Smaïn

Personal Info

Birthday

January 3, 1958

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Constantine, France [now Algeria]

Also Known As

Smaïn Fairouze

Smaïn

Biography

Smaïn (born Smaïn Fairouze, on January 3, 1958 in Constantine, Algeria) is a French comedian, humorist, writer, actor and director of Algerian descent. Born in 1958 in Constantine, Algeria, to an unknown father and mother, Smaïn Fairouze was taken in by the children's ward of the civil hospital.

In 1960, brought back to France by an administrative assistant, he joined his foster family. His adoptive father, a street sweeper at the Régie immobilière de la ville de Paris, was Algerian and his adoptive mother, a cleaning lady, was Moroccan. He attended the Notre-Dame school in Saint-Mandé and then the Saint-Michel high school in St Mandé.

Known For

For the Love of God

Camping paradis

Mask Singer

Harkis

Old School

Three Lives and Only One Death

The Big Brother

Recto/Verso

Filmography

2023
Once Upon a Time in Algeria
as Doctor Farès
Fernandel, l'homme au sourire
as Self
2022
The Imaginary Doctor
as Inspecteur Bachir
Placés
as Père d'Elias
2020
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Certifiée Halal
as Aziz Boukamache
Gates of the Sun
as Slimane
2013
Un p’tit gars de Ménilmontant
as Maklouf
Poor Richard!
as Farid
2012
The Bag of Flour
as Sarah's Father
2010
Le Carnaval des animaux
as Le père
2008
Tomboy
as Amrani
Harkis
as Saïd
2007
Smaïn - Mon dernier avant le prochain
as Self
2006
For the Love of God
as Kevin's Father
2005
Smaïn: Rebelote
as Self
2004
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
as Self
2003
The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Don't Worry, Be Happy
as Self
2000
Old School
as M. Fonblard
1999
Le Schpountz
as Irénée
Recto/Verso
as Fred
1998
Charité biz'ness
as Sam
Bingo!
as Vincent
1996
Smaïn - Comme ça se prononce
as Self
Three Lives and Only One Death
as Luca
Two Dads and One Mom
as Salim
1995
Tom est tout seul
as Street musician
1994
Wacko
as Jimmy
1991
One Can Always Dream
as Rachid Merzahoui
1989
J'aurais jamais dû croiser son regard...
as Bambi
1987
L'Œil au beur(re) noir
as Rachid
Le Passager du Tassili
as Fefer
1986
The Joint Brothers
as Le jeune homme du train
1985
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
as Momo
1984
La Smala
as Le jeune maghrébin de la bagarre
1982
The Big Brother
as Abdel
1976
Mosaïque
as Self