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Éric Judor (born 25 July 1968 in Meaux), sometimes simply called Éric, is a French actor, director, screenwriter and comedian. He gained notoriety by forming, with
Ramzy Bedia Ramzy Habib El Haq Bedia ( ar, رمزي حبيب إل حق بيديا ; born March 10, 1972) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director of Algerian descent. He started his career as a comedian in 1994 after meeting Eric Judor with whom ...
, the comedy duo Eric and Ramzy. After several feature films with his friend Ramzy, he began a career as a solo comic actor. He created, wrote and produced the series Platane (2011-2019) for Canal +, but he is also the headliner of the comedies Mohamed Dubois (2013), Problemos (2017) and Roulez jeunesse (2018). He plays in particular in the series H (1998-2002) which made him particularly known with his friend Ramzy Bedia and Jamel Debbouze.


Life and career

Judor's father was from
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and ...
and his mother from
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. After being a
tour guide A tour guide (U.S.) or a tourist guide (European) is a person who provides assistance, information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage to people on organized sightseeing and individual clients at educational establishments, religio ...
in the United States for two years and then in Canada, he worked as a logistics coordinator at
Bouygues Bouygues S.A. () is a French industrial group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bouygues is listed on the Euronext Paris exchange and is a blue chip in the CAC 40 stock market index. The company was founded in 1952 by F ...
. He now lives in
Dampierre-en-Yvelines Dampierre-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The Castle of Dampierre-en-Yvelines One of the main features of the commune is the prominently featured castle, or Chateau, of ...
with his wife and two daughters, Jana and Luna.


Youth and training

Éric Judor, was born on July 25, 1968, in Meaux1, to a French father from Guadeloupe and an Austrian mother2. At the age of 18, he attempted a career as a professional tennis player in the United States. The results do not follow, he does not persevere. However, he would have beaten Hicham Arazi, twice quarter-finalist at Roland Garros, while he was ranked three hundredth in the world ranking3. He distinguished himself in particular during this match by an exceptional passing-shot in tweener (shot between the legs with his back to the net). After working as a tourist guide in the United States for two years and then in Canada4, he was recruited as a logistician at Bouygues5. There he organized the schedules of the engineers who worked on the oil platforms6.


Filmography


Films

*''Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère !'' (1999) as the journalist *'' La Tour Montparnasse Infernale'' (2001) as Eric *''
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'' (2003) as Gas Station Attendant *''Double Zéro'' (2004) as Benoît "Ben" Rivière *'' Les Dalton'' (2004), Joe Dalton *'' Once Upon a Time in the Oued'' (2005) as a shopkeeper *''
Barfuss ''Barefoot'' (German title ''Barfuss'') is a romantic comedy film by German actor and director Til Schweiger released in 2005. It tells the story of Nick (Til Schweiger), a hedonistic bachelor, who helps and eventually falls in love with Leila, ...
'' (2005) as the man in the car *''Steak '' (2007) as Blaze/Chuck *''Seuls Two'' (2008) as Gervais *''
Lascars A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland, or other land east of the Cape of Good Hope, who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the middle of the ...
'' (2009) as Chinese Man/Airport Security Guard *''
Neuilly sa mère ! ''Neuilly Yo Mama!'' or ''Neuilly sa mère !'' () is a 2009 French comedy film directed by . It stars Samy Seghir as a ''beur'' teenager who moves from the housing projects to the upscale neighbourhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Because of its use of ...
'' (2009) as the inner city mediator *''
Bacon on the Side ''Bacon on the Side'' (french: Il reste du jambon?; ) is a French romantic comedy film, released in 2010.Wrong A wrong (from Old English – 'crooked') is an act that is illegal or immoral. Legal wrongs are usually quite clearly defined in the law of a state and/or jurisdiction. They can be divided into civil wrongs and crimes (or ''criminal offens ...
'' (2012) as Victor *''Mohamed Dubois'' (2013) as Mohamed Dubois *'' Wrong Cops'' (2014) as Rough *''
The New Adventures of Aladdin ''The New Adventures of Aladdin'' (original title: ''Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Aladin'') is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Arthur Benzaquen and starring Kev Adams. A sequel, '' Alad'2'', was released on October 3, 2018. Plot On Christmas ...
'' (2015) as the Genie *''
La Tour 2 contrôle infernale ''La Tour de contrôle infernale'' (or ''La Tour 2 contrôle infernale'' on the billing, often used in the medias) is a French and Belgian surreal crime comedy film written, produced and starred by Éric Judor and Ramzy Bedia, released in 2016. ...
'' (2016) as Ernest Krakenkriek *''Hibou'' (2016) as Marius *''Problemos'' (2017) as Victor *'' Alad'2'' (2018) as the Genie *''
The Last Mercenary ''The Last Mercenary'' is a 1968 Spanish/West German/Italian international co-production of a modern-day Western. It was directed by Mel Welles who was uncredited for financial funding reasons.Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from th ...
'' (2021) as Paul Lesueur


Television

*''Jamais deux sans toi...t'' (1995) as Plateau *'' H'' (1998–2002) as Aymé Cesaire *'' Ratz'' (2003) as Razmo *''Moot-Moot'' (2007) as Bernard MootMoot *''Platane'' (2011–2019) as Eric; also creator, director and producer *''
Bref ''Bref.'' (stylized with a period; English: ''In short.'') is a French television series created by Kyan Khojandi, cowritten with Bruno Muschio, and produced by Harry Tordjman for My Box Productions. The first episode was released on Canal+ 29 A ...
'' (2012) as Jean-Paul


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* * 1969 births Living people French comedians French male film actors French male television actors French people of Austrian descent French people of Guadeloupean descent People from Meaux {{France-actor-stub