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Mohamed Fellag

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
33

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 31, 1950 (76 years old)

Place of Birth
Algeria, Azzefoun

Mohamed Fellag

Biography

Mohand Fellag (in Arabic محمد فلاق; in Berber ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⴳ), known as Mohamed Fellag or simply "Fellag" or sometimes Mohamed Saïd Fellag, is an Algerian actor, humorist and writer, born March 31, 1950 in Azeffoun in Algeria. Mohamed Fellag (ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⴳ in Tifinagh) was born in Azeffoun in Kabylia. He only spoke Kabyle until the family moved to Algiers when he was eight years old. He then learned Algerian Arabic and French.

His father, an FLN activist during the war, was killed in a car accident in 1965 during a mission (he was 15). He studied theater at the National Institute of Dramatic and Choreographic Art of Algiers, located in Bordj el Kiffan, from 1968 to 1972. He left the National Theater and founded his company with former students. They write texts, go on tour, play in prisons, factories, etc. He emigrated to Quebec in 1978, then to Paris in 1982, living from small jobs. In September 1985, he returned to Algeria and was hired by the Algerian National Theater to perform "The Art of Comedy" by Eduardo De Filippo. He worked as an actor and director, and began writing his texts, including his first show, "Les Aventures de Tchop" in 1986. He became a star thanks to performances mixing Berber, Arabic and French.

In 1991, "Babor Australia" was created in Kabyle, then performed in Algerian Arabic in Paris. At the Théâtre de l'Europe in 1992, it was performed alternately in Kabyle and Algerian Arabic. "Babor Australia", updated to "A boat for Australia" in 2002, is based on a rumor, evoking the imminent arrival in Algiers of an Australian boat supposed to take unemployed people to provide them with employment and accommodation there, which caused a queue in front of the Australian embassy.

He directed the Béjaïa theater for a while in 1992-939.

The Algerian Civil War broke out, Fellag went on tour in 1994 with "Babor Australia", in Algeria then in Tunisia. At the end of the year, he settled in Tunis where he created "Delirium". In 1995, he went into exile in Paris. He writes there "Djurdjurassique Bled", which is represented alternately in Kabyle and Algerian Arabic. Then, he adapted it into French and this first show in French, created in December 1997, earned him the 1997-1998 Critics' Union Prize, theatrical revelation of the year.

Fellag lived with the actress Marianne Épin, who died on December 9, 2017, who staged several of his last shows.

Known For

Acting

2018Me and El Cheas The journalist
2012What the Day Owes the Nightas Mohamed
2012Je vous ai comprisas Hakim
2012Zarafaas Mahmoud (voice)
2011Monsieur Lazharas Bachir Lazhar
2011The Rabbi's Catas Sheik Mohammed Sfar (voice)
2010Top Floor Left Wingas Mohand
2010Bacon on the Sideas Mahmoud
2010Ni reprise, ni échangéeas Gérard
2009Les Baronsas 'R.G.'
2008La Veuve tatouéeas David
2008Il faut sauver Saïdas La père
2007Intimate Enemiesas Fellag
2007Michou d'Auberas Akli
2006Fellag - Djurdjurassique bledas
2005Where Fig Trees Growas Marfouz
2005Voisins, voisinesas Malouf
2004Le Dernier chameauas
2002Flowers of Bloodas Ali
2002Fellag: Un bateau pour l'Australieas
2001Inch'Allah dimancheas Le Pologne
1998Vivement dimancheas Self
1998The Kid from Chaabaas Bouzid
1991Un bateau pour l’Australieas
1991Sons of the Earthas
1990From Hollywood to Tamanrassetas Green Eagle
1989Hassan Niyaas Bekane
1989Cocktail khorotovas
1989Lumièresas Aziz
1986Sombreroas
1984Liberty at Nightas
1977Barrièresas
L'ère des Ninjasas Presenter

Production

1989Cocktail khorotov...Director