Kad Merad was born in
Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother. During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing roles at
Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troupe. In 1990, he was hired by
Ouï FM, the Paris rock radio station where he met
Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the ''Rock'n Roll Circus'', introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet
Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV. In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel
Comédie+ on their own show,
La Grosse Emission. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles. In 2003, he scored his first box-office success with
Mais Qui a tué Pamela Rose?, co-written with Baroux. In 2007, Kad received the
César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in
''Je vais Bien, ne t'en fais pas!'' and appears in
AaRON's film soundtrack video clip. His best challenger was
Dany Boon. During the shooting of
''Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'', this friendly struggle was a running joke between the two of them. That same year, he made his first appearance with
Les Enfoirés music troop and is still one of its members. He was also inducted as the Godfather of the
Telethon. The next year, he starred as Phillipe Abrams in the French movie
''Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis''. The film was a surprise - and phenomenal - success in France and Europe, becoming the best-attended movie ever made in France, with 21 million moviegoers. ==Filmography==