Ary Abittan is a French actor and humorist. He is particularly known for his role in ''

Serial (Bad) Weddings ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' () is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Chauveron, and starring Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby. It is the first installment in the ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' film series, and was followed by ''Serial ( ...

''.

Life and career

Ary Abittan was born on January 31, 1974, in Paris. He comes from a

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(

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) family. His father is from

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and his mother from

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. He spent part of his childhood between

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and

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. At age 19, he became a taxi driver, like his father, an activity that allowed him to finance his first theater lessons. In 1993, Ary Abittan wrote (in parallel of theater lessons) his first sketches and then performed on stage since 1994 In 2007, he took the lead role in a play, Happy Hanukah, which Jean-Luc Moreau directed. The same year, he plays the main role during three seasons of ''Nos années pension'', broadcast on

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

. In 2012, he plays in ''Dépression et des potes'' of

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. The same year, he made his first participation in Marrakech du rire. In 2014, he plays in ''

'' with

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. A co-founder of Le Splendid in the 1970s, a Parisian café-théâtre company which soon garnered success, he became widely popular aft ...

and

Chantal Lauby Chantal Lauby (born 23 March 1948) is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians '' Les Nuls'' alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominiqu ...

Philippe de Chauveron Philippe de Chauveron (born 15 November 1965) is a French film director, and writer. He is best known for his 2014 film ''Serial (Bad) Weddings ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' () is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Chauveron, and starr ...

Filmography

Feature films

Television

References

External links

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