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2
2015
as Self

Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme
2006
as Chief Biker

The Storytelling Show
2010
as Éric (voice)
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 169 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Élie Semoun has appeared in 130 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Élie Semoun Movies
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) — as Omega
- Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014) — as Cubitus (voice)
- The Gardener (2025) — as Dr Rouma
- Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014) — as Psychologist
- Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018) — as Cubitus (voice)
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