Mehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui (born 26 May 1956), also known as Mehdi El Glaoui, is a French former actor, director and screenwriter. He is the son of actress

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and Si Brahim El Glaoui,

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(local administrator) of

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and grandson of

Thami El Glaoui Thami El Glaoui ( ar, التهامي الكلاوي; 1879–23 January 1956) was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to hi ...

, pasha of

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. He made his acting début at the age of 5 in the TV series ''

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'', produced by his mother, and went on to reprise his rôle in numerous sequels covering nine seasons until he reached 14. Another series, '' Belle et Sébastien'', was dubbed into English and became school holiday viewing in the UK. Later he continued his career as an actor and also dabbled in directing. He appeared again on screen in 2005 and 2006 for the first time in nearly a decade, on the

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programmes ''12-14'' and ''Pour le plaisir'' respectively, revealing that he now lives in near

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, collects classic cars and runs a musical café.

Filmography

As actor

* ''

'' (1961–1973) – TV series (Poly is a pony. All other actors were local amateurs, whose voices were dubbed later by professionals) * ''Belle et Sébastien'' (1965) – TV series; English version: "

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" * ''Sébastien parmi les hommes'' (1968) – sequel to the above; English version: " Belle, Sebastian and the Horses" * '' Sébastien et la Marie-Morgane'' (1970) – TV series * '' Le Jeune Fabre'' (1973) – TV series * '' Un Amour de pluie'' (1973) – film by

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; English version: "Loving in the Rain" * '' Catherine et Cie'' (1975) – film by

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; English version: "Catherine & Co." * '' Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres'' (1980) * '' Salut champion'' (episode 'Moto story') (1981) * '' La Famille Ramdam'' (1989) – TV series * ''

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'' (1997) – film by

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* '' Inspecteur Moretti'' (episode 'Un enfant au soleil') (1997) * ''

'' (2013)

As director

* '' Première classe'' (1984) (11 minutes; won

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for best short film)

References

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