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Amelle Chahbi (born 21 August 1980) is a French comedian, writer and director.


Biography

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n and Moroccan descent, she was born in
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and trained at the school of the Théâtre international Béatrice Brou, with the ligue d'improvisation théâtrale de Paris and at the Marais Dance Centre. She began performing comedy at the open stages held at the and at the Café Oscar in Paris. She was the opening act for performances by
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and
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. Chahbi appeared on the
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channel and caught the public eye when she began appearing on
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as Miss Météo. She appeared regularly on ''
Jamel Comedy Club ''Jamel Comedy Club'' is a French comedy show on the television station Canal+, produced and presented by the French actor/comedian Jamel Debbouze. It aims to highlight talented young comedians, who each get roughly 5 minutes in on stage with ...
''. In 2010, she became part of the cast of the television show '; she left the show in 2012. She also appeared on the program ''. She had a small role in the 2002 comedy ''
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'' (French title ''Filles perdues, cheveux gras''). In 2009, she provided the voice of Chloé in the French version of the film ''
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''. She appeared in the 2009 film ''
The Barons ''The Barons'' (french: Les barons) is a 2009 Belgian comedy film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir. It was written by Yadir, Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. It premiered on 2 September 2009 at the Festival International du Film Franco ...
'', the 2014 film '' Le Crocodile du Botswanga'' and the 2017 film ''
Coexister ''Coexister'' is a 2017 French comedy film directed and written by Fabrice Eboué. Plot Music producer Nicolas Lejeune is in desperate need for new stars because business is bad. His boss Sophie Demanche gives him a last chance and a deadline. U ...
''. In 2014, she directed her first film ', based on her script for the play of the same name. The stage version had played to sold-out audiences.


Filmography


Theater


Personal life

From 2007 to 2018, Amelle is in couple with the actor and comedian ''Fabrice Éboué''. On 15 January 2015 she gave birth to their first child, a boy named Nael. On 1 December 2018 Fabrice Eboué announced their separation after eleven years of relationship.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chahbi, Amelle 1980 births Living people Actresses from Paris French women dramatists and playwrights French film directors