Name	Gad Elmaleh
Height
Naionality	Franch
Date of Birth	19-April-1971
Place of Birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Famous for	Acting

Gad Elmaleh is a French-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor. His latest show is called Papa est en haut (Dad is upstairs). He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Hors de prix, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris.

Elmaleh first contact with cinema was the full-length film, Salut cousin! by Merzak Allouache. He later appeared in L'homme est une femme comme les autres and Train de Vie. His fame further increased with the success of his second one-man show, La Vie Normale, and the film La Verite si je mens! 2 (2000) in which he played the role of "Dov", the seducer. The character of "Chouchou" in La Vie Normale was reproduced in the comedy Chouchou (2002), directed by Merzak Allouache and also starring Alain Chabat; the film drew large audiences.. He then did his debut as a singer in "it's kiz my life", a popular song in a non-existing language. The music video was directed by J.G Biggs and shot in the famous Parisian Hôtel Costes.

He also played the voice of Barry B. Benson in the French version of the 2007 film Bee Movie, Drole d’Abeille.