Alain Chabat
Biography
Alain Chabat (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʃaba]; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. Originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of La Cité de la peur (1994), he later co-created and hosted the Burger Quiz game show, which became the most watched entertainment show in the history of French television.
Chabat has also become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He appeared in French Twist (1995), The Taste of Others (2000), Happily Ever After (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), as well as briefly in the television series Kaamelott (2005). Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise.
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Full filmography
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self - Les Nuls
- Evil Dead Burn (2026) as Alice's Father
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self - Les Nuls
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) as Silas (voice)
- C à vous (2009) as Self - Guest
- Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) as Self - Various characters
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) as Bob the Pirate
- Beau geste (2023) as Self
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Burger Quiz (2001) as Présentateur
- Burger Quiz (2001) as Self - Host
- Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (2025) as Astérix (voice)
- Salut les Terriens ! (2006) as Self - Guest
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) as Jules César
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - Host
- On n'est pas couché (2006) as Self - Guest
- Leçon de Cinéma (2004) as Self
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Have you ever seen..? (2006) as Narrateur, autres voix additionnelles
- HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) as Dan Geraldo
- Coucou c'est nous ! (1992) as Self
- Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014) as Senator Prospectus (voice)
- A Thousand Words (2012) as Christian Leger de la Touffe