
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/19/1971
Place of Birth
Casablanca, Morocco
Also Known As
Ґад Ельмалехجاد المالحڭاد المالح
Gad Elmaleh
Biography
Gad Elmaleh (born April 19, 1971) is a French-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor. He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Hors de prix, and La Doublure.
He is known for his stand-up comedy specials Décalages (1997), La Vie normale (2000), L'autre c'est moi (2005), Papa est en haut (2007), Sans tambour (2013), 20 ans de scène (2015), Oh My Gad (2015), Gad Elmaleh part en live (2016), American Dream (2017), D’Ailleurs (2022).
Known For

The Dictator
as Demonstrator in Wadiya (uncredited)

The Valet
as François Pignon

Midnight in Paris
as Détective Tisserant

The Adventures of Tintin
as Ben Salaad (voice)

Jack and Jill
as Xavier

Flashback
as Maximilien de Robespierre

Capital
as Marc Tourneuil

Coco
as Coco

Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya
as Le Marocain

A+ Pollux
as Halvard Sanz

Would I Lie to You? 2
as Dove

Happiness Never Comes Alone
as Sacha Keller

The Dope
as Le spécialiste des Stups

The Round Up
as Schmuel Weismann

Salut cousin !
as Alilo

XXL
as Samy

A Monster in Paris
as Raoul (voice)

The Dream Team
as Rayane Ziani

Train of Life
as Manzatou

Chouchou
as Choukri, alias Chouchou
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2023
2021
Le gala de Paul Mirabel (avec de l'aide)
as Self
Enrico Macias, l'inattendu
as Self
Parler comme jamais
Role unknown
Flashback
as Maximilien de Robespierre
Les seigneurs du château
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
as Self
Calvi Comedy Festival
as Self
Purplemind
as Arthur Trimbaldi
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
as Self
Samedi Sébastien
as Self - Guest
CamKev Comedy & Songs
as Self
Kevgad & Friends au Fridge Comedy
as Self
2020
2018
2017
2016
Juste pour rire fait son show
as Self
Kev Adams & Gad Elmaleh - Kev Gad, Tout est possible
as Self
Jeff Panacloc, l'extraordinaire aventure
as Self
Crisis in Six Scenes
as Moe
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
The Midnight Orchestra
as Rabbi Moshe
Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya
as Le Marocain