He is one of the most famous comedians in France.
Gad Elmaleh is one of the personalities who have entered the ranks of the essentials in France. And yet, the 53-year-old star does not have French nationality, despite what one might believe…
Gal Elmaleh: “I love my immigrant status”
A particularity about which he confided in
The Sunday Tribune published this Sunday, June 23. The author of the famous blond sketch explains that he is… Moroccan and Canadian. The reason why he will not be able to go to the polls this Sunday June 30 and Sunday July 7 for the early legislative elections. “You have to be French to vote”, he emphasizes. Which does not prevent him from paying his taxes in France. “I have a residence permit,
I pay my taxes in France, I benefit from the resulting benefits such as Social Security”he explains.
And that suits him very well. “I love my immigration status, he confides. And, like my parents, I am infinitely grateful to France, it is what allowed me to work and be successful. The only thing I don’t have is the right to vote. Which doesn’t stop me, each time, from asking myself who I would vote for.”
At 53, Gad Elmaleh is a happy dad
And faced with the rise of extremes in France,
Gad Elmaleh remains cautious. “Everyone does what he wants, he believes. I do not have the right to vote in France, so I refuse to lecture French voters.” And remember that voting is important. “I consider voting to be an absolutely essential element that deserves very close attention from everyone”he concludes.
Gad Elmaleh is closely linked to France:
his sons Noé and Raphaël live there. The eldest, 23, lives on the Côte d’Azur and the second, aged 11, lives with his mother Charlotte Casiraghi on the Rock, in Monaco. If they separated in 2015, Charlotte Casiraghi And Gad Elmaleh raised their only son together – the comedian settled down not far from Monaco to be close to his children.
