Samy Naceri
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![]() Naceri at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. | |
Born |
Saïd Naceri 2 July 1961 Paris, France |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Samy Naceri (French pronunciation: [sami naseˈʁi]; born 2 July 1961) is a French actor known for his work in the four Taxi films and The Code (La Mentale).
Childhood and career
He was born Saïd Naceri to an Algerian Kabyle father and a French mother in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois. His brother is Bibi Naceri, who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit film District 13. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Personal life
He has a son, Julian, born in 1995. He is currently married to actress Marie Guillard. Stemming from a substance abuse charge in 2003, Samy was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with deferment, had his driving licence suspended for three years, and was penalized with a €5,000 fine for a road rage incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants.[2][3][4][5]
In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a trendy Paris restaurant.[6] The actor was convicted for assault and spent two months in jail.[7] He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers.[8] In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing a security guard in Aix-en-Provence, He was sentenced to 9 months in prison (6 months suspended) for violence and was also sentenced to 1 month in prison for assaulting two guards at a medical center where he was being treated for overdosing on drugs.[9][10]
Filmography
- 1989 : La Révolution française directed by Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron (uncredited)
- 1994 : Léon directed by Luc Besson
- 1994 : Frères directed by Olivier Dahan
- 1995 : Coup de vice directed by Zak Fishman
- 1995 : Raï directed by Thomas Gilou
- 1996 : Malik le maudit directed by Youcef Hamidi
- 1996 : La Légende de Dede directed by Antonio Olivares
- 1997 : Bouge! directed by Jérôme Cornuau
- 1997 : Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer directed by Carole Giacobbi
- 1998 : Taxi directed by Gérard Pirès
- 1998 : Cantique de la racaille directed by Vincent Ravalec
- 1999 : Un pur moment de rock'n'roll directed by Manuel Boursinhac
- 1999 : Une pour toutes directed by Claude Lelouch
- 2000 : Taxi 2 directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 2000 : Là-bas, mon pays directed by Alexandre Arcady
- 2001 : Le Petit Poucet directed by Olivier Dahan
- 2001 : Nid de guêpes (The Nest) directed by Florent-Emilio Siri
- 2001 : La Merveilleuse Odyssée de l'idiot toboggan directed by Vincent Ravalec
- 2001 : La Repentie directed by Laetitia Masson
- 2001 : Féroce directed by Gilles de Maistre
- 2002 : La Mentale directed by Manuel Boursinhac
- 2002 : Concerto pour un violon directed by Gilles de Maistre
- 2002 : Disparu directed by Gilles de Maistre
- 2002 : Tapis volant directed by Youcef Hamidi
- 2003 : Taxi 3 directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 2003 : Finding Nemo directed by Andrew Stanton (voice of Crush the sea turtle in the French dubbed version)
- 2004 : Bab el web directed by Merzak Allouache
- 2006 : Indigènes directed by Rachid Bouchareb
- 2007 : Taxi 4 directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 2008 : Des poupées et des anges directed by Nora Hamidi
- 2012 : Ce que le jour doit à la nuit, directed by Alexandre Arcady
- 2013 : Tip Top
Awards and nominations
Winner
2006: Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor
1995: Locarno International Film Festival - Best Actor
1995: Festival du Film de Paris - Special Mention
Nominated
1999: Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ↑ Philippe DU TANNEY, Les nouvelles frasques de Samy Naceri, in Le Figaro, no. 17644, jeudi 3 mai 2001, p. 16
- ↑ Philippe DU TANNEY, Sami Naceri condamné pour injures, dans Le Figaro, no. 17668, jeudi 31 mai 2001, p. 11
- ↑ Philippe du TANNEY, Le timide repentir de Samy Naceri, in Le Figaro, no. 18071, samedi 14 septembre 2002, p. 10
- ↑ Associated Press, Samy Naceri à l'amende, in Le Monde, samedi 12 octobre 2002
- ↑ Christophe Ono-Dit-Biot, Samy l'embrouille a encore frappé, in Le Point, jeudi 1er décembre 2005, p. 82.
- ↑ Le Monde, lundi 28 novembre 2005, p. 8
- ↑ "French actor jailed over insults". BBC News. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ "FOXNews.com - Actor Samy Naceri Sentenced in Two Cases - Celebrity Gossip – Entertainment News – Arts And Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ↑ « Samy Naceri de nouveau devant la justice ! », Peoplestar.tv, 15 Octobre 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samy Naceri. |
- Samy Naceri at the Internet Movie Database
- (French) Samy Naceri in Allocine website