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Mathieu Madénian

Acting Born Jul 23, 1976 Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France 24 credits

Biography

Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist.

Madénian was born in Perpignan, southern France. He is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburbs of Perpignan, where he earned his scientific baccalaureate with honours, then a university degree in criminology, then became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left the law profession to follow a career in comedy.

He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille where he performed various voiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and his wife Alexandra Lamy. He then wrote several one-man shows staged by Kader Aoun, many of which were performed at the théâtre du Point-Virgule.

From September 2010 has been a part of the French television show Vivement dimanche prochain, presented by Michel Drucker. He does a humor column. alternating with Anne Roumanoff, Nicolas Canteloup or Éric Antoine.

From 2010 to 2011, he was also involved in Le Grand Direct des Médias with Jean-Marc Morandini shown on Europe 1.

Since September 2011, he has been a columnist on Michel Druckers show Faites entrer l'invité on Europe 1.

On 7 January 2015 Madénian did not go to work and escaped the shooting at the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Source: Article "Mathieu Madénian" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Known for

Quotidien

as Self - Guest

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Murders in...

as Commissaire Nivart

Burger Quiz

as Self

Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac

as Self

Full filmography

  • Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • Fort Boyard (1990) as Self
  • Murders in... (2013) as Commissaire Nivart
  • Victoires de la musique (1985) as Self
  • The Art of Crime (2017) as Victor Chinsky
  • Capitaine Marleau (2015) as Pancho Ronsard
  • Burger Quiz (2001) as Self
  • Quelle époque ! (2022) as Self - Guest
  • Vendredi, tout est permis (2011) as Self
  • The Unexpected Getaway (2022) as Self
  • N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels (2008) as Self
  • Top Gear France (2015) as Self - Guest
  • Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac (2020) as Self
  • Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort ! (2018) as Self - Candidate (archive footage)
  • Face à face (2022) as Hugo Louvois
  • Kemps (2019) as Self
  • Tout pour la lumière (2025) as Roman Vincon
  • Piquantes ! (2020) as Self - Guest
  • Gloria (2021) as Arthur
  • Les Bracelets rouges (2018) as Romain
  • Panique au 31 (2024) as Ludo, le barman
  • Open Bar (2014) as Self
  • Rien ne t'efface (2025)