Kad Merad
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-03-27
Place of Birth
Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Kad Merad
Biography
Kad Merad is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on March 27, 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother. During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing as an animator in Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troop. In 1990, he was hired by Ouï FM, the Paris Rock genre station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the Rock'n Roll Circus, introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV. In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, La Grosse Emission. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles. In 2003, he scored his First box-office success with Mais Qui a tué Pamela Rose?, co-written with Baroux. In 2007, Kad received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Je vais Bien, ne t'en fais pas! and appears in AaRON's film soundtrack video clip. His best challenger was Dany Boon. During the shooting of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, this friendly struggle was a running joke between the two of them. That same year, he made his first appearance with Les Enfoirés music troop and is still one of its members. He was also inducted as the Godfather of the Telethon. The next year, he starred as Phillipe Abrams in the French movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis. The film was a surprise - and phenomenal - success in France and Europe, becoming the best-attended movie ever made in France, with 21 million moviegoers.
Also Known For
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Sep 06, 2006
Could This Be Love?
Feb 08, 2007
Kad Merad on Stage
Sep 17, 2021
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Mar 03, 2023
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Sep 14, 2021
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
Jun 04, 2003
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Mar 07, 2008
The Chorus
Mar 17, 2004
J'invente rien
Aug 16, 2006
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary
Feb 10, 2023
Little Nicholas
Sep 30, 2009
3 Friends
Aug 22, 2007
Welcome to the Sticks
Feb 20, 2008
RTT
Dec 09, 2009
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Dec 08, 2018
A Ticket to Space
Jan 16, 2006
22 Bullets
Mar 23, 2010
My Stars
Oct 29, 2008
Safari
Apr 01, 2009
Paris 36
Sep 24, 2008
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Dec 13, 2014
The Italian
Jul 07, 2010
The Well Digger's Daughter
Apr 20, 2011
Protect and Serve
Jan 03, 2010
Modern Love
Mar 10, 2008
The Pharmacist
Jan 15, 2003
Father
Jun 01, 2011
Les Irréductibles
Jun 14, 2006
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
Nov 21, 2007
The Dope
Feb 05, 2003
The Car Keys
Dec 10, 2003
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
Jan 02, 2007
Don't Worry, Be Happy
May 14, 2003
War of the Buttons
Sep 21, 2011
Try Me
Mar 06, 2006
At the End of the Day
Sep 19, 2024
Pur week-end
May 02, 2007
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
Mar 11, 2011
In Mom's Head
Mar 28, 2007
Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD
Dec 05, 2001
The Strategy of Failure
Nov 20, 2001
Citoyen d'honneur
Sep 14, 2022
Superstar
Aug 29, 2012
Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure
Mar 11, 2012
Bloody Christmas
Jan 01, 2002
The Tuche Family
Jun 30, 2011
Play It Like Godard
Feb 08, 2012
La télé de Valérie Lemercier
Nov 23, 2017
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
Dec 05, 2012
The High Life
Nov 28, 2001
It Happened in Saint-Tropez
Jan 13, 2013
Life for Real
Apr 19, 2023
Irrésistiblement Kad !
Dec 17, 2020
The Big Bad Wolf
Jun 27, 2013
Popemobile
Aug 13, 2025
Superchondriac
Feb 26, 2014
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
Feb 23, 2022
Tout un poème
Nicholas on Holiday
Jul 09, 2014
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
Jul 19, 2022
Héro(s)
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
Oct 22, 2014
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
Aug 24, 2022
Sixty
May 06, 2019
Disappeared in Winter
Jan 21, 2015
Bis
Feb 18, 2015
Bullit & Riper
Dec 26, 2020
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Mar 01, 2024
King of My Castle
Jul 17, 2024
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Mar 13, 2015
Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show
Dec 21, 2022
We Were Young
Jun 03, 2015
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Aug 26, 2023
Before What Comes After
Feb 01, 2025
Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier
Sep 23, 2003
Marseille
Mar 16, 2016
Beyond the Ocean
Jul 02, 2006
Les Boules de Noël
Nov 27, 2024
100 Million!
Mar 26, 2025
Alibi.com
Feb 15, 2017
Orchestra Class
Nov 08, 2017
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Nov 08, 2004
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Mar 03, 2017
Max & Leon
Nov 01, 2016
Brillantissime
Jan 17, 2018
Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2
Nov 16, 2004
Kings for a Day
May 02, 2018
The Tombs
Apr 06, 2002
Looking for Teddy
Jun 20, 2018
Dad Friend
Dec 19, 2018
Family Is Family
Feb 28, 2018
Just a Gigolo
Apr 17, 2019
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Feb 15, 2019
A Wolf's Journey
Mar 09, 2019
Jeu de vilains
Queens of The Field
Jan 15, 2020
The Parisian Bitch
Apr 29, 2015
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Mar 08, 2019
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
Nov 30, 2019
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Mar 06, 2020
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Mar 11, 2016
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Mar 14, 2014
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Mar 09, 2018
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
May 16, 2015
The Big Hit
Aug 28, 2020
Community Property
Apr 17, 2005
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
Oct 04, 2016
On refait les grands duos d'humour
May 29, 2018
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Mar 05, 2021
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Mar 12, 2010
Amis
May 02, 2021
Iznogoud
Jan 19, 2005
The Year of the Shark
Aug 03, 2022
Même pas Mal
Apr 28, 2003
40
Nov 04, 2024
La part du soupçon
Sep 14, 2019
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
Mar 07, 2025
Honeymoon Crasher
Feb 11, 2025
Star Trek... ou presque
May 17, 2006
Fausse note
Mar 25, 2026
Permis de détruire
Mar 11, 2026
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Nov 15, 2025
Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries
Nov 25, 2025
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
Nov 29, 2025
The Original+
Dec 16, 2025
C à vous
Sep 07, 2009
Un homme d'honneur
Mar 22, 2021
Télématin
Jan 10, 1985
Salut les Terriens !
Nov 04, 2006
Oussekine
May 11, 2022
The Apartment
Sep 08, 2001
Peplum
Feb 24, 2015
The Unexpected Getaway
Oct 31, 2012
The Flame
Oct 12, 2020
Improbox
Jun 24, 2023
Caméra Café
Oct 29, 2001
Baron Noir
Feb 08, 2016
The Secret Song
Dec 29, 2018
Broute.
Sep 03, 2019
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
Jun 02, 2018
Pamela Rose, la série
Nov 20, 2023
Capitaine Marleau
Sep 15, 2015
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
Dec 25, 2019
Beau geste
Jan 22, 2023
The Torch
May 23, 2022
Burger Quiz
Aug 27, 2001
Anthracite
Apr 10, 2024
Cérémonie des César
Apr 03, 1976
La Cape et l'épée
Nov 04, 2000
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Oct 01, 2014
Blague à Part
Oct 24, 1998
Inside Suspicion
Sep 10, 2019
Terminal
Apr 22, 2024
Téléthon
Dec 04, 1987
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
Mar 21, 2020
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Jan 01, 2008
Vivement dimanche
Sep 20, 1998
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Sep 22, 2023
Star Academy
Oct 20, 2001
C à vous
Sep 07, 2009
Face the Classroom
Mar 19, 2017
Liars Club
Mar 14, 2025
Belphegor
Dec 11, 2025
Clique
Sep 01, 2013
Bonsoir !
Oct 20, 2018
On n'est pas couché
Sep 16, 2006
Samedi soir en direct
Sep 13, 2003