Ariel Wizman (born 19 May 1962) is a French musician, DJ,

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

and actor born in Casablanca,

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.de Chamberet, Georgia (1999) ''XCiTés: The Flamingo Book of Fresh French Writing'', Flamingo, , p. 209Biographie d'Ariel Wizman
, Evene.com, retrieved 2010-02-03La biographie de Ariel Wizman
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Life and career

His family, as many

Moroccan Jewish Moroccan Jews ( ar, اليهود المغاربة, al-Yahūd al-Maghāriba he, יהודים מרוקאים, Yehudim Maroka'im) are Jews who live in or are from Morocco. Moroccan Jews constitute an ancient community dating to Roman times. Jews b ...

families, left Morocco after the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...

and settled in

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. In

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, Wizman met the philosopher

Emmanuel Lévinas Emmanuel Levinas (; ; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the relationship of ethics to ...

and thanks to him, he attended the

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. At a gypsy party, he met

Édouard Baer Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. On 5 March 2015 he appeared with S ...

and they co-presented a radio show on Radio Nova.https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biosstars.com%2Fa%2Fariel_wizman.htm&act=url Wizman has worked for Actuel, Vogue Homme and

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, and produced several programs for

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. In 1995, he was chief director of ''>Interactif'' and is currently a DJ. Wizman has also appeared as a writer in ''Nulle part ailleurs''. From September 2003 to June 2005, with Stéphane Bern, he presented '' Tentations.06'' on

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.Thomas, Chucky (2003)
Transcending Borders
, '' Billboard'', 22 March 2003, retrieved 2010-02-03 He is half of the electronic music duo

Grand Popo Football Club Grand Popo Football Club was a French electronic music group of a DJ television presenter/chat show host and producer/ classically-trained pianist who studied at the National Conservatory in Paris, respectively. The duo apparently adopted thei ...

along with

Nicolas Errèra Nicolas Errèra (born 21 May 1967) is a French composer and musician working all over the world. Co-founder of innovatives electronics groups Grand Popo Football Club and Rouge Rouge, he also composes soundtracks for films and television. Earl ...

, with an album, ''Shampoo Victims'', released in 2000, and a second, ''Venom in the grass'', released in February 2010.Nouvel album pour le chroniqueur de Canal+, Ariel Wizman
, InfluMedia, 29 December 2009, retrieved 2010-02-03 Wizman controversially became the voice of a French Ministry of Industry campaign against internet music piracy in 2004, although he later claimed that he was misled into taking part.
, ''

Nouvel Obs (), previously known as (1964–2014), is a weekly French news magazine. Based in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation. Its current editor is Cécil ...

'', 24 January 2005, retrieved 2010-02-03Champeau, Guillaume (2005)
Ariel Wizman (suite) : histoire d'un mea culpa raté
, ''

Numerama Numerama (formerly Ratiatum) is a French language news website that focuses on digital and internet technology. It was founded in April 2002 by Guillaume Champeau and was published by his company PressTIC until 2015, when it was bought by . In Sep ...

'', 6 January 2005, retrieved 2010-02-03Vignale, Frédéric (2005)
Interview : Ariel Wizman
, '' Le Mague'', 20 January 2005, retrieved 2010-02-03L’erreur fondamentale d’Ariel Wizman
, foutraque.com, 31 January 2010, retrieved 2010-02-03 In 2009, special editions of ''Nickel'' "Morning After Rescue-Gel" were produced, featuring designs showing Wizman or his initials.Ariel Wizman relooke une crème
", Menstyle.fr, 3 February 2010, retrieved 2010-02-03

Filmography

* ''

Iznogoud ''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and tim ...

'' (2005) * '' La face noire des relations publiques'' - documentary by Ariel Wizman broadcast on

* ''

Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles ''Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'' ( en, The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Cécile Telerman and based on the best-selling novel ''Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'' by Katherine Pancol. The film stars Julie De ...

'' (2014)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wizman, Ariel 1962 births Living people 20th-century Moroccan Jews French journalists French DJs French male film actors 21st-century French male actors French radio presenters French television personalities Musicians from Casablanca French male stage actors 20th-century French male actors French male non-fiction writers Moroccan emigrants to France