Portrait of Ary Abittan

Ary Abittan

Acting

Biography

Ary Abittan (born 31 January 1974) is a French actor and humorist. Ary Abittan was born on January 31, 1974 in Paris. He comes from a Sephardic Jewish (Maghrebi Jewish) family. His father is from Morocco and his mother from Tunisia. He spent part of his childhood between Garges-lès-Gonesse and Sarcelles. At age 19, he became a taxi driver, like his father, an activity that allowed him to finance his first theater lessons. In 1993, Ary Abittan wrote (in parallel of theater lessons) his first sketches and then performed on stage since 1994 In 2007, he took the lead role in a play, Happy Hanukah, which Jean-Luc Moreau directed. The same year, he plays the main role during three seasons of Nos années pension, broadcast on France 2. In 2012, he plays in Dépression et des potes of Arnaud Lemort. The same year, he made his first participation in Marrakech du rire. In 2014, he plays in Serial (Bad) Weddings with Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby by Philippe de Chauveron. Source: Article "Ary Abittan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: January 31, 1974

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Filmography

2022
2021
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3

as David Benichou

2020
I Love You Coiffure

as Jean-Yves Bricou (segment "La Réunion de chantier")

2020
2019
Kemps

as Self

2019
Dance of Chance

as Aldo Richen

2019
2019
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2

as David Benichou

2018
2018
Je vais mieux

as Edouard

2017
2016
Last Call for Nowhere

as José Fernandez

2016
The Visitors: Bastille Day

as Marquis de Cheneviette

2015
La Petite Histoire de France

as marquis de Lonvain, amuseur du roi Louis XIV

2014
Family Business

as Yvan Perez

2014
Serial (Bad) Weddings

as David Benichou

2013
Tour de Force

as Toni Agnello

2013
Hôtel Normandy

as Yvan Carlotti

2013
Vive la France

as Jafaraz Ouechmagül

2011
Wok the Kasbah

as Serveur pizzeria

2010
Fatal

as David Fontana

2010
All That Glitters

as Le père de Lila

2009
Coco

as Max

2009
So Happy Together

as Moshé Benhamou

2008
Can You Keep a Secret?

as David - Le DJ

2001
2000
Who Wants to Win Millions?

as Self - Contestant

1985