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My Take
Boujenah fascinates me because comedy born of displacement always carries extra weight. A Tunisian-born Jewish artist who became a French national treasure, he writes, directs, acts on stage and screen, and has been decorated repeatedly with the Order of Arts and Letters and the National Order of Merit. But the honors aren't what draw me; it's the suspicion that beneath his laughter sits the ache of exile and memory of a lost North African world. The comedians I admire most are the ones who alchemize sorrow into warmth, and a one-man show that can make an audience weep and roar at once is theater I'd cross an ocean to see.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michel Boujenah
- Name (Japanese)
- ミシェル・ブジュナー
- Reading
- みしぇる・ぶじゅなー
- Born
- November 3, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dragon
- Origin
- Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia
- Occupation
- comedian / screenwriter / film director / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Carnot high school Tunis
Awards & achievements
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- 2021 Commander of the National Order of Merit
- 1996 Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 2011 Officer of the National Order of Merit
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Michel Boujenah born?
Born November 3, 1952 (age 73).
Where is Michel Boujenah from?
Michel Boujenah is from Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia.
What does Michel Boujenah do?
Michel Boujenah works as comedian, screenwriter, film director, stage actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.