Farrugia was born in
Vichy,
France, to a Jewish
pied-noir and
Maltese family. Since the launching of
Canal+, in 1984, he works in editing trailers and as a broadcast production assistant on the
Tous en scène show. Thus he meets Canal+ first weatherman,
Alain Chabat, with whom he would form the group of comedians
Les Nuls alongside
Chantal Lauby and
Bruno Carette in 1986. In 1987 he is included in the writing of the TV series
Objective: nul (
7 d'Or for best comedy TV show), the first parody by
Les Nuls. He hosts a parodic weather forecast in the '
JTN' of '
Nulle part ailleurs' from 1987 to 1988. Initially, he did not want to act, but rather write. The absence of one of the actors in an episode of
Objective: nul accidentally placed him in front of the camera.
TVN 595, a TV special which was broadcast in October 1988, won the 7 d'Or for best show.
Les Nuls' career lasts until 1992. In 1994,
La Cité de la peur is released making entries in the French box office. After
Les Nuls split, Dominique Farrugia starts a film career as a director with
Delphine 1, Yvan 0 and
Trafic d'influence. He subsequently becomes a producer founding the
RF2K production company with the actor
Olivier Granier. In 1997 he founded the cable and satellite TV channel
Comédie !, discovering new comic talents such as
Les Robins des Bois,
Franck Dubosc,
Titoff,
Kad &
Olivier and
Jonathan Lambert. In April 2001, he created the cable and satellite TV channel
Cuisine TV. In 2001-2002, he produces
Vidocq ( entries in France) and
Monsieur Batignole ( entries in France). In 2002, he first becomes director-general and deputy director of broadcasting and programming at Canal+ and later president from April 2002 to February 2003 and to date, only assistant becoming president of Canal+. In July 2003, he created FEW (Farrudg Entertainment Worldwide), a media company producing feature films. In 2007 he produced the show of
Manu Payet, then two years later of
Laurent Lafitte. In 2009, he launched the website
Les graves infos which presents false news. The site is closed on 23 February 2010. In 2010, he co-directed with
Arnaud Lemort the film ''
L'amour c'est mieux à deux'' ( entries in France, more profitable movie of 2010, with its particular stage of
Clovis Cornillac,
Virginia Efira and
Manu Payet). Between September 2010 and May 2011, he is a columnist in the show
Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil, hosted by Bruce Toussaint, every Sunday on Canal+. On 20 November 2012, FEW, his production company and
Luc Besson's
EuropaCorp, signed an agreement under which all FEW films will be produced exclusively in partnership with EuropaCorp. ==Filmography==