Ariel Wizman (born 19 May 1962) is a French musician, DJ, journalist and actor born in

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Life and career

His family, as many Moroccan Jewish families, left Morocco after the

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and settled in

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. In

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, Wizman met the philosopher

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and thanks to him, he attended the École Normale Israélite Orientale. At a gypsy party, he met

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and they co-presented a radio show on Radio Nova. Wizman has worked for Actuel, Vogue Homme and 20 Ans, and produced several programs for

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. In 1995, he was chief director of ''>Interactif'' and is currently a DJ. Wizman has also appeared as a writer in ''Nulle part ailleurs''. From September 2003 to June 2005, with Stéphane Bern, he presented '' Tentations.06'' on Canal+.Thomas, Chucky (2003)
Transcending Borders
, ''

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'', 22 March 2003, retrieved 2010-02-03 He is half of the electronic music duo Grand Popo Football Club along with

Nicolas Errèra Nicolas Errèra (born 21 May 1967) is a French composer and musician working all over the world. Co-founder of innovative electronics groups Grand Popo Football Club and Rouge Rouge, he also composes soundtracks for films and television. Early l ...

, with an album, ''Shampoo Victims'', released in 2000, and a second, ''Venom in the grass'', released in February 2010.Nouvel album pour le chroniqueur de Canal+, Ariel Wizman
, InfluMedia, 29 December 2009, retrieved 2010-02-03 Wizman controversially became the voice of a French Ministry of Industry campaign against internet music piracy in 2004, although he later claimed that he was misled into taking part.
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Ariel Wizman (suite) : histoire d'un mea culpa raté
, '' Numerama'', 6 January 2005, retrieved 2010-02-03Vignale, Frédéric (2005)
Interview : Ariel Wizman
, '' Le Mague'', 20 January 2005, retrieved 2010-02-03L’erreur fondamentale d’Ariel Wizman
, foutraque.com, 31 January 2010, retrieved 2010-02-03 In 2009, special editions of ''Nickel'' "Morning After Rescue-Gel" were produced, featuring designs showing Wizman or his initials.Ariel Wizman relooke une crème
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Filmography

* ''

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'' (2005) * '' La face noire des relations publiques'' - documentary by Ariel Wizman broadcast on Canal+ * '' Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'' (2014)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wizman, Ariel 1962 births Living people 20th-century Moroccan Jews French journalists French DJs French male film actors 21st-century French male actors French radio presenters French television personalities Musicians from Casablanca French male stage actors 20th-century French male actors French male non-fiction writers Moroccan emigrants to France