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French film director and actor
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Male
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Birth:
15 July 1959(Algiers)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Patrick Timsit (French pronunciation: [patʁik timˈsit]) is a French comedian, writer and film director. He has been nominated for 4 César Awards, three times as an actor and once as a writer. He is best known for the French comedy Un indien dans la ville.
In 2006, he participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue. He is of Algerian Jewish ancestry.
Cesar nominations
- Best Supporting Actor - La Crise (1992)
- Best Actor - Pédale douce (1996)
- Best Screenplay - Pédale douce (1996)
- Best Actor - Le cousin (1997)
Selected filmography
- Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
- La Belle Verte (1996)
- Marquise (1997)
- Paparazzi (1998)
- Quasimodo d'El Paris (1999 - directed)
- Sur la piste du Marsupilami (2012)
- Dalida (2017)