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 ''

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''. He shared the award for ''

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

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Personal life

Stemming from a

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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 ! »
''Peoplestar.tv'', 15 Octobre 2008.

Filmography

* 1980: ''

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'' (Extra) * 1989: '' La Révolution française'' directed by

Robert Enrico Robert Georgio Enrico (13 April 1931 – 23 February 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the nort ...

and Richard T. Heffron (uncredited) * 1994: '' Léon'' directed by

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* 1994: '' Frères'' directed by

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

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* 1995: '' Raï'' directed by Thomas Gilou * 1996: '' Malik le maudit'' directed by Youcef Hamidi * 1996: '' La Légende de Dede'' directed by Antonio Olivares * 1997: '' Bouge!'' directed by Jérôme Cornuau * 1997: '' Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer'' directed by Carole Giacobbi * 1998: ''

'' directed by

Gérard Pirès Gérard Pirès (born 31 August 1942) is a French film director and writer. Filmography * '' Guo bao zong dong yuan'' (''Adventures in the NPM'') (2007) * '' Les Chevaliers du ciel'' (''Sky Fighters'') (2005) * '' Double zéro'' (2004) * '' Steal ...

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

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* 1999: '' Un pur moment de rock'n'roll'' directed by

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* 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

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* 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: '' La Repentie'' directed by

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* 2001: '' Féroce'' directed by Gilles de Maistre * 2002: ''

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'' directed by

* 2002: '' Concerto pour un violon'' directed by Gilles de Maistre * 2002: '' Disparu'' directed by Gilles de Maistre * 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 ins ...

'' directed by Gérard Krawczyk * 2003: ''

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'' directed by

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

Merzak Allouache Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film ''Omar Gatlato'' was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 '' Salut cousin!'' w ...

* 2006: '' Indigènes'' directed by

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* 2007: ''

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'' directed by Gérard Krawczyk * 2008: '' Des poupées et des anges'' directed by Nora Hamidi * 2012: '' Ce que le jour doit à la nuit'', directed by

* 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: Festival du Film de Paris - Special Mention Nominated 1999:

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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