Best known for his comedy and amazing acting skills, Gad Elmaleh (age 47) is a renowned Moroccan French actor. The comedian and actor is widely recognized for his appearances in the movies like Priceless, La Doublure, Midnight in Paris and much more. Reviewing Gad Elmaleh’s biography, we came to know that the actor was born on April 19, 1971, in Casablanca, Morocco. The actor has been rewarded by many of the titles including “Seinfeld of France” and is also named as the funniest person in France. As far as his religion is concerned, Gad Elmaleh is Jewish by religion and is of white ethnicity background. Find in-depth about the entire wiki of comedian-actor Gad Elmaleh.
Early Life and Education
Comedian-actor Gad Elmaleh was born to the parents named David Father) and Régine (mother) and is blessed with two siblings including one brother and a sister named Arie and Judith. His brother is an actor and a singer by profession whereas his sister is a renowned actress and director as well. The Elmaleh clan has made their entire family proud being the recognized person in the entertainment industry.
Gad was raised up with his siblings in a diversified cultural environment and therefore he could easily understand multiple languages like English, French, Moroccan African and Hebrew as well. As far as his education is concerned, Fad attended Lycée Maïmonide and later went to Lycée Lyautey based in Casablanca. To accomplish his further study, the Moroccan actor went to McGill University to read political science but dropped out of his college. As his passion was in acting and entertainment industry, Gad went to study drama in Paris, France.
Career and Professional Life
Officially, Gad Elmaleh initiated his comedian career during late 1990’s. He became popular by his one-man shows which used to interact with the public too. He appeared in the stage of Canada, France, Belgium, Switzerland, the United States and other parts of Morocco to present his comedian skills. His show was released in DVD format and was able to make sales of more than 1,500,000 copies.
Because of his success in the global comedy world, Gad was named as 2006’s the funniest man of the year. He was also seen in the sets of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee in 2013. In 2015, the comedian moved for American tour titled as “Oh My Gad.” Being in the New York City, he appeared on the tour and presented funniest shows ever.
Gad Elmaleh’s forst full length movie was named “Salut Cousin!” Reviewing his acting career in detail, he played the role of Dov in the movie titled “Vérité si je mens! 2” in 2000. In 2004, the actor appeared in the movie “Olé!” and in 2006 in “Priceless.” In 2009, Gad released his own directed movie “Coco” which became a giant hit in the countries like France and Belgium. He had played in many of other movies and is also noticed for his small role in “The Dictator.”
Apart from acting and comedian profession, Gad Elmaleh has presented his music talent by singing a song “it’s kiz my life” which music video was recorded in Hôtel Costes.
He then did his debut as a singer in “it’s kiz my life”, a popular song in a non-existing language. This all facts prove how versatile comedian Gad is.
Is Gad Elmaleh Married? Who is his Wife or Girlfriend?
Moving to his personal life, comedian Gad Elmaleh possibly has no wife or a girlfriend as of now. He is not married till date but is the father of two sons named Raphaël (born on December 17, 2013) and Noé (born on November 1, 2000).
Tracing his past relationship records, Elmaleh was dating French actress Anne Brochet with whom the couple gave birth to Noé. The couple split after having four years of the relationship in 2002. You can find the story of their romantic love life and breakup reasons in detail in the book named “Trajet d’une amoureuse éconduite.” In 2009, the comedian was said to have an affair with Marie Drucker who is known for being French journalist and stayed as a boyfriend and a girlfriend for a one year of the period. Similarly, Elmaleh stayed in the relationship with Charlotte Casirag from which they became the parents of Raphaël.
Net worth and Salary
Let’s explore in brief about the financial facts of the comedian including Gad Elmaleh’s net worth and salary. He has been generating the massive amount of money through his comedy and acting career. Also, being the part of numerous advertising campaigns of the renowned brands, Gad has accumulated the huge amount of wealth. As of now, Gad Elmaleh has a worth of $20 million which is definitely a jaw-dropping figure.
Wiki and Facts
You can discover the comedian biography presented in Wikipedia as well. An interesting fact about Elmaleh’s nationality is that he holds the citizenship of Morocco, France and Canada as well. You can follow Gad Elmaleh on Twitter @gadelmaleh and on Instagram @gadelmaleh where he has retained more than 1.4 and 1.75 million followers respectively. It’s worthwhile visiting his official website gadelmaleh.com.