Ary Abittan (born 31 January 1974) is a French actor and humorist.

Life and career

Ary Abittan was born on January 31, 1974, in Paris. He comes from a

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(

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) family. His father is from

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and his mother from

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. He spent part of his childhood between

Garges-lès-Gonesse Garges-lès-Gonesse (, literally ''Garges near Gonesse'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in northern France. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. The city is a part of the Paris urban area. It is ...

and

Sarcelles Sarcelles () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Sarcelles is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department and the seat of the arrondissement of Sarcelles. In the south of the commun ...

. At age 19, he became a taxi driver, like his father, an activity that allowed him to finance his first theater lessons. In 1993, Ary Abittan wrote (in parallel of theater lessons) his first sketches and then performed on stage since 1994 In 2007, he took the lead role in a play, Happy Hanukah, which

Jean-Luc Moreau Jean-Luc may refer to: In politics: * Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 1954), a French politician and Member of the European Parliament * Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940–2014), a Flemish politician * Jean-Luc Laurent (born 1957), a French politician * Jean-Luc ...

directed. The same year, he plays the main role during three seasons of ''Nos années pension'', broadcast on

France 2 France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...

. In 2012, he plays in ''Dépression et des potes'' of

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. The same year, he made his first participation in Marrakech du rire. In 2014, he plays in ''

Serial (Bad) Weddings ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' (french: Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, lit=What have we done to the Good Lord?) is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Chauveron, and starring Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby. It is the first ins ...

'' with

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by J ...

and

Chantal Lauby Chantal Lauby (born 23 March 1948) is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominique F ...

Philippe de Chauveron Philippe de Chauveron (born 15 November 1965) is a French film director, and writer. He is best known for his 2014 film '' Serial (Bad) Weddings''. Filmography Directing Film References External links * 1965 births Living people French ...

Filmography

Feature films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abittan, Ary 1974 births Living people 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French humorists Jewish French writers 21st-century French Sephardi Jews French male writers French male comedians Comedians from Paris