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Smaïn

Born
Jan 3, 1958 · Age 68
Place of birth
Constantine, France [now Algeria]
Gender
Male
Movie credits
51
TV credits
15
Directing credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • Smaïn Fairouze

Biography

Smaïn (born Smaïn Fairouze, on January 3, 1958 in Constantine, Algeria) is a French comedian, humorist, writer, actor and director of Algerian descent. Born in 1958 in Constantine, Algeria, to an unknown father and mother, Smaïn Fairouze was taken in by the children's ward of the civil hospital. In 1960, brought back to France by an administrative assistant, he joined his foster family. His adoptive father, a street sweeper at the Régie immobilière de la ville de Paris, was Algerian and his adoptive mother, a cleaning lady, was Moroccan. He attended the Notre-Dame school in Saint-Mandé and…