Saïd Naceri ( ar, سعيد ناصري, link=no; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (), is a French actor known for his work in the four ''

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'' films and '' The Code'' (''La Mentale'').

Early life and career

Naceri was born to an Algerian Berber Kabyle father and a French mother in the

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and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of

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. His brother is Bibi Naceri, who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit film '' District 13''. He shared the award for ''

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'' for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the

2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the ...

Personal life

Stemming from a

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charge in 2003, Naceri was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with deferment, had his driving licence suspended for three years, and was penalized with a

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5,000 fine for a

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incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants. In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a Paris restaurant. The actor was convicted for assault and spent two months in jail. He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers. In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing a security guard in

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. He was sentenced to nine months in prison (six months suspended) for violence and was also sentenced to one month in prison for assaulting two guards at a medical center where he was being treated for overdosing on drugs.« Samy Naceri de nouveau devant la justice ! »
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Filmography

* 1980: '' Inspector Blunder'' (Extra) * 1989: ''

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'' directed by

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and

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(uncredited) * 1994: ''

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'' directed by Luc Besson * 1994: '' Frères'' directed by

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* 1995: '' Coup de vice'' directed by Zak Fishman * 1995: ''

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'' directed by

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* 1996: '' Malik le maudit'' directed by Youcef Hamidi * 1996: '' La Légende de Dede'' directed by Antonio Olivares * 1997: '' Bouge!'' directed by

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* 1997: '' Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer'' directed by Carole Giacobbi * 1998: ''

'' directed by

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* 1998: '' Cantique de la racaille'' directed by

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* 1999: '' Un pur moment de rock'n'roll'' directed by Manuel Boursinhac * 1999: '' Une pour toutes'' directed by

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* 2000: ''

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'' directed by

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* 2000: '' Là-bas, mon pays'' directed by Alexandre Arcady * 2001: '' Le Petit Poucet'' directed by

* 2001: '' Nid de guêpes'' (''The Nest'') directed by

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* 2001: '' La Merveilleuse Odyssée de l'idiot toboggan'' directed by

* 2001: ''

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'' directed by Laetitia Masson * 2001: '' Féroce'' directed by

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* 2002: '' La Mentale'' directed by Manuel Boursinhac * 2002: '' Concerto pour un violon'' directed by

* 2002: '' Disparu'' directed by

* 2002: '' Tapis volant'' directed by Youcef Hamidi * 2003: ''

Taxi 3 ''Taxi 3'' (french: Taxi Trois) is a 2003 French action comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. Starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard, it is the sequel to ''Taxi 2'', and was followed by ''Taxi 4''. It is the third inst ...

'' directed by Gérard Krawczyk * 2003: ''

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'' directed by Andrew Stanton (voice of Crush the sea turtle in the French dubbed version) * 2004: '' Bab el web'' directed by Merzak Allouache * 2006: ''

Indigènes ''Days of Glory'' (french: Indigènes, ; ar, بلديون) is a 2006 French film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan. The film deals with ...

'' directed by Rachid Bouchareb * 2007: ''

Taxi 4 ''Taxi 4'' (stylized on-screen as ''T4Xi''; french: Taxi Quatre) is a 2007 French action comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and the fourth installment of the ''Taxi'' film series. It is a sequel to ''Taxi 3'' and followed by '' Taxi 5''. A ...

'' directed by Gérard Krawczyk * 2008: '' Des poupées et des anges'' directed by

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* 2012: '' Ce que le jour doit à la nuit'', directed by Alexandre Arcady * 2013: '' Tip Top'' * 2013: '' Günahsız Günahım (MV)'' * 2021: '' Redemption Day'', directed by Hicham Hajji

Awards and nominations

Winner 2006:

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1995:

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1995:

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- Special Mention Nominated 1999: Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor

References

External links

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Samy Naceri in Allocine website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naceri, Samy 1961 births Living people Male actors from Paris French male film actors French people of Kabyle descent 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of France Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners