Alain Chabat
Date of birth: 1958-11-24
Place of birth: Oran, Oranie, Algérie
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Les Nuls
Biography
Alain Chabat (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʃaba]; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. Originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of La Cité de la peur (1994), he later co-created and hosted the Burger Quiz game show, which became the most watched entertainment show in the history of French television. Chabat has also become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He appeared in French Twist (1995), The Taste of Others (2000), Happily Ever After (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), as well as briefly in the television series Kaamelott (2005). Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Chabat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Science of Sleep
2006-06-25
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can sho
Smoking Causes Coughing
2022-11-30
After a devastating battle against a diabolical turtle, a team of five avengers — known as the "Toba
The Taste of Others
2000-03-01
Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's trag
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002-01-30
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
2003-06-04
FBI Agents Bullit and Riper investigate the murder of a young dancer called Pamela Rose, found dead
French Twist
1995-01-18
After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in wi
Alain Chabat : Leçon de cinéma
2017-10-07
RRRrrrr!!!
2004-01-28
In 35,000 BC, the tribe of the Dirty Hairs is at war against the tribe of the Clean Hairs for eight
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be
2022-02-15
Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean o
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002-08-28
Behind the scenes of Chabat's take on Asterix.
Baby Blood
1990-01-24
A cruel circus owner beats and abuses his pregnant wife. One day the circus receives a leopard newly
Garage Babes
2007-10-28
Three sexy young women break down in a desert similar to those of the American South. Thanks to a vo
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2023-03-17
Me Two
2008-06-18
80's pop icon Gilles Gabriel is about to make a comeback in the French music scene, until he acciden
Tresor
2009-11-11
Nathalie and Jean-Pierre have been together for five years, to celebrate their anniversary, Jean-Pie
Happily Ever After
2004-08-25
Is love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
1994-03-09
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the
The Whistler
2010-01-06
Cannes, the French Riviera. Armand Teillard is happy with life; a busy store downtown, a delightful
Didier
1997-01-29
Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, A
Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve)
2008-10-07
Les portraits désormais cultes de Stéphane Guillon sur Canal+ . S'adressant aux invités, il ose un t
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
1996-06-19
C'est une histoire d'amour banale présentée comme un match de foot ordinaire. Ce sont donc Thierry R
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996-03-20
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier an
Chouchou
2003-03-19
Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find h
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
2003-08-03
Odile is 42 years old actress and single mother. One day her 18 year old daughter decided to leave h
Influence Peddling
1999-03-31
Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine At
Bricol'girls
1999-12-02
DIY lesson for Dummies, by Dummies and given by Suzanne, Camille and Elena, all commented by Alain C
Hard Off
1999-05-17
This French romantic comedy-drama concerns Claude Langmann, a middle-aged auctioneer, who is in a lo
I Do
2006-11-01
Life is easy for 43-year-old Luis, a happy single guy, fulfilled in his job of star nose with a perf
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991-04-24
This series of sketches introduces doctor Apfelglück and four of his patients... and their rather pe
Beating Hearts
2024-10-16
Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a
War of the Buttons
2011-09-14
1960. The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French c
The Cousin
1997-12-10
Nounours is the nickname of a "cousin" an informer with a special arrangement with the police: he ge
L'Art (délicat) de la séduction
2001-03-21
The film follows Etienne, a 40-year-old car designer, who takes time off from work to study sexual m
Papa
2005-06-01
Louis and his Daddy are driving back home. Daddy is a past master at clowning, which does not necess
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
2012-04-03
When reporter Dan Geraldo (Alain Chabat) arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects
Drôles de familles
2022-03-03
When comedians draw on the family to make people laugh, everyone is concerned. This documentary look
Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel
2000-07-03
Mood Indigo
2013-01-10
A woman suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
The Brats
2013-04-17
Newly engaged, Thomas meets his future father-in-law Gilbert, who has been married for 30 years to S
Turf
2013-02-13
This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother)
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
2023-09-15
Documentary on Astérix's illustrator Uderzo, led by Antoine de Caunes with interviews from various F
Play
2019-09-04
In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
2014-11-26
In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villager
Reality
2015-02-18
A wanna-be director is given 48 hours by a producer to find the best groan of pain, worthy of an Osc
L'Intégrule - Les Nuls
2003-11-18
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023-06-02
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television
6 Days, 6 Nights
1994-09-28
Alice is a promising young artist in Paris. Her boyfriend Franck, a boxer, has just moved in to her
L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls
2004-11-15
Restauratec
2002-01-01
In 1973, at the Restauratec staff canteen, Jean-Pierre Ranu explains and sings his passion for thawe
Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie
1999-01-22
Professor Choron recounts with his memories as a child of a barrier guard, the 2nd World War with it
Desproges est vivant
1998-04-09
It is with a semblance of chronology and to the rhythm of Antoine De Caunes' not unpleasant voice-ov
Jamel Show
1999-12-31
Jamel is given carte blanche at CANAL+ for an hour, the comedian took this opportinity to gather fri
Bacri, comme un air de famille
2022-01-14
Jean-Pierre Bacri was never happy about anything. But beyond the caricature of the grumpy man, from
Kitchendales
2000-04-17
If you think a peeled tomato is the daughter of a Brazilian footballer, a crusty sea bass is a bad c
Courts de stars, 10 comédies courtes mais bonnes !
2002-12-19
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012-06-27
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an ic
Les Nuls : La Pub
1992-01-01
A World of Ours
2008-07-16
Noé comes into sixth grade at the same time he discovers a new city and a new house where he has jus
Casablanca Driver
2004-06-30
This mockumentary follows the world's worst boxer and the events that led to his meteoric rise in th
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017-07-19
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throug
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009-05-20
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a p
Christmas & Co.
2017-12-06
Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's to
A Thousand Words
2012-03-07
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set
Sitcom, A Movie
1999-06-02
In the morning, two friends, a producer and an actor, discover the corpse of a young woman who accom
Keep an Eye Out
2018-07-04
Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Cap
TVN 595, la télévision des nuls
1988-11-26
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2019-02-15
Daddy Cool
2008-04-30
The story about the age gap between a scientist father, Philipe Le Tallec, and his newly discovered
#Iamhere
2020-02-05
Stéphane lives a quiet life as an eminent French Chef but when he decides to visit Soo, a mysterious
Pizza Blob
1992-01-01
The Great Restaurant II
2011-04-30
The great restaurant reopens with new extravagent costumers and the same beloved manager.
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995-03-08
Show recorded at the Opéra Comique in Paris on March 6, 1995 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993-03-06
Show recorded on February 26, 1993 at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris for the benefit of th
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999-02-13
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021-07-21
Hidden in Rome, King Arthur is planning his return to oppose the army of his former friend Lancelot.
La Classe américaine
1993-12-31
George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an
Incredible But True
2022-06-15
Alain and Marie moved to the suburb house of their dreams. But the real estate agent warned them: wh
The Car Keys
2003-12-10
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street co
Rien dans les poches
2008-12-14
25 years of the life of Marie, a Parisian party girl, first teenager leaving her mother at 17, then
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002-05-20
Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same
Les nuls, l'émission avec Lio
1991-01-12
Les nuls, l'émission
1991-12-28
La télé des Nuls
2019-11-02
Wacko
1994-06-08
An anthology movie comprising four weird stories. Like the Twilight Zone movie but strictly played f
God Save the Tuches
2025-02-05
When Jeff and Cathy’s grandson Jiji is selected for a training camp with Arsenal, it’s a dream oppor
High in the Clouds
2027-07-07
After he accidentally sparked a revolution against Gretsch, the bossy diva-owl who has banned all mu
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
2025-10-22
After reclaiming Kaamelott from Lancelot's tyrannical rule, Arthur spares his life, defying Celtic g