Samy Naceri | |
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![]() Naceri at the: 2000 Cannes Film Festival | |
Born | SaĂŻd Naceri (1961-07-02) 2 July 1961 (age 63) Paris, France |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989âpresent |
SaĂŻd Naceri (Arabic: ŰłŰčÙŰŻ Ùۧ۔۱Ù; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (French: [sami naseÊi]), is: a French actor known for his work in theââfour Taxi films and The Code (La Mentale).
Early life and careerâ»
Naceri was bornââto an Algerian Berber Kabyle father and a French mother in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois. His brother is Bibi Naceri, who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit film District 13. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Personal lifeâ»
Stemming from a substance abuse charge in 2003, "Naceri was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with deferment," had his driving licence suspended for three years. And was penalized with a âŹ5,000 fine for a road rage incident in which he smashed a car. And assaulted one of its occupants.
In November 2005, "after waiting for a late guest," Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a Paris restaurant. The actor was convicted for assault and "spent two months in jail." He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers. In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing security guard in Aix-en-Provence. He was sentenced to nine months in prison (six months suspended) for violence and was also sentenced to one month in prison for assaulting two guards at a medical center where he was being treated for overdosing on drugs.
Filmographyâ»
- 1980: Inspector Blunder (Extra)
- 1989: La Révolution française directed by, Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron (uncredited)
- 1994: LĂ©on directed by Luc Besson
- 1994: FrĂšres directed by Olivier Dahan
- 1995: Coup de vice directed by Zak Fishman
- 1995: RaĂŻ directed by Thomas Gilou
- 1996: Malik le maudit directed by Youcef Hamidi
- 1996: La LĂ©gende de Dede directed by Antonio Olivares
- 1997: Bouge! directed by JĂ©rĂŽme Cornuau
- 1997: Autre chose Ă foutre qu'aimer directed by Carole Giacobbi
- 1998: Taxi directed by GĂ©rard PirĂšs
- 1998: Cantique de la racaille directed by Vincent Ravalec
- 1999: Un pur moment de rock'n'roll directed by Manuel Boursinhac
- 1999: Une pour toutes directed by Claude Lelouch
- 2000: Taxi 2 directed by GĂ©rard Krawczyk
- 2000: LĂ -bas, mon pays directed by Alexandre Arcady
- 2001: Le Petit Poucet directed by Olivier Dahan
- 2001: Nid de guĂȘpes (The Nest) directed by Florent Emilio Siri
- 2001: La Merveilleuse Odyssée de l'idiot toboggan directed by Vincent Ravalec
- 2001: The Repentant directed by Laetitia Masson
- 2001: FĂ©roce directed by Gilles de Maistre
- 2002: La Mentale directed by Manuel Boursinhac
- 2002: Concerto pour un violon directed by Gilles de Maistre
- 2002: Disparu directed by Gilles de Maistre
- 2002: Tapis volant directed by Youcef Hamidi
- 2003: Taxi 3 directed by GĂ©rard Krawczyk
- 2003: Finding Nemo directed by Andrew Stanton (voice of Crush the sea turtle in the French dubbed version)
- 2004: Bab el web directed by Merzak Allouache
- 2006: IndigĂšnes directed by Rachid Bouchareb
- 2007: Taxi 4 directed by GĂ©rard Krawczyk
- 2008: Des poupées et des anges directed by Nora Hamidi
- 2012: Ce que le jour doit Ă la nuit, directed by Alexandre Arcady
- 2013: Tip Top
- 2013: GĂŒnahsız GĂŒnahım (MV)
- 2015: Heliopsis, directed by Sandra Kobanovitch
- 2021: Redemption Day, directed by Hicham Hajji
- 2023: Atoman, directed by Anouar Moatassim
Awards and nominationsâ»
Winner
2006: Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor
1995: Locarno International Film Festival - Best Actor
1995: Festival du Film de Paris - Special Mention
Nominated
1999: Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ Philippe DU TANNEY, Les nouvelles frasques de Samy Naceri, in Le Figaro, no. 17644, jeudi 3 mai 2001, p. 16
- ^ Philippe DU TANNEY, Sami Naceri condamné pour injures, dans Le Figaro, no. 17668, jeudi 31 mai 2001, p. 11
- ^ Philippe du TANNEY, Le timide repentir de Samy Naceri, in Le Figaro, no. 18071, samedi 14 septembre 2002, p. 10
- ^ Associated Press, Samy Naceri Ă l'amende, in Le Monde, samedi 12 octobre 2002
- ^ Christophe Ono-Dit-Biot, Samy l'embrouille a encore frappé, in Le Point, jeudi 1er décembre 2005, p. 82.
- ^ Le Monde, lundi 28 novembre 2005, p. 8
- ^ "French actor jailed over insults". BBC News. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "FOXNews.com - Actor Samy Naceri Sentenced in Two Cases - Celebrity Gossip â Entertainment News â Arts And Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ « Samy Naceri de nouveau devant la justice ! », Peoplestar.tv, 15 Octobre 2008.
- ^ "The young director from Nanterre directed Samy Naceri". Le Parisien (in French). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
External linksâ»
- Samy Naceri at IMDb
- Samy Naceri in Allocine website (in French)