Michaël Youn

Michaël Youn

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1973-12-02 (50 years old)

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Michaël Benayoun (born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality.


Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, Moroccan-Jewish, and Algerian-Jewish descent.


After his education as an announcer and theater actor, Youn joined the Paris radio station Skyrock in 1998. There, he made sketches and further entertainment during the morning show.


The popularity and success of Michael Youn, at the most important French private broadcast station brought Youn to the attention of French TV executives. In July 2000, he was hired for the new morning show "Morning Live" shown on Métropole 6. With Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine, Youn did the entertainment part of the show. Like their sketches and public events (e.g. foam bath in a Paris fountain, and waking random Parisians up shooting the slogan of the show at them), their parodies were particularly successful. In particular, they parodied the music scene of Jean-Michel Jarre, casting-popstars, the Grand Prix and French rappers.


The success of "Morning Live" was mainly due to Youn and his colleagues – when they left the show, it remained on the air for just one more year.


After leaving "Morning Live" in 2002, Youn, Desagnat and Morgaine have focused on their music parodies: The three sailors "Piotr", "Olaff" and "Dvorjak" from the Eastern European "Slowakistan", the Bratisla Boys, appeared on the Western music market with their song "Stach Stach". The act became a big success and was number one on the French charts for ten weeks. On a 2004 list of the all-time best selling CDs in France, "Stach Stach" was listed number 30. The success even spread beyond the French border and reached Switzerland, where it was 2nd on the official charts. On 7 July 2002, the project was stopped by its makers. They claimed that the Bratisla Boys had vanished on the Dead Sea without a trace.


In 2003, the film "La Beuze", written by Youn and Desagnat, was released. Youn played the character of Alphonse, the "unknown son" of James Brown, who tries to start his own career – by creating a new (fictional) style called "Frunkp" (a mixture of funk and rap). The song "Le Frunkp" was published as a CD-single and Michaël Youn (under the name of Alphonse Brown) had another hit. This time, he even reached #1 in Swiss charts.


Youn had a comedy-tour, called Pluskapoil in 2003/04 (its sequel followed in 2005) and has acted in films. New music projects followed: Les Conards (The Imbeciles) with Comme des Connards, a cover version of My Sharona by The Knack, as well as a song for the movie Iznogoud (both were in the French Top 20). He had small roles in rather big films, and was part of Les 11 commandements in 2004 (A French film done in the style of MTV's Jackass, together with Desagnat and Morgaine).


In 2005, Youn was Iznogoud in the film version of the comic "Iznogoud" (also known as Isnogud). In 2006, he had the main role in the film comedy Incontrôlable. Those two films were not very successful, critics and viewers finding them only so-so. Both films starred Desagnat and Morgaine, but only in small roles.


In 2010, he directed his first movie "Fatal" in which he also stars. ...


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

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Filmography

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Movies 67

TV Shows 25

self 25

Director 4

Voice 2

Stanislas
C'est le monde à l'envers !

C'est le monde à l'envers ! (2024)

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Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !

Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! (2024)

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Christophe Perrot
Superpapa

Superpapa (2023)

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Bob
BDE

BDE (2023)

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Paul
Maman, ne me laisse pas m'endormir

Maman, ne me laisse pas m'endormir (2022)

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Self - Guest
Quelle époque !

Quelle époque ! (2022)

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Self
Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états

Arnaud Ducret dans tous ses états (2022)

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Jacques-André
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost! (2022)

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Stéphane
Fugueuse

Fugueuse (2021)

TV
1
Jean-Michel Bezzina
A French Case

A French Case (2021)

TV
Self - Guest
Samedi Sébastien

Samedi Sébastien (2021)

TV
Romain
M'abandonne pas

M'abandonne pas (2021)

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Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous

Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous (2021)

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Self
District Z

District Z (2020)

TV
François
Connectés

Connectés (2020)

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Director
Divorce Club

Divorce Club (2020)

Movie
Self
Le grand show des humoristes

Le grand show des humoristes (2020)

Movie
Self - Host
Le Morning Night

Le Morning Night (2020)

TV
Actor
Michael Youn - Du Morning Live à Divorce Club

Michael Youn - Du Morning Live à Divorce Club (2020)

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Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés (2020)

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Tony
Lucky

Lucky (2020)

Movie
6
Self
L'Émission de McFly & Carlito

L'Émission de McFly & Carlito (2020)

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Kevin
Meet the Malawas

Meet the Malawas (2019)

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6.67
Self
Kem's

Kem's (2019)

TV
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu

Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu (2019)

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Fabrice
No Filter

No Filter (2019)

Movie
5.83
Patrick Demarescau
Watch Me Burn

Watch Me Burn (2018)

Movie
Sam Barbieri
Deux gouttes d'eau

Deux gouttes d'eau (2018)

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Chris
Christ(Off)

Christ(Off) (2018)

Movie
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! (2018)

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Gilbert
Les Bracelets rouges

Les Bracelets rouges (2018)

TV
7
Ben
Brillantissime

Brillantissime (2018)

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6
Enfoirés Kids

Enfoirés Kids (2017)

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Laurent Melki
Carbone

Carbone (2017)

Movie
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés (2017)

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Poisson des Sables (voice)
Sahara

Sahara (2017)

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Mathias Leroy
Mon frère bien-aimé

Mon frère bien-aimé (2016)

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Self
À l'état sauvage

À l'état sauvage (2016)

TV
Gwilherm
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (2016)

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Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés (2016)

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Self
Disney : Au Cœur de la Magie des Parcs

Disney : Au Cœur de la Magie des Parcs (2015)

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Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015 (2015)

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Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés (2015)

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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)

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Max Perez
Family Business

Family Business (2014)

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Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés (2014)

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Various Characters
Le Débarquement 2

Le Débarquement 2 (2013)

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Self
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2013

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2013 (2013)

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Ferouz
Vive la France

Vive la France (2013)

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4.2
Le Débarquement

Le Débarquement (2013)

TV
Le Débarquement

Le Débarquement (2013)

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Martin Arendt
The Crossing

The Crossing (2012)

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Jacky Bonnot
Le Chef

Le Chef (2012)

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Policier 2
Wok the Kasbah

Wok the Kasbah (2011)

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Robert Lafondue, alias Fatal Bazooka
Fatal

Fatal (2010)

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7
Self - Guest
It's Only TV

It's Only TV (2010)

TV
Samuel Skjqurilngskwicz, dit Sam
Paris Express

Paris Express (2010)

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Billy The Kid
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke (2009)

Movie
5.29
Self
C à vous

C à vous (2009)

TV
Self
Panique dans l'oreillette

Panique dans l'oreillette (2008)

TV
Le Livreur de Pizza
Tu peux garder un secret ?

Tu peux garder un secret ? (2008)

Movie
Self
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels

N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels (2008)

TV
Le Pire du Morning Live 2

Le Pire du Morning Live 2 (2007)

Movie
Harchibald (voice)
Moot-Moot

Moot-Moot (2007)

TV
Pierre Forêt / Pi
Héros

Héros (2007)

Movie
Self
Le Pire du Morning Live

Le Pire du Morning Live (2006)

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Self (guest)
Salut les Terriens !

Salut les Terriens ! (2006)

TV
Self
Muppets TV

Muppets TV (2006)

Movie
Oliver Newton-John
Vivre c'est mieux que mourir

Vivre c'est mieux que mourir (2006)

Movie
Georges Pal
Incontrôlable

Incontrôlable (2006)

Movie
Various Characters
Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil

Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil (2005)

Movie
Iznogoud
Iznogoud

Iznogoud (2005)

Movie
5.5
Michaël Youn
One Stays, the Other Leaves

One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005)

Movie
Le réparateur
The Box

The Box (2004)

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6
Art Gallery Manager
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

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7.3
Self / Self (archive footage)
La chanson de l'année

La chanson de l'année (2004)

TV
Mike
The 11 Commandments

The 11 Commandments (2004)

Movie
9
Mike
Les 11 commandements inédits

Les 11 commandements inédits (2004)

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Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent
The Car Keys

The Car Keys (2003)

Movie
Self
La Méthode Cauet

La Méthode Cauet (2003)

TV
Le transformiste brésilien
Chouchou

Chouchou (2003)

Movie
Alphonse Brown
The Dope

The Dope (2003)

Movie
Self
Star Academy

Star Academy (2001)

TV
10
Philosophale

Philosophale (2001)

Movie
Host (second season)
Morning live

Morning live (2000)

TV
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Self
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique (1985)

TV
Le Jardinier

Le Jardinier

Movie
Josselin Letellier
Flashback

Flashback

TV
Creator / Director
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

TV
Director
Rahan

Rahan

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Director
Avec vue sous la mer

Avec vue sous la mer

Movie

Ratings

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Michaël YounMichaël Youn

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1973-12-02 (50 years old)

Birth Place
Suresnes, France

Height
176-centimeter

Relationships
Isabelle Funaro, Juliette Arnaud (1998-01-01 - 2004-01-01), Elsa Pataky (2004-01-01 - 2006-01-01)

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Michaël Benayoun


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