Samy Naceri

Not to be confused with Samir Nasri.
Naceri at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

Samy Naceri (French pronunciation: ​[sami naseˈʁi]; born 2 July 1961) is a French actor known for his work in the four Taxi movies and The Code (La Mentale).

Childhood and Career

He was born Saïd Naceri to an Algerian Kabyle father and a French mother in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois. His brother is Bibi Naceri, who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit film District 13. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Personal life

He has a son, Julian, born in 1995. He is currently married to actress Marie Guillard. Stemming from a substance abuse charge in 2003, Samy was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with deferment, had his driving licence suspended for three years, and was penalized with a €5,000 fine for a road rage incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants.[2][3][4][5]

In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a trendy Paris restaurant.[6] The actor was convicted for assault and spent two months in jail.[7] He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers.[8] In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing a security guard in Aix-en-Provence, He was sentenced to 9 months in prison (6 months suspended) for violence and was also sentenced to 1 month in prison for assaulting two guards at a medical centre where he was being treated for overdosing on drugs.[9][10]

Awards and Nominations

Winner

2006 Best Actor Cannes Film Festival

1995 Special Prize Locarno International Film Festival

1995 Special Mention Festival du Film de Paris

Nominated

1999 Most Promising Actor Cesar Awards

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  2. ↑ Philippe DU TANNEY, Les nouvelles frasques de Samy Naceri, in Le Figaro, no. 17644, jeudi 3 mai 2001, p. 16
  3. ↑ Philippe DU TANNEY, Sami Naceri condamné pour injures, dans Le Figaro, no. 17668, jeudi 31 mai 2001, p. 11
  4. ↑ Philippe du TANNEY, Le timide repentir de Samy Naceri, in Le Figaro, no. 18071, samedi 14 septembre 2002, p. 10
  5. ↑ Associated Press, Samy Naceri à l'amende, in Le Monde, samedi 12 octobre 2002
  6. ↑ Christophe Ono-Dit-Biot, Samy l'embrouille a encore frappé, in Le Point, jeudi 1er décembre 2005, p. 82.
  7. ↑ Le Monde, lundi 28 novembre 2005, p. 8
  8. ↑ "French actor jailed over insults". BBC News. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "FOXNews.com - Actor Samy Naceri Sentenced in Two Cases - Celebrity Gossip – Entertainment News – Arts And Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ « Samy Naceri de nouveau devant la justice ! », Peoplestar.tv, 15 Octobre 2008.

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