IHe has been making France laugh for years by playing on irony and words but still does not have the nationality of our country. Not out of disdain or by political choice, but because he ended up giving up in the face of the cumbersome administrative procedures… “I don’t have a French passport, I don’t have French citizenship,” explained Gad Elmaleh on France 2 last Sunday. It’s not a belief. To be very honest, I started the process a long time ago and it was so much work that I gave up. »
On the other hand, he does have two other passports, a Moroccan and a Canadian, linked to the different paths that have shaped his life. Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Gad Elmaleh left to continue his studies in Montreal, before trying his luck in France by studying at Cours Florent – he began his first scenes in the mid-1990s. He then queued for hours at the prefecture to obtain your residence permit and the right to work…
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The comedian then achieved recognition in the early 2000s by landing a role in The truth if I lie! 2while becoming a figure in French stand-up. He then begins new steps to obtain French nationality, but ends up becoming discouraged by the complexity and length of the procedures… A status that suits him, as he confirmed on France 2: “J […] Read more
