Patrick Bruel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

5/14/1959

Place of Birth

Tlemcen, Oran, France [now Algeria]

Also Known As

Patrick Bruel-BenguiguiMaurice BenguiguiPatrick Maurice Benguigui

Patrick Bruel

Biography

Patrick Maurice Benguigui (born 14 May 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player. Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on televisio...

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