Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Born 1958-11-24 (age 67) Oran, Oranie, Algérie
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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.

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Known For

Evil Dead Burn
Evil Dead Burn

2026

as Alice's Father

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift

2012

as Silas (voice)

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

2014

as Senator Prospectus (voice)

A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words

2012

as Christian Leger de la Touffe

Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts

2024

as Le père de Jackie

French Twist
French Twist

1995

as Laurent Lafaye

RRRrrrr!!!
RRRrrrr!!!

2004

as Pierre (le Guérissologue)

Vertiginous
Vertiginous

2026

as Jacky (voice)

High in the Clouds
High in the Clouds

2027

as Bigsby (voice)

The Science of Sleep
Christmas & Co.
Christmas & Co.

2017

as Santa

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994

as Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)

2025

as Le Duc d'Aquitaine

God Save the Tuches
God Save the Tuches

2025

as (voice)

Keep an Eye Out
Keep an Eye Out

2018

as The victim's cry (voice)

Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Kaamelott: The First Chapter

2021

as Le Duc d'Aquitaine