Kad Merad

Known for ActingBorn 1964-03-27 (age 62)Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Broute.

The Unexpected Getaway

The Apartment

Florent Pagny fait son Taratata

Florent Pagny : un homme libre

Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès

The Secret Song

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

Beyond the Ocean

Community Property

Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours

Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

Amis

A Wolf's Journey

Kad et Olivier - Antotologie

The Chorus

Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés

Baron Noir

Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu

The Tombs

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

The Flame

Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés

Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !

Burger Quiz

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

40

Une journée avec Jacques Brel

The Torch

Oussekine

Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous

The Big Hit

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !

Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs

Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD

Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime

The Well Digger's Daughter

Caméra Café

Inside Suspicion

Welcome to the Sticks