“It’s thanks to him…”: Gad Elmaleh moved by the words of his former theater teacher (Zaptv)

Tuesday November 5, 2024, Gad Elmaleh was the guest of Telematinbroadcast on France 2. On the set, he received a moving message from his former theater teacher, Marc-Henri De Busschère. A decisive support which left its mark on the comedian, helping him to assert himself and build his career.

“I don’t like surprises at all.”explained Gad Elmaleh in Telematin on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. However, today's guest received a message that brought a smile to his face. His former theater teacher at the Florent classes, Marc-Henri De Busschère, wanted to come back to an anecdote during one of his classes. “Hi Gad. I remember a particular class where you went on stage to give us a tour of an imaginary museum. You presented the paintings, you invented the characters, you created the interactions between them. It was a festival. It was magnificent, the room was won over.first began the professor paying tribute to the talent of Gad Elmaleh.

“At the end of the course I remember that a lot of students came to me to say, ‘This is the scene I want to work on.’ But it was an improv and probably already your first stand-up“continued Marc-Henri De Busschère before starting the final question to the young grandfather, whom he describes as a person “always in search of meaning and transmission”: “When will your school be created?”.

Gad Elmaleh wanted to have a “more French” name

Visibly touched by the speech of his first teacher at the Florent classes, Gad Elmaleh revealed an anecdote about the latter. “It’s thanks to him that I kept my name”he declared. “I wanted to change my name because I found that my name didn't sound French enough”, continued the famous Franco-Moroccan comedian before explaining: “And he said to me, ‘But Elmaleh is elegant. You will realize later…‘”already promising a great future for his student. “He’s the one who gave me self-confidence. He brought me a lot”then commented Gad Elmaleh.

From his experience at the Florent classes during the 1990s, he retained his investment to achieve the celebrity we know today: “I did so many things at that time to make it happen, to make it happen, to please”. A successful mission, the multi-talented comedian has made his place on the French scene and is still seducing his audience with numerous projects, such as the takeover of the Chez Michou cabaret, announced at the end of October 2024. To transmit, in turn?