Frédéric Giacomo Testo (, ; born 20 February 1977), known as Fred Testot (), is a French actor, comedian and filmmaker. Since rising to prominence in the 2000s as he collaborated extensively with

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ff, 𞤌𞤥𞤢𞤪 𞤅𞤭, Omar Si; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gai ...

on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' series on

Canal+ Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow unde ...

, Testot has starred in various film, theatre and television productions. He notably held the lead role in the 2017 thriller miniseries '' La Mante'', which aired on

TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is pa ...

and later premiered on

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Life and career

Dépression et des potes Fred Testot et Jonathan Lambert (Lunon)

Born in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the Parisian area, located from its centre. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department an ...

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

and raised in

Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portivechju or ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the ma ...

, Corsica, Testot began on Fun Radio, with

Éric Judor 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, the comedy duo Eric and Ramzy. After several feature films with hi ...

and

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 ...

(Éric et Ramzy), before appearing on Radio Nova in

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ar, جمال دبوز, Jamāl Dabūz; born 18 June 1975) is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat i ...

's program where he met

for the first time, in 1997. Together, they began their television career on

on Debbouze's program, ''Le Cinéma de Jamel''. They created ''Le Visiophon, d'Omar et Fred'', ''Les sketches d'Omar et Fred'' and ''Les coming-nexts''. After a two-year hiatus, the duo returned in 2005 with a show called '' Service après-vente des émissions'' (English: "After-sales service of TV shows"). From 2006 to 2012, it became a famous daily column of '' Le Grand Journal'', hosted by

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
on ''premiere.fr''. is a F ...

. Testot then played in several comedy movies, including '' Sur la piste du Marsupilami'' (2012), ''

The Big Bad Wolf The Big Bad Wolf is a fictional wolf appearing in several cautionary tales that include some of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales.'' Versions of this character have appeared in numerous works, and it has become a generic archetype of a menacing predatory an ...

'' (2013) and '' Arrête ton cinéma'' (2016). He starred in the

Original Series '' La Mante'' in 2017.

Filmography

Actor

Shows

* 2006: ''Omar et Fred, le spectacle''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Testot, Fred Living people 1977 births French male television actors French male film actors French male screenwriters French screenwriters 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors