Michaël Youn
Date of birth: 1973-12-02
Place of birth: Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michaël Benayoun
Biography
Michaël Benayoun (born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality. Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, Moroccan-Jewish, and Algerian-Jewish descent. After his education as an announcer and theater actor, Youn joined the Paris radio station Skyrock in 1998. There, he made sketches and further entertainment during the morning show. The popularity and success of Michael Youn, at the most important French private broadcast station brought Youn to the attention of French TV executives. In July 2000, he was hired for the new morning show "Morning Live" shown on Métropole 6. With Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine, Youn did the entertainment part of the show. Like their sketches and public events (e.g. foam bath in a Paris fountain, and waking random Parisians up shooting the slogan of the show at them), their parodies were particularly successful. In particular, they parodied the music scene of Jean-Michel Jarre, casting-popstars, the Grand Prix and French rappers. The success of "Morning Live" was mainly due to Youn and his colleagues – when they left the show, it remained on the air for just one more year. After leaving "Morning Live" in 2002, Youn, Desagnat and Morgaine have focused on their music parodies: The three sailors "Piotr", "Olaff" and "Dvorjak" from the Eastern European "Slowakistan", the Bratisla Boys, appeared on the Western music market with their song "Stach Stach". The act became a big success and was number one on the French charts for ten weeks. On a 2004 list of the all-time best selling CDs in France, "Stach Stach" was listed number 30. The success even spread beyond the French border and reached Switzerland, where it was 2nd on the official charts. On 7 July 2002, the project was stopped by its makers. They claimed that the Bratisla Boys had vanished on the Dead Sea without a trace. In 2003, the film "La Beuze", written by Youn and Desagnat, was released. Youn played the character of Alphonse, the "unknown son" of James Brown, who tries to start his own career – by creating a new (fictional) style called "Frunkp" (a mixture of funk and rap). The song "Le Frunkp" was published as a CD-single and Michaël Youn (under the name of Alphonse Brown) had another hit. This time, he even reached #1 in Swiss charts. Youn had a comedy-tour, called Pluskapoil in 2003/04 (its sequel followed in 2005) and has acted in films. New music projects followed: Les Conards (The Imbeciles) with Comme des Connards, a cover version of My Sharona by The Knack, as well as a song for the movie Iznogoud (both were in the French Top 20). He had small roles in rather big films, and was part of Les 11 commandements in 2004 (A French film done in the style of MTV's Jackass, together with Desagnat and Morgaine). In 2005, Youn was Iznogoud in the film version of the comic "Iznogoud" (also known as Isnogud). In 2006, he had the main role in the film comedy Incontrôlable. Those two films were not very successful, critics and viewers finding them only so-so. Both films starred Desagnat and Morgaine, but only in small roles. In 2010, he directed his first movie "Fatal" in which he also stars. ... Source: Article "Michaël Youn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movie Credits
Paris Express
2010-02-24
From multicultural Paris to designer Paris, Montmartre to the Champs-Elysées, sleazy sidewalks to hi
Lucky Luke
2009-10-21
Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
Incontrôlable
2006-02-08
Georges, one morning, became uncontrollable despite himself. Something that has the donkey's voice i
Can You Keep a Secret?
2008-05-07
Delphine passes herself off as her boss's lover.
Superpapa
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Since the death of his wife, Christophe is a control freak. When a supervisor is declared absent for
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13
Fatal
2010-06-16
Fatal... short for Fatal Bazooka, a hardcore bling-bling rapper. A huge music star. Millions of fans
The 11 Commandments
2004-02-04
After an evening of drinking, six men find themselves in front of The God of the Joke. Distressed to
Iznogoud
2005-01-19
In Baghdad the Magnificent reigns Haroun al Plassid, who is the Caliph. There also dwells Iznogoud,
Chouchou
2003-03-19
Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find h
The Dope
2003-02-05
Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best fri
Philosophale
2001-01-01
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
Le Débarquement
2013-01-18
Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in var
Le Chef
2012-03-07
A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who wants to the establishment to l
One Stays, the Other Leaves
2005-01-12
A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and,
Héros
2007-06-20
A comedian kidnaps a singer and keeps him in his apartment.
Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil
2005-11-03
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
2022-03-30
Follows the intertwined stories of five couples and their entourage, living in the same opulent Pari
BDE
2023-01-20
The story of four lifelong friends who met in the 2000s when they were presidents of the BDE of the
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2013
2013-06-20
Vive la France
2013-02-20
Muzafar and Feruz are two easy going shepherds from Taboulistan, a tiny country in Asia that is unkn
The Box
2004-10-06
A guy has to move out in a day, completely unprepared, and drive his mum to the airport. Completely
Le Débarquement 2
2013-12-20
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Juliette discovers that her teenage son, whom she thought was flourishing, is in reality undermined
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états
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Family Business
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Brothers Yvan and Max are total opposites. One is a hypochondriac; the other, a carefree optimist. T
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The World Upside Down
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A Parisian trader who – after losing everything – is forced to take refuge on a country farm with hi
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015-03-13
Vivre c'est mieux que mourir
2006-05-05
Le Pire du Morning Live 2
2007-10-31
Les 11 commandements inédits
2004-02-04
The world is going bad, humans are no longer laughing, the situation is serious. the god of jokes ha
The Gardener
2025-01-30
Every year the Prime Minister has a list of all kinds of troublemakers eliminated in the name of the
Around the World in 80 Days
2004-06-16
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that the
The Canterville Ghost
2016-04-06
In the depths of a British legend, the ghost of Eleanor Canterville is condemned to haunt the castle
Florence Foresti & Friends
2008-09-25
Recorded at the Palais des Sports in Paris on 25 September 2008. Florence Foresti, surrounded by Fra
Bazooka
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When Zac’s girlfriend breaks up with him because he’s going bald, he embarks on a daring quest to sa
Carbone
2017-11-01
In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become th
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017-03-03
In January 2017, Les Enfoirés set the Zénith in Toulouse alight with seven exceptional concerts. Fa
Sahara
2017-02-01
A young cobra and his scorpion best friend go on a journey across the Sahara desert to save a new-fo
Wok the Kasbah
2011-12-13
A funny comedy about the war suddenly started between two restaurant owners families.
Brillantissime
2018-01-17
After getting dumped on Christmas Eve, Angela must rebuild her life surrounded by her rebellious tee
Le Pire du Morning Live
2006-11-19
Mon frère bien-aimé
2016-08-26
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
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Christ(Off)
2018-07-11
At 33 years old, and after numerous failed attempt to make it as a musician, Chris still lives with
Watch Me Burn
2018-11-05
After being bullied for months at school, 16-year-old Jonathan douses himself with gasoline and ligh
Deux gouttes d'eau
2018-10-19
A woman's dead body is found in her apartment on a winter morning. All the evidence points to her fi
No Filter
2019-04-03
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her hus
Disney : Au Cœur de la Magie des Parcs
2015-07-17
A documentary about the history of The Walt Disney Company and its theme parks.
Enfoirés Kids
2017-12-01
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Meet the Malawas
2019-12-25
A news anchor, a comedian, an actress, and a soccer player with big egos have to travel across the g
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
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Lucky
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Willy and Tony have a brilliant idea for getting out of it financially: stealing a dog from the brig
Divorce Club
2020-07-14
After 5 years of marriage, Ben is still madly in love. Until the day he discovers in public that his
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
2020-03-06
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
2016-03-11
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014-03-14
Show recorded at the Zénith in Strasbourg on January 19 and 20, 2014 for the benefit of the Restos d
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018-03-09
Michael Youn - Du Morning Live à Divorce Club
2020-03-19
Le grand show des humoristes
2020-06-18
Rahan
Connectés
2020-11-12
On a Saturday night during lock down, a group of very good friends go online to share a virtual aper
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Stolen Childhood
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Du Morning Live à Fatal, le meilleur de Michaël Youn
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Un Incroyable Show
2018-04-05
Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil
2005-11-02
From Violette the roulette-wheel whore to Victor the child serial killer, via Cyrano de Vergerac, Mi
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