Philippe Lellouche is a French actor, director, screenwriter, television presenter and singer. He was born on March 30, 1966 in Tel HaShomer in Israel. His brother is the actor

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Biography

After studying journalism, Philippe Lellouche joined the radio station

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where he presented a comedy show. He then became a reporter and worked for the French TV channel

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for a short period before joining the team of ''

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'' on

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, where he was spotted by Marion Sarraut who offered him a role in the television series ''Une femme d'honneur''. He followed this up with various roles, most notably in the films ''

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'', produced by

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and '' Narco'', co-directed by his brother

. Encouraged by those close to him to go on the stage, Lellouche wrote his first

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but it was with ''Le Jeu de la vérité'', which he wrote and performed with his future wife,

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, and the actors David Brécourt and

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, that he achieved success. The show was well-received and led to a sequel, ''Le Jeu de la vérité 2''. These two shows have been performed several hundred times as well as being recorded and regularly transmitted on television. Since 2009, his third show, featuring the same cast, has played to full houses throughout France and was broadcast live on the television channel

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on October 14, 2011. In February 2010, Lellouche appeared on

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's ''Cactus'' talk show alongside Christine Boutin and Robert Ménard, discussing the showing of the short film ''Le Baiser de la Lune'' in primary schools. He declared himself sceptical about this anti-homophobia initiative, which he felt to be poorly targeted.Quote at 4'20 in the video
clip from ''Cactus''
/ref> In July 2011, Lellouche directed the film ''Nos plus belles vacances'' in Brittany, working with his three usual collaborators as well a cast featuring other friends like

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. He was invited by the guitarist Jean-Félix Lalanne to sing ''Quand j'étais chanteur'' on his album ''Une voix, une guitare''. Since March 2015, he has co-presented the French version of Top Gear on

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with the former Le Mans racing driver

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and Yann Larret-Menezo, also known as "Le Tone", former editor-in-chief of the magazine ''Intersection''.

Private life

He is the brother of the French actor

. Since the Summer of 2001, he has lived with Vanessa Demouy, with whom he has a son, Solal, born on May 17, 2003. The couple married on June 26, 2010 in the park of the Château de la Garenne de Launay near Douchy (Loiret). Their daughter Sharlie was born on May 5, 2011.

Filmography

; As an actor * 1997: ''Une femme d'honneur'' (episode 1-02, "Pirates de la Route") (TV) * 1999: ''Jacotte'' (TV) * 2000: ''Docteur Sylvestre (TV)'' * 2000: ''Lise et André'' by

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* 2001: ''Boomer'' by Karim Adda * 2003: ''

'' by Louis-Pascal Couvelaire * 2004: '' Narco'' by Tristan Aurouet and

* 2006: ''Famille d'accueil'' (TV) * 2008: ''Parking réservé'' by Philippe Lellouche, short film in support of CRIPS * 2010: ''

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'' by

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* 2011: ''Mineurs 27'' by Tristan Aurouet * 2011: ''Bienvenue à bord'' by

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: William * 2012: ''Nos plus belles vacances'' by Philippe Lellouche * 2014: ''Le Jeu de la vérité'' by François Desagnat * 2014: '' Tu veux ou tu veux pas'' by

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* Since 2015: ''

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'' (TV series) : Xavier Ferran * 2016: '' Le Monde de Dory'' by

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: French voice of Hank the Octopus * 2016: ''

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'' by

* 2017: ''Chacun sa vie'' by

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; As director * 1995: ''Poker'' co-written with Cédric Brenner, with

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* 2008: ''Parking réservé'', with

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and

* 2012: ''Nos plus belles vacances'', with

and

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* 2013: ''Un prince (presque) charmant'', with

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Television

* Since 2015: ''

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'' * Since 2015: ''

Theatre

; Writer * 2004: ''One Man Show à trois'' * 2005: ''Le Jeu de la vérité'' * 2006: ''Le Jeu de la vérité 2'' and the film adaptation * 2007: ''J'en ai marre d'être juif, j'ai envie d'arrêter'', Le Cherche midi * 2009: ''Boire, fumer et conduire vite'' * 2014: ''L'Appel de Londres'', directed by Marion Sarraut * 2016: ''Tout à refaire'' ; Actor * 2004: ''One man show à trois'' by Philippe Lellouche and Laurent Spielvogel, with Les Demi-Frères * 2005/2006: ''Le Jeu de la vérité'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by Marion Sarraut * 2007: ''Le Jeu de la vérité 2'' by Philippe Lellouche * 2008: ''Le Jeu de la vérité 2'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by Philippe Lellouche and Morgan Spillemaecker,

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* 2009: ''Le siècle sera féminin ou ne sera pas'' by Dominique Coubes and Nathalie Vierne * 2009: ''Boire, fumer et conduire vite'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by Marion Sarraut and Agathe Cémin * 2010: ''Boire, fumer et conduire vite'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by Marion Sarraut,

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* 2014: ''L'Appel de Londres'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by Marion Sarraut * 2015: ''Vous êtes mon sujet'' by

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, directed by Alain Sachs, Théâtre de La Garenne Colombes, broadcast on

on February 17 * 2016: ''Tout à refaire'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by

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; Director * 2006: ''Jour de neige'' by Elsa Valensi and Élisabeth Bost * 2007: ''Le Jeu de la vérité'' by Philippe Lellouche, co-directed with Morgan Spielmacker * 2008: ''Le Jeu de la vérité 2'' by Philippe Lellouche, co-directed with Morgan Spillemaecker,

* 2008: ''Double jeu'' by and with Jean-Félix Lalanne

References

External links

*
Unofficial Phillippe Lellouche site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lellouche, Philippe 1966 births Living people French male actors French television presenters 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights French theatre directors French film directors