__NOTOC__ Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist.

Life and career

Madénian was born in

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, southern

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. He is of

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and

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descent. He grew up in

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, a town in the suburbs of Perpignan, where he earned his scientific baccalaureate with honours, then a

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, then became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left the law profession to follow a career in comedy He landed his first role in ''

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'' where he performed various

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s alongside

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and his wife

Alexandra Lamy Alexandra Lamy (; born 14 October 1971) is a French actress. Early life Lamy was born in Villecresnes, near Paris, but grew up in Languedoc-Roussillon. When she was six months old, her parents, Michel and Michèle, moved the family to La Grand ...

. He then wrote several

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s staged by Kader Aoun, many of which were performed at the ''théâtre du Point-Virgule''. From September 2010 has been a part of the French television show ''Vivement dimanche prochain'', presented by

Michel Drucker Michel Drucker, CQ (born 12 September 1942) is a popular French journalist and TV host. He has been on screen for so long on various shows and different networks, both public and private, that he once said that some people joked that he was in ...

. He does a humor column. alternating with Anne Roumanoff, Nicolas Canteloup or Éric Antoine. From 2010 to 2011, he was also involved in '' Le Grand Direct des Médias'' with

Jean-Marc Morandini Jean-Marc Morandini (; born 5 August 1965) is a French television host. Morandini was born in Marseille. In 1985, aged 20, he became the youngest TV announcer in France. He worked for channel ''La Cinq La Cinq (, ) was a French free-to-ai ...

shown on

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. Since September 2011, he has been a columnist on

s show ''Faites entrer l'invité'' on

. On 7 January 2015 Madénian did not go to work and escaped the

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at the offices of the satirical weekly ''

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''. Like many in show business, he has

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political leanings.

Cinema

* 2014: '' Les Gazelles'' directed by Mona Achache * 2016: '' Roommates Wanted'' directed by François Desagnat * 2016: ''

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'' directed by

Kad Merad Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian writer and actor. Life and career Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother. During his teens, he played d ...

Television

* 2001–2004: ''

'' with

and

(Voiceover) * 2005: ''Attention ça tourne'' (Chroniqueur et Auteur) * 2007: ''Jamel Comedy Club Season 2'' presented by

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 ...

on Canal + (Actor) * 2007: ''Les Agités du bocal'' presented by Alexis Trégarot and Stéphane Blakowski on

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(Columnist and Author) * 2008: ''Pliés en 4'' presented by

Cyril Hanouna Cyril Valéry Isaac Hanouna (; ; born 23 September 1974) is a French radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunisian origin. He hosts the French TV show '' Touche pas à mo ...

(Columnist and Author) * 2009: ''L'habit ne fait pas Lemoine'' presented by Jean-Luc Lemoine (Columnist and Author) * 2010: ''Vivement Dimanche'' presented by

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(Columnist and Author) * 2011: ''La Pire Semaine de ma Vie'' directed by Frédéric Auburtin et released on M6 (Actor) * 2011: ''À la maison pour Noël'' directed by Christian Merret-Palmair and released soon on

(Actor)

Radio

* 2007: ''Made in Blagues'' on ''Rire et Chansons'' * 2009: ''Nouveaux Talents'' on ''Rire et Chansons'' * 2010: ''Europe 1 Soir'' of Nicolas Demorand on

(Columnist and Author) * 2010–2011: ''Le Grand direct, Le Grand direct des Médias'' of Jean Marc Morandini on

(Columnist and Author) * 2011: '' Faites entrer l'invité'' of

Theatre

* 2004–2005: Tout va bien se passer at ''Café Théâtre La Providence'' * 2006–2008: L'Amour en Kit at ''Théâtre des Blancs-Manteaux'', then at ''Théâtre du Temple'' * 2008: La Route du Rire First part of Anne Roumanoff, Titoff, Anthony Kavanagh,

Patrick Bosso Patrick Bosso (born 12 October 1962) is a French comedian and actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1996. Filmography References External links * 1962 births Living people French male film actors French people of Ital ...

, Gérald Dahan, Jean-Luc Lemoine... * 2009: Stand Up at ''Café Théâtre Le Panam'' * 2010–2011: One Man Show at ''Théâtre du Point Virgule'' (Staged by Kader Aoun) * 2011–2012: One Man Show at ''Théâtre Trévise'' (Staged by Kader Aoun)

Notes and references

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madenian, Mathieu 1976 births Living people People from Perpignan French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors French people of Armenian descent French people of German descent French male comedians French satirists French humorous columnists French satirical columnists Charlie Hebdo people Comedians from Occitania (administrative region)