Alain Chabat
| Alain Chabat | |
|---|---|
 Chabat at the "Salon du Cinéma" in Paris, 14 January 2006 | |
| Born |
24 November 1958 Oran, French Algeria |
| Occupation | Actor, director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Alain Chabat (born 24 November 1958 in Algeria) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He was originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of the cult comedy film La Cité de la peur (1994). He has since then become a notable actor and filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the films he directed, which include the other cult comedy films Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra and RRRrrrr!!!
He also appeared in French Twist, The Taste of Others, The Science of Sleep, Happily Ever After, and the cult comedy series Kaamelott.[1] Additionally, he voiced the character of Shrek in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise.
Life and career
Chabat was born in Oran, French Algeria.[2] He is Jewish.[2]
His media career began in 1987 when he founded the comedy group "Les Nuls" (The Dummies) with Bruno Carette, Chantal Lauby and Dominique Farrugia.[3] Les Nuls' first appearance on French television, on the subscriber channel Canal Plus, was a sci-fi spoof entitled Objectif Nul (a word play with Objectif Lune, the French title of the comic album Destination Moon, one of The Adventures of Tintin). The show shares striking similarities with the British TV series Red Dwarf, although both shows were released at roughly the same time and it is unlikely one influenced the other. [4]
Both as a member of Les Nuls (in La Cité de la Peur) and in his solo efforts (including Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, in which he both directed and acted), Chabat is one of the few French comedians who has managed to successfully emulate the heavily referential, pop-culture-based writing style of the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker trio and adapt it to the tastes of the French audience. [5]
Chabat also voiced the title character in the French dubs of all three Shrek films, replacing Mike Myers. He won the César Award for Best Debut in 1998 for Didier.[6]
He co-starred in Happily Ever After (2004) and in Prête-moi ta main (2006) (which he also wrote) alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg. He played Napoleon Bonaparte in the 2009 film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Objectif: Nul | Captain Lamar | Several | TV Series |
| 1989 | Palace | Cédric | Jean-Michel Ribes | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 1990 | Baby Blood | The Slain | Alain Robak | |
| Histoire(s) de la télévision | Roland Gilet | Alain Berbérian & Alexis Bouriquet | TV Series | |
| 1991 | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | Gérard Martinez | Alessandro Capone, Thierry Lhermitte, ... | |
| 1992 | Pizza blob | Professor Liégeois | Nicolas Hourès | Short |
| 1993 | La Classe américaine | Voice | Michel Hazanavicius & Dominique Mézerette | TV Movie |
| 1994 | La Cité de la peur | Serge Karamazov | Alain Berbérian (2) | |
| À la folie | Thomas | Diane Kurys | ||
| Parano | The Pilot | Alain Robak (2) | ||
| One Night of Hypocrisy | Nicolas Hourès (2) & David Rudrauf | Short | ||
| 1995 | French Twist | Laurent Lafaye | Josiane Balasko | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| 1996 | Beaumarchais | The Courtier | Édouard Molinaro | |
| Delphine 1, Yvan 0 | Pierre Krief | Dominique Farrugia | ||
| Toniglandyl | The Sick Man | Myriam Isker | TV Short | |
| 1997 | Didier | Didier Hazanavicius | Alain Chabat | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| Le cousin | Gérard Delvaux | Alain Corneau | ||
| 1998 | Ivre mort pour la patrie | The German General | Vincent Hachet | TV Short |
| 1999 | Trafic d'influence | The Priest | Dominique Farrugia (2) | |
| Mes amis | Etienne | Michel Hazanavicius (2) | ||
| La débandade | The Specialist | Claude Berri | ||
| 2000 | The Taste of Others | Bruno Deschamps | Agnès Jaoui | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Chlotrudis Award - Best Cast |
| Kitchendales | Enzo's Mother | Chantal Lauby | ||
| 2001 | L'art (délicat) de la séduction | Master Zen | Richard Berry | |
| La cape et l'épée | The Minstrel | Jean-Jacques Amsellem | TV Series (2 Episodes) | |
| 2002 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Julius Caesar | Alain Chabat (2) | Nominated - European Film Award - Best Actor |
| Restauratec | Jean-Pierre Ranu | Nicolas Charlet & Bruno Lavaine | TV Short | |
| 2003 | Chouchou | Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg | Merzak Allouache | |
| Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches | Bernard | Chantal Lauby (2) | ||
| The Car Keys | The Dog Seller | Laurent Baffie | ||
| Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? | Peter Mc Gray | Éric Lartigau | ||
| Perles à rebours | Pierre Excoffier & François Hernandez | Short | ||
| 2004 | RRRrrrr!!! | Doctor Pierre | Alain Chabat (3) | |
| Happily Ever After | Georges | Yvan Attal | ||
| Casablanca Driver | Doctor Brenson | Maurice Barthélémy | ||
| 2005 | Papa | Papa | Maurice Barthélémy (2) | |
| 2006 | The Science of Sleep | Guy | Michel Gondry | |
| I Do | Luis Costa | Éric Lartigau (2) | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor | |
| Avez-vous déjà vu..? | Narrator | Pierre-Alain Bloch | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 2007 | Garage Babes | The Cacou | Julien Pelgrand | |
| Kaamelott | The Duke of Aquitaine | Alexandre Astier | TV Series (4 Episodes) | |
| 2008 | 15 ans et demi ... | Norbert | François Desagnat & Thomas Sorriaux | |
| La personne aux deux personnes | Gilles Gabriel | Nicolas Charlet & Bruno Lavaine (2) | ||
| Un monde à nous | The Englidh Teacher | Frédéric Balekdjian | ||
| Rien dans les poches | Rita | Marion Vernoux | TV Movie | |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Napoleon | Shawn Levy | |
| Trésor | Jean-Pierre | Claude Berri (2) & François Dupeyron | ||
| Le siffleur | The Taxes Controller | Philippe Lefebvre | ||
| 2011 | La guerre des boutons | Monsieur Labru | Yann Samuell | |
| Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 | Silas | Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier | Short | |
| Le grand restaurant II | A Client | Gérard Pullicino | TV Movie | |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Christian Léger de la Touffe | Brian Robbins | |
| HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami | Dan Geraldo | Alain Chabat (4) | ||
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | Silas | Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier (2) | ||
| 2013 | Mood Indigo | Gouffé | Michel Gondry (2) | |
| Turf | The Greek | Fabien Onteniente | ||
| Les gamins | Gilbert | Anthony Marciano | ||
| 2014 | Asterix: The Land of the Gods | Senator Prospectus | Alexandre Astier (2) & Louis Clichy | |
| Reality | Jason Tantra | Quentin Dupieux | ||
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Luc Besson | ||
References
- ↑ "Alain Chabat". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- 1 2 "Un Nul bourré de talents". L'Express (in French). 24 January 2002. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ ""Nulle part ailleurs", l'esprit potache du "Canal" historique". Le Figaro (in French). 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ "Red Dwarf Saison 1". Devildead DVD (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "Bienvenue chez les ZAZ !". Allociné (in French). 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "Allocine Alain Chabat Récompenses". Allociné (in French). 16 May 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ Landesman, Cosmo (24 May 2009). "Night at the Museum 2". The Sunday Times. London: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alain Chabat. |
- Alain Chabat at the Internet Movie Database
- (French) Interview of Alain Chabat. Artistik Rezo. 2010-06-15.