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Booder
Born
Mohammed Benyamna

(1978-08-13) August 13, 1978 (age 46)
Bouarfa, Figuig Province, Morocco
CitizenshipMoroccan, French
Occupation(s)Actor, humorist

Mohammed Benyamna better known by his stage name Booder,[1] born (1978-08-13)August 13, 1978 is a French-Moroccan actor and comedian.

Life

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Booder was born in Bouarfa, Morocco. He joins France in 1979 and grew up in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. He discovered comedy at the theatre club of his high school. After the obtention of a baccalauréat specialized in accounting he decides to change path to go on stage and become a comedian. His stage name is a reference to his favorite footballer, the Moroccan Aziz Bouderbala.[2][3] He acquired the French nationality by naturalization on 24 June 1999.[4]

career

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At the start of his career, he is part of a trio with two other comedians, without success, he then continues alone. From 2004 he performed in one-man shows in Parisian theatres. He's spotted by producer Rachid Ould-Ali, he was entrusted with the first part of Mouss Diouf's show at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, in Paris.[2]

His first appearance in the cinema was in 2003 in a film of François Hanss, named Corps à corps.[5]

In 2011, he played his first major role in Beur sur la ville, written, directed and produced by Djamel Bensalah.[6]

During the On Fridays, Anything Goes [fr] of the 8 January 2021, TV show of Arthur in which he is frequently invited, he announces that he published an autobiography called Un bout d'air in 2020 and that he had already sold 10 000 books.[citation needed]

Booder is easily recognizable with his small size, his atypical physique and his hat. Even thought the press sometimes attributed to him the Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, he states that he doesn't suffer from any genetical disease.[7]

On 1 September 2022, he made his debut as a new member of the radio show Les Grosses Têtes, animated by Laurent Ruquier.[8]

In 2022, with Gaëlle Falzerana he realized his first film, Le Grand Cirque in which he played the first role. The film is released in February 2023 in cinemas.[9]

In 2023, he starred in the play Pour le meilleur et pour le pire, alongside Rebecca Hampton.[10]

Filmography

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Year Original title English title Role
2003 Corps à corps Body to Body
2005 Bab el web appearing
2009 Neuilly sa mère ! Neuilly Yo Mama! Abdelmalik
2009 Je vais te manquer a policeman
2009 La Marche des crabes
2010 Opération 118 318, sévices clients Kader Belkacem
2011 Halal police d'État the Berber
2011 Beur sur la ville lieutenant Khalid Belkacem
2012 Un Marocain à Paris
2016 Pattaya Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya the steward
2016 Spatts!
2017 Ouvert la nuit Open at Night the rose seller
2018 Neuilly sa mère, sa mère! Straight Outta Neuilly Abdelmalik
2018 Alad'2 The Brand New Adventures of Aladin
2021 Le Furet William
2023 Le Grand Cirque Momo
2024 Le Nounou Samir

TV shows

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Year(s) Name of the show TV channel
2010 Ticket pour le soleil France Ô
2011, 2015 and 2018-2020 Touche pas à mon poste ! France 4 and C8
2011, 2014 and 2020 Fort Boyard France 2
2014 Jazirat Al Kanz
Since 2016 On Fridays, Anything Goes with Arthur TF1
2017 Cache toi-si tu peux Gulli
2019, 2020 Le Grand Concours TF1
2020 La Grosse Rigolade C8
2020 District Z TF1
2020-2022 Les Touristes TF1
2020 Tous en cuisine, en direct avec Cyril Lignac M6
2023 Vendredi, tout est Booder TF1

Music clips

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Year Song Artist
2007 Nouveau Français Amel Bent
2011 La Danse des magiciens Magic System
2012 Elle t'a maté (Fatoumata) Keen'V
2017 En chaleur Ghetto Phénommène feat. Jul
2019 Social Lartiste

Theater

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  • 2017 : La grande évasion[11]
  • 2019 - 2021 : Booder is back

References

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  1. ^ "Booder". Gala (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Booder". PREMIERE (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ Séry, Macha (16 Feb 2006). "Booder, clown format poche". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Naturalisations et réintégrations". Journal officiel de la République française (in French): 9320. 25 June 1999. ISSN 0373-0425.
  5. ^ "Booder" (in French). Télé-Loisirs. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Beur sur la ville (CStar) : que devient Booder ? (VIDEO)" (in French). Télé-Loisirs. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ Charhi, Issam (16 September 2020). "Booder, le chroniqueur de TPMP, atteint d'une maladie génétique ? Il brise enfin le silence !". public.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ "VIDÉO - Les Grosses Têtes : Booder bizuté pour sa première !" (in French). RTL. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Le Grand Cirque - Bande-annonce" (MP4). YouTube (in French). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ Subra, Lucas (10 May 2023). "Théâtre : deux célèbres acteurs vont se donner la réplique à Caraman dans une comédie". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ "La Grande Évasion". L'Officiel des spectacles (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2024.