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Gad Elmaleh (Arabic: جاد المالح, Gād el-Māleḥ, Berber languages: ⴳⴰⴷ ⵍⵎⴰⵍⵃ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Best known in the French-speaking world, he has notably achieved fame in France, Morocco, and the United States. He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Priceless, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris. Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series Huge in France.
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- 1971Born
- 2015Won Knight of the National Order of Quebec
- Won Officer of Arts and Letters
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- •Place of birth: Casablanca
- •Citizenship: Canada, Morocco
- •Known as: comedian, cabaret performer, director, screenwriter
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