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Kad Merad

カド・メラッド　/　かど・めらっど

Screenwriter from Algeria

March 27, 1964 (age 62)　・　Sidi Bel Abbès, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, Algeria

Sidi Bel Abbès Province
screenwriter
film director
radio personality

My Take

Kad Merad is the sort of multi-hyphenate I genuinely enjoy. Screenwriter, director, radio personality, and actor, he refuses to be boxed into a single craft. Born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, and rising to win the 2007 César for Best Supporting Actor and a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, he embodies a French-Algerian story of talent crossing borders to reach the very top. What I value most is the range; he can carry broad comedy and quiet drama with equal ease, and beneath the lightness there is always a hint of lived-in melancholy. For anyone exploring French cinema, he is essential viewing.

Overview

Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, Arabic: قدور ميراد; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian writer and actor.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kad Merad
Name (Japanese): カド・メラッド
Reading: かど・めらっど
Born: March 27, 1964 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dragon
Origin: Sidi Bel Abbès, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, Algeria
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / film director / radio personality / film actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2007 César Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/merad.kad/
Xhttps://x.com/KadMerad
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89

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