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Mohamed Fellag

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75 Years Old

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.

Born

Algeria, Azzefoun on 31st March 1950

All Credits

Vivement dimanche Image
Vivement dimanche
Self
What the Day Owes the Night Image
What the Day Owes the Night
Mohamed
Intimate Enemies Image
Intimate Enemies
Fellag
Zarafa Image
Zarafa
Mahmoud (voice)
Monsieur Lazhar Image
Monsieur Lazhar
Bachir Lazhar
The Rabbi's Cat Image
The Rabbi's Cat
Sheik Mohammed Sfar (voice)
Michou d'Auber Image
Michou d'Auber
Akli
Top Floor Left Wing Image
Top Floor Left Wing
Mohand
Ni reprise, ni échangée Image
Ni reprise, ni échangée
Gérard
Flowers of Blood Image
Flowers of Blood
Ali
Me and El Che Image
Me and El Che
The journalist
Bacon on the Side Image
Bacon on the Side
Mahmoud
Hassan Niya Image
Hassan Niya
Bekane
Les Barons Image
Les Barons
'R.G.'
The Kid from Chaaba Image
The Kid from Chaaba
Bouzid
Sons of the Earth Image
Sons of the Earth
Liberty at Night Image
Liberty at Night
Il faut sauver Saïd Image
Il faut sauver Saïd
La père
Voisins, voisines Image
Voisins, voisines
Malouf
Barrières Image
Barrières
From Hollywood to Tamanrasset Image
From Hollywood to Tamanrasset
Green Eagle
No Image
L'ère des Ninjas
Presenter
Lumières Image
Lumières
Aziz
No Image
Where Fig Trees Grow
Marfouz
No Image
Cocktail khorotov
Fellag - Djurdjurassique bled Image
Fellag - Djurdjurassique bled
Je vous ai compris Image
Je vous ai compris
Hakim
Fellag: Un bateau pour l'Australie Image
Fellag: Un bateau pour l'Australie
Le Dernier chameau Image
Le Dernier chameau
Un bateau pour l’Australie Image
Un bateau pour l’Australie