Frédéric Giacomo Testo (, ; born 20 February 1977), known as Fred Testot (), is a French actor, comedian and filmmaker. Since rising to prominence in the 2000s as he collaborated extensively with

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the ...

on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' series on

Canal+ Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

, Testot has starred in various film, theatre and television productions. He notably held the lead role in the 2017 thriller miniseries '' La Mante'', which aired on

TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...

and later premiered on

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

Life and career

Born in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

and raised in

Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; or ; , , or (South)) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east ...

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

, Testot began on Fun Radio, with

Éric Judor Éric Judor (; born 25 July 1968), sometimes simply called Éric, is a French actor, director, screenwriter and comedian. He gained notoriety by forming, together with Ramzy Bedia, the comedy duo Éric et Ramzy. After several feature films with ...

and

Ramzy Bedia Ramzy Habib El Haq Bedia (; born 10 March 1972) is a French actor, screenwriter, and film director of Algerian descent. He started his career as a comedian in 1994 after meeting Éric Judor, with whom he formed the duo Éric et Ramzy. They start ...

(Éric et Ramzy), before appearing on Radio Nova in

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ; born 18 June 1975) is a Moroccan-French actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in several films and other notable Fren ...

's program where he met

for the first time, in 1997. Together, they began their television career on

on Debbouze's program, ''Le Cinéma de Jamel''. They created ''Le Visiophon, d'Omar et Fred'', ''Les sketches d'Omar et Fred'' and ''Les coming-nexts''. After a two-year hiatus, the duo returned in 2005 with a show called '' Service après-vente des émissions'' (English: "After-sales service of TV shows"). From 2006 to 2012, it became a famous daily column of '' Le Grand Journal'', hosted by

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
on ''premiere.fr''. is a F ...

. Testot then played in several comedy movies, including '' Sur la piste du Marsupilami'' (2012), '' The Big Bad Wolf'' (2013) and ''

Arrête ton cinéma ''Arrête ton cinéma'' is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Diane Kurys. and written by Diane Kurys and Sylvie Testud. Plot Sybille, a recognized actress, preparing with enthusiasm her first writing film to get behind the camera. Everythi ...

'' (2016). He starred in the

Original Series '' La Mante'' in 2017. In 2023, he was in the live twitch of Pertex, a French influencer.

Filmography

Actor

Shows

* 2006: ''Omar et Fred, le spectacle''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Testot, Fred Living people 1977 births French male television actors French male film actors French male screenwriters French screenwriters 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male comedians Male actors from Boulogne-Billancourt Comedians from Île-de-France