Celebrated Name: | Gad Elmaleh |
Real Name/Full Name: | Gad Elmaleh |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 53 years old |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1971 |
Birth Place: | Casablanca, Morocco |
Nationality: | French-Canadian |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Weight: | 76 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Single |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Noé, Raphaël) |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
Is Gad Elmaleh Gay?: | No |
Profession: | Stand-up Comedian, Actor |
Salary: | $ 100,000 |
Net Worth in 2024: | $25 Million |
Last Updated: | October 2024 |
Referred to as ‘Seinfeld of France’ and voted as the funniest man of France, Gad Elmaleh is a French-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Morocco. He featured in many movies like ‘Coco,’ ‘Priceless,’ ‘La Doublure’ and ‘Midnight in Paris.’ He also featured in ‘Huge in France,’ a 2019 Netflix comedy series.
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Early Life & Biography
Gad was born on 19th April 1971 in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Moroccan Jewish family. As a child, he grew up in a culturally diverse environment and became fluent in Arabic, English, French, and Hebrew. He has two siblings’ brother Arié who is an actor and singer and sister Judith, who is a stage director and actress.
In 1982 his family immigrated to Canada from Morocco when Gad was 11 years old. He gained his early education from École Maïmonide, in Montreal, and Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca. He attended the University of Montreal to study Political Science and later attended Cours Florent in Paris to study Drama.
Personal Life
In 2002 Gad got engaged with the French actress Anne Brochet, together they had a son named Noé and got separated in the year 2009. Gad got engaged with tv personality and French journalist Marie Drucker in 2009 and had a break-up with her in 2011. In the same year, he got himself in a relationship with Charlotte Casiraghi. Together the couple had a son Raphaël in 2013 and got separated in 2015.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 19 April 1971, Gad Elmaleh is 53 years old as of today’s date 30th October 2024. His height is 1.77 m tall, and his weight is 76 kg.
Career
Gad Elmaleh started his stand-up comedy career with his one-man show ‘Décalages’ at Palais des places in which he conveyed his life journey so far. After the success of his first show, he performed at Olympia with his one-man show named ‘La Vie Normale, ‘ which was also released in a DVD in 2001. In 2006 he came back with his show ‘L’Autre, c’est Moi’, which he performed in Canada, Morocco, France, Belgium, and Switzerland and was viewed by more than 300,000 people.
One of his most successful shows was ‘Papa est en Haut’ which he performed in the Just for Laugh Festival in 2007 at the Olympia theatre in Paris. His show sold more than one million tickets in one week for his performance at the Le Palais des Sports. Elmaleh began his American tour with his show ‘Oh My Gad’ with his first appearance in Joe’s Pub. In 2017 he released his special stand-up ‘Gad Gone Wild’ on Netflix, which he performed in Montreal.
Elmaleh appeared in his self-wrote and directed movie ‘Coco’ in 2009, which opened number one in France, Switzerland, and Belgium. In 2011 he worked with director Woody Allen and appeared in the movie ‘Midnight in Paris.’ He also featured in the movie ‘The adventures of Tintin: The secret of the Unicorn’ directed by Steven Spielberg in 2011 and 2012 in the movie ‘Jack and Jill.’ In 2019 Gad released his comedy series on Netflix named ‘Huge in France.’
Awards & Achievements
Elmahle received an award for the best one-man show from SACEM in France in the year 2004 and the same year, and he was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres. In 2006 Gad received Crystal Globe Award in the category best one-man show for his show La Vie Normale by the French Press Association.
Net Worth & Salary of Gad Elmaleh in 2024
Gad Elmaleh has an estimated net worth of $25 Million as of October 2024. He has made the million-dollar empire through his one-man shows that he performs in countries like France, Switzerland, Belgium, and the United States. Apart from stand-up comedy, he has also featured in the super hit movies both in Hollywood and French Cinema. He has released a stand-up special and a comedy series on Netflix ‘Gad Gone Wild’ and ‘Huge in France,’ which is viewed by millions of fans worldwide.
Gad Elmaleh is a very famous stand-up comedian from Morocco. His style of comedy is considered unique, and his punchlines are funny and timely paced. He comes from a family of performers; his father was a mime artist; his brother is an actor and singer, and his sister is a stage director and actress, so he is very confident and comfortable on stage and even interacts with the live audience while performing.