Gilbert Melki (; born 12 November 1958) is a French actor.

Life and career

Nephew of actor Claude Melki (''

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''), Melki grew up in a Jewish family from Algeria. His father, an

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s dealer, came from

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and his mother was from

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. Both hid during the

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: his father in

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and his mother in

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.Gilbert Melki: fair play
Les Inrockuptibles, January 19, 2005 His father sent him to a woodworking school, but Melki only stayed a few months. At 20 he decided to move towards comedy and took multiple drama classes. Fearful of not being up to par he went to live for several years in Italy. After a first appearance on screen in 1992 in the

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film ''

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'', Gilbert Melki rose to prominence in 1996 through '' Would I Lie To You?'' by

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in which he played Patrick Abitbol, a great businessman and millionaire megalomaniac, a role he revisited in the sequel in 2001. His later films include the 2005 film '' Crustacés et Coquillages''. In 2012, he moved to television with the

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comedy series ''

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''.

Filmography

*1992 : ''

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*1997 : ''

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: '' Un amour de sorcière'' by

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: '' Une journée de merde'' by

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*1998 : ' by : '' La Patinoire'' by

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: '' Grève party'' by

Fabien Onteniente Fabien Onteniente (born 27 April 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1989 : '' Bobby et l'aspirateur'' (short film) * 1992 : '' À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' * 1995 : '' Tom est tout seul'' * 1996 : '' Le Tut ...

*1999 : ''

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: '' Monsieur Naphtali'' by

Olivier Schatzky Olivier Schatzky (born 1949) is a French film director and screenwriter. His 1991 film '' Fortune Express'' was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * 1986 : '' Le Complexe du kangourou'', Screenwriter * 1987 : ' ...

: '' Vénus beauté (institut)'' by

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*2000 : ''

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'' by Philippe Berenger : '' La Taule'' by

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*2001 : ''

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'' by

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La Vérité si je mens ! 2 ''Would I Lie to You? 2'' () is a 2001 French comedy film directed by Thomas Gilou. It is a sequel to the 1997 film '' Would I Lie to You?''. The film was released in France on 7 February 2001 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It became the second highes ...

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*2002 : '' Un couple épatant'' by

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Cavale ''On the Run'' () also known as (''Trilogy: One'') is a 2003 film directed by, written by, and starring Lucas Belvaux. This is the second installment of the ''Trilogy'' series. It constitutes a thriller, and is preceded by '' Un couple épatant' ...

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: ''

Après la vie (After the Life; also known in UK as Trilogy: Three) is a 2002 Lucas Belvaux film with his own script. It is the final installment of a series ''Trilogy'', which constitutes a melodrama preceded by ''Un couple épatant'', a comedy and ''Cavale'' ...

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: '' Au plus près du paradis'' by

*2003 : ''

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François Dupeyron François Dupeyron (14 August 195025 February 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, kil ...

: ''

Rencontre avec le dragon ''Rencontre avec le dragon'' (also known as ''The Red Knight'') is a French film directed by Hélène Angel. Plot Guillaume travels with his friend Raoul de Vautadour who has a sinister secret: Every night he turns into a beast. The little boy F ...

'' by

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*2004 : '' Les Temps qui changent (Changing Times)'' by

André Téchiné André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-French New Wave, New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a s ...

: '' Prendre femme'' by

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and Shlomi Elkabetz : '' Incautos'' by

Miguel Bardem Miguel Bardem (born 1964) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Life Bardem comes from a well-known family of actors. His father was director Juan Antonio Bardem, and his aunt is actress Pilar Bardem. Pilar's children, Javier, Mónica ...

: '' Confidences trop intimes (Intimate Strangers)'' by

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, screenwriter and comic strip writer. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Institut des ...

*2005 : ''

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'' by

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'' by

Valérie Lemercier Valérie Lemercier (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer. Life and career Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservat ...

*2006 : '' Crustacés et coquillages (Cockles and Muscles)'' by

Olivier Ducastel Olivier Ducastel (born 23 February 1962) is a French film director, screenwriter and sound editor who collaborates with his partner, Jacques Martineau. Life and career After spending his adolescence in Rouen, Martineau moved to Paris to stud ...

and

Jacques Martineau Jacques Martineau (born 8 July 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter who works in collaboration with partner Olivier Ducastel. Life and career After spending his adolescence in Nice, Martineau moved to Paris to study at the Ecole ...

: '' Ça brûle'' by

Claire Simon Claire Simon is a French screenwriter, actress, cinematographer, editor, and director. Early life and education Simon was born in Britain and raised in southern France. She grew up in a family of writers and painters. She took courses in anthrop ...

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La Raison du plus faible ''The Right of the Weakest'' () is a 2006 Belgian drama film directed by Lucas Belvaux. It was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Eric Caravaca as Patrick * Lucas Belvaux as Marc Pirmet * Claude Semal as Robert * Patrick Descam ...

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: '' Mr. Average'' *2007 : '' Le Deuxième Souffle'' by

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: ''

Anna M. ''Anna M.'' is a 2007 French thriller film, written and directed by Michel Spinosa and starring Isabelle Carré and Gilbert Melki. Plot Anna, a somewhat introverted woman, becomes obsessed with the orthopedic surgeon who helped with her recuperat ...

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: '' Très bien, merci'' by

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: '' Le Tueur'' by

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*2008 : ''

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*2009 : '' Accomplices'' by

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*2010 : '' Le Mac'' by

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: '' L’Avocat'' by

*2012 *: ''

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*2016 *: ''

Vendeur ''Vendeur'' is a 2016 French dramedy film directed by Sylvain Desclous and co-written by Desclous in collaboration with Olivier Lorelle, Salvatore Lista and Agnès Feuvre. It stars Gilbert Melki and Pio Marmaï. Cast * Gilbert Melki as Serge * ...

'' by Sylvain Desclous *2019 *: '' Le Bazar de la Charité'' by Alexandre Laurent *2024 : '' Cat's Eyes'' by Alexandre Laurent

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melki, Gilbert 1968 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors French people of Algerian descent Male actors of Algerian descent Male actors from Paris Jewish French male actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors