Samy Naceri
Samy Naceri | |
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 Naceri at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Saïd Naceri 2 July 1961 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Saïd Naceri (Arabic: سعيد ناصري; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (French: [sami naseʁi]), is a French actor known for his work in the four Taxi films and The Code (La Mentale).
Early life and career
[edit]Naceri was born to 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.[1]
He grown up in the suburb of Paris, at Fontenay-sous-Bois.[2] He has a son, Julian, born in 1994.[3]
Since 2024, he reveals to the public his relationship with Sofia Athéna,[4] young actress born in 1994.[5]
Legal issues
[edit]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 €5,000 fine for a road rage incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants.[6][7][8][9]
In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a Paris restaurant.[10] The actor was convicted for assault and spent two months in jail.[11] He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers.[12] In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing a 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.[13][14]
Filmography
[edit]- 1980: Inspector Blunder (Extra)
- 1989: La Révolution française directed by Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron (uncredited)
- 1994: Léon directed by Luc Besson
- 1994: Frères directed by Olivier Dahan
- 1995: Coup de vice directed by Zak Fishman
- 1995: Raï directed by Thomas Gilou
- 1996: Malik le maudit directed by Youcef Hamidi
- 1996: La Légende de Dede directed by Antonio Olivares
- 1997: Bouge! directed by Jérôme Cornuau
- 1997: Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer directed by Carole Giacobbi
- 1998: Taxi directed by Gérard Pirès
- 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 Gérard Krawczyk
- 2000: Là-bas, mon pays directed by Alexandre Arcady
- 2001: Le Petit Poucet directed by Olivier Dahan
- 2001: Nid de guêpes (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: Féroce 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 Gérard 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: Indigènes directed by Rachid Bouchareb
- 2007: Taxi 4 directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 2008: Des poupées et des anges directed by Nora Hamidi
- 2012: Ce que le jour doit à la nuit, directed by Alexandre Arcady
- 2013: Tip Top
- 2013: Günahsız Günahım (MV)
- 2015: Heliopsis, directed by Sandra Kobanovitch[15]
- 2021: Redemption Day, directed by Hicham Hajji
- 2023: Atoman, directed by Anouar Moatassim
- 2024: The Saint 2
Awards and nominations
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "samy-naceri-prison-enfance-bagarre".
- ^ "samy-naceri-son-fils-julian-pret-a-marcher-dans-ses-pas-".
- ^ "Samy Nacéri défend sa grande différence d'âge avec sa compagne Sofia Athéna : "J'ai l'approbation de sa famille !" - Gala". 2024-08-15. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ ""Je ne suis pas un pédophile !" : en couple avec Sofia Athéna, 29 ans, Samy Naceri, 63 ans se défend - Public". 2024-08-06. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ 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 à 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 – Entertainment News – Arts And Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ « Samy Naceri de nouveau devant la justice ! »[permanent dead link], 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 links
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- Samy Naceri at IMDb
- Samy Naceri in Allocine website (in French)
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