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François-Xavier Demaison (actor)

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François-Xavier Demaison
François-Xavier Demaison in 2017
Born (1973-09-22) 22 September 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Actor, humorist
Years active2002–present
Children1

François-Xavier Demaison (born 22 September 1973) is a French actor and humorist.[1]

Personal life

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Demaison was born in Asnières-sur-Seine. Both his parents were lawyers. He studied theater but dropped out to focus on an economics degree. After graduating in 1998 from the Sciences Po in Paris, he began his career as an auditor before joining Landwell & Associés (law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers PWC) in the field of International taxation.

In August 2001, he was sent on an internship to their New York office. On 11 September 2001, Demaison witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center from his office in Manhattan. After this traumatic event, he decided not to continue on this career path and returned to his first love, the theater. He resumed contact with former teachers who helped him stage his own show, Act Two (he invested his saving of 5000 euros). It opened at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell in Paris on 2 December 2002.

Theater

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Year Title Director Writer(s) Notes
2002-05 A story pour les gens qui believe in dreams Éric Théobald Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga Théâtre des Mathurins
2007 Demaison s'envole Éric Théobald (2) Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga Casino de Paris
L’Arbre de joie Christophe Lidon Louis-Michel Colas & David Khayat Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
2011 Demaison s'évade Éric Théobald (3) Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2005 Olé! Caron's driver Florence Quentin
Tout pour plaire The realtor Cécile Telerman
2006 Sable noir The server Samuel Le Bihan TV series (1 episode)
2007 L'Auberge rouge Simon Barbeuf Gérard Krawczyk
Confidences Laurent Dussaux TV mini-series
2008 The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Doctor Marcaurel Rémi Bezançon
Disco Guillaume Navarre Fabien Onteniente
48 heures par jour TV Host Catherine Castel
A Day at the Museum The head home Jean-Michel Ribes
Coluche: l'histoire d'un mec Coluche Antoine de Caunes Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Ça se soigne? Philippe Barrois Laurent Chouchan
2009 Little Nicholas Mr. Dubon Laurent Tirard
Tellement proches Jean-Pierre Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
Neuilly Yo Mama! Father Dinaro Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
Divorces! Alex Valérie Guignabodet
Une place à prendre The dredger Charles Meurisse Short
Réveil d'un mouton Jonathan Cordiale Julien Paolini Short
2010 My Afternoons with Margueritte Gardini Jean Becker
Sans laisser de traces Patrick Chambon Grégoire Vigneron
2011 360 Taxi Driver Fernando Meirelles
La Chance de ma vie Julien Monnier Nicolas Cuche
Beur sur la ville Picolini Djamel Bensalah
Émilie Jolie Voice Philippe Chatel & Francis Nielsen
Moi, Michel G., milliardaire, maître du monde Michel Ganiant Stéphane Kazandjian
Nicostratos le pélican Aristote Olivier Horlait
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Jean-Pierre Bouley Gabriel Julien-Laferrière TV series (1 episode)
2012 Just Like Brothers Boris Hugo Gélin
Zarafa Malaterre Jean-Christophe Lie & Rémi Bezançon
Il était une fois, une fois Willy Vanderbrook Christian Merret-Palmair
L'écharpe rouge The Boss Romain Nonn Short
2013 Paris à tout prix Thierry Reem Kherici
Hubert and Takako Hubert Hugo Gittard TV series (78 episodes)
2014 Nicholas on Holiday Mr. Dubon Laurent Tirard
2015 Trois fois rien Frédéric Petitjean Short
The Disappearance Commandant Bertrand Molina Charlotte Brandström TV series (8 episodes)
2016 Arrête ton cinéma Jack Diane Kurys
Team Spirit Fabien Keller Christophe Barratier
La macchinazione Moreau David Grieco
Les têtes de l'emploi Thierry Alexandre Charlot & Franck Magnier
2017 Jour J Ben Reem Kherici
Comment j'ai rencontré mon père Eliott Berthet Maxime Motte
Quadras Alex Isabelle Doval & Mélissa Drigeard TV series (8 episodes)
2018 Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! Father Dinaro Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
Naked Normandy Thierry Levasseur Philippe Le Guay
Tout le monde debout The priest Franck Dubosc
2019 All Inclusive Michel Goubert Fabien Onteniente
Ni une ni deux Jean-Pierre Anne Giafferi
2022 The Sitting Duck Jean-Pierre Bachmann Jean-Paul Salomé

References

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  1. ^ Delcroix, Olivier (15 October 2008). "François-Xavier Demaison se révèle en Coluche". Le Figaro. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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