Rachid Badouri (born October 16, 1976, in

Laval, Quebec Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in C ...

) is a Canadian

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Biography

Badouri was born to immigrants of Moroccan

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origin. He studied at College Montmorency in

where he had his first experience on stage. In 1999, he had a major appearance at Just for Laughs (Juste pour rire) festival in Montreal with a presentation about immigration. He also appeared in a number of comedic advertisements in Quebec media (television, radio, print media). In October 2007, he launched his first one-man show entitled ''Arrête ton cinéma!'' .

Awards

* 1999: Craven A award joined with École Nationale de l'Humour and third place in Just For Laughs gala * 2005: Revelation of the Year at Just for Laughs festival * 2006: Discovery of the Year at the Oliviers gala * 2008: Performance of the Year at the Oliviers gala * 2009: Double platinum for number of tickets sold in 18 months in Quebec (above 100,000 tickets)

References

External links

Rachid Badouri site

Just for Laughs Rachid Badouri site
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