Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh fascinates me precisely because comedy travels so badly across cultures, yet he managed to conquer France, Morocco, and even attempt the American stand-up scene. Carrying a Moroccan-Jewish background into French cabaret and then English-language comedy takes real nerve. His film work, from Midnight in Paris to Priceless, proves he is more than a stand-up act. To me, he embodies the rare comedian who treats borders as a challenge rather than a ceiling, and earning the Order of Arts and Letters along the way confirms that ambition paid off handsomely.

Name (English)

Gad Elmaleh

Name (Japanese)

ガッド・エルマレ

Reading

がっど・えるまれ

Born

April 19, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Casablanca, Casablanca Prefecture, Morocco

Occupation

comedian / cabaret performer / director / screenwriter / stage actor

Awards & achievements

• Officer of Arts and Letters
• 2015 Knight of the National Order of Quebec

• Official sitehttps://www.gadelmaleh.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gadelmaleh/
• Xhttps://x.com/gadelmaleh
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gad%20Elmaleh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318991

Tags

• Casablanca Prefecture
• comedian
• cabaret performer
• director

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.