Omar Sy
Omar Sy (born January 20, 1978 in Trappes near Paris ) is a French actor and comedian.
Life
Omar Sy was born in Trappes as the son of a Senegalese from the Fulbe people and a Mauritanian . Originally, he wanted to become a technician for heating, ventilation and sanitary technology and go to Senegal. Between 1996 and 1997 he worked for the French radio station Radio Nova , where he met his future sketch partner Fred Testot . Since 2005 he has appeared with him in the television program Omar et Fred on Canal + , which made him famous in France. His international breakthrough came with the film Pretty Best Friends at the side ofFrançois Cluzet . The film not only enjoyed great success in France, where it was the most successful domestic production of the year with more than 19 million viewers. In 2012 he was the first non-white actor to be awarded the César for best leading actor . Sy was seen as the bishop in X-Men: Future Past , the sequel to X-Men: First Choice , in 2014 .
On July 5, 2007, he married the mother of his four children. In 2012 the family moved to Los Angeles .
Sy was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2017 , which awards the Oscars annually.
Filmography
- 2001: The Race
- 2001: Don't Die Too Slow (La tour Montparnasse infernale)
- 2002: Ball & Chain - Two rivets and six correct numbers
- 2002: Samouraïs
- 2006: Help, Holidays (Nos jours heureux)
- 2009: Tellement proches
- 2009: Micmacs - We Own Paris! (Micmacs à tire-larigot)
- 2009: Safari
- 2011: Pretty Best Friends (Intouchables)
- 2012: Die Vollpfosten - Never change a losing team (Les seigneurs)
- 2012: A Murder Team (De l'autre côté du périph)
- 2013: The foam of the days (L'écume des jours)
- 2013: FBI - Female Body Inspectors (Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose?)
- 2014: X-Men: Future is Past (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- 2014: Good People
- 2014: Today I'm Samba (Samba)
- 2015: Jurassic World
- 2015: In the intoxication of the stars (Burnt)
- 2016: Monsieur Chocolat (Chocolat)
- 2016: Inferno
- 2016: Suddenly Papa (Demain tout commence)
- 2017: Docteur Knock - A doctor with certain side effects (Knock)
- 2018: Yao
- 2018: Belleville Cop (Le flic De Belleville)
- 2019: The Wolf's Call - Decision in depth (Le chant du loup)
- 2019: Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad ( Arctic Dogs , voice)
- 2020: Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild)
- 2020: Police
Web links
- Omar Sy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Omar Sy: “I am a free person.” In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of March 25, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Stefan Locke: Conversation with Omar Sy: "I am a free person." In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of March 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sy, Omar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trappes near Paris |