
Michaël Youn
Actor · b. 1973 · Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Michaël Benayoun (born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality. Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, Moroccan-Jewish, and Algerian-Jewish descent. After his education as an announcer and theater actor, Youn joined the Paris radio station Skyrock in 1998. There, he made sketches and further entertainment during the morning show. The popularity and success of Michael Youn, at the most important French private broadcast station brought Youn to the attention of French TV executives. In July 2000, he was hired for the new morning show "Morning Live" shown on Métropole 6. With Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine, Youn did the entertainment part of the show. Like their sketches and public events (e.g. foam bath in a Paris fountain, and waking random Parisians up shooting the slogan of the show at them), their parodies were particularly successful. In particular, they parodied the music scene of Jean-Michel Jarre, casting-popstars, the Grand Prix and French rappers. The success of "Morning Live" was mainly due to Youn and his colleagues – when they left the show, it remained on the air for just one more year. After leaving "Morning Live" in 2002, Youn, Desagnat and Morgaine have focused on their music parodies: The three sailors "Piotr", "Olaff" and "Dvorjak" from the Eastern European "Slowakistan", the Bratisla Boys, appeared on the Western music market with their song "Stach Stach". The act became a big success and was number one on the French charts for ten weeks. On a 2004 list of the all-time best selling CDs in France, "Stach Stach" was listed number 30. The success even spread beyond the French border and reached Switzerland, where it was 2nd on the official charts. On 7 July 2002, the project was stopped by its makers. They claimed that the Bratisla Boys had vanished on the Dead Sea without a trace. In 2003, the film "La Beuze", written by Youn and Desagnat, was released. Youn played the character of Alphonse, the "unknown son" of James Brown, who tries to start his own career – by creating a new (fictional) style called "Frunkp" (a mixture of funk and rap). The song "Le Frunkp" was published as a CD-single and Michaël Youn (under the name of Alphonse Brown) had another hit. This time, he even reached #1 in Swiss charts. Youn had a comedy-tour, called Pluskapoil in 2003/04 (its sequel followed in 2005) and has acted in films. New music projects followed: Les Conards (The Imbeciles) with Comme des Connards, a cover version of My Sharona by The Knack, as well as a song for the movie Iznogoud (both were in the French Top 20). He had small roles in rather big films, and was part of Les 11 commandements in 2004 (A French film done in the style of MTV's Jackass, together with Desagnat and Morgaine). In 2005, Youn was Iznogoud in the film version of the comic "Iznogoud" (also known as Isnogud). In 2006, he had the main role in the film comedy Incontrôlable. Those two films were not very successful, critics and viewers finding them only so-so. Both films starred Desagnat and Morgaine, but only in small roles. In 2010, he directed his first movie "Fatal" in which he also stars. ... Source: Article "Michaël Youn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movies22
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Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · 2.8K votes
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Movie5.7ComedyBen is devastated when his wife asks for a divorce. While everyone chooses her side, Ben comes across Patrick, an old friend from college, recently divorced. Patrick invites him to crash at his place. The two roommates are soon joined by other divorced, separated and single people looking for a refuge.
Divorce Club
2020 · 251 votes
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Sahara
2017 · 297 votes
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Vive la France
2013 · 394 votes
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Movie6.7ThrillerCrimeIn danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.
Carbone
2017 · 453 votes
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BDE
2023 · 122 votes
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Movie4.5ComedyWesternFearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
Lucky Luke
2009 · 548 votes
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Brillantissime
2018 · 141 votes
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2001 · 2 votes
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2026 · 3 votes
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Chouchou
2003 · 475 votes
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Movie4.3ComedyWhen Zac’s girlfriend breaks up with him because he’s going bald, he embarks on a daring quest to save his scalp and win her back, with the help of his hair-obsessed uncle.
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2025 · 40 votes
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Connectés
2020 · 133 votes
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Superpapa
2023 · 12 votes
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Incontrôlable
2006 · 162 votes
Series22
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Caméra Café
2001 · 57 votes
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Quotidien
2016 · 19 votes
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1998 · 9 votes
TV5.0Talk ShowFour LEGEND episodes every week. Whether famous or not, LEGEND gives a voice to anyone with an extraordinary life story to share. Tune in each week for four new podcast interviews. Catch our interviews and reports every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 11 a.m., as well as our LEGEND STORY format at the same time on Tuesdays.
LEGEND
2023 · 2 votes
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C à vous
2009 · 4 votes
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1985 · 3 votes
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2000 · 6 votes
TV2.9Talk ShowNewsThis hilarious, high-rating format sees a witty host put a panel of opinionated guests – TV commentators, comedians and stars – through their paces in a series of fast-paced formatted segments that catch up on, discuss and make fun of the latest shows and news in the TV world.
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Star Academy
2001 · 18 votes
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On n'est pas couché
2006 · 5 votes
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Salut les Terriens !
2006 · 5 votes
TV4.4Talk ShowVendredi, tout est permis
2011 · 5 votes
TV5.6RealityTwelve celebrities are masked under spectacular costumes, with their identity hidden. They compete by singing their own versions of songs, and the judges and audience must guess who is behind each mask!
Mask Singer
2019 · 7 votes
TV5.0Talk ShowTalk show hosted by Léa Salamé, featuring incisive, funny, and surprising personalities debating current events in culture, society, politics, and the media. The set is designed as an arena where artists, polemicists, intellectuals, politicians, top athletes, and powerful figures come together. Permanent guest Christophe Dechavanne can intervene at any time during the show. Comedian Philippe Caverivière is also present with a segment dedicated to the political week and another devoted to celebrity news and social media.
Quelle époque !
2022 · 2 votes
TV5.6Talk ShowLa Méthode Cauet
2003 · 4 votes
TV6.3ComedySamedi Sébastien
2021 · 3 votes
TV9.0La chanson de l'année
2004 · 1 votes
TV5.9CrimeComedyFlashback
2025 · 13 votes
TV5.3Talk ShowPanique dans l'oreillette
2008 · 5 votes
TVInspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in various humorous sketches.
Le Débarquement
2013
TVComedyIn each episode, two teams of 2 celebrities challenge each other in a game of Kemps. The goal is simple: assemble 4 identical cards and signal it to your partner without being noticed by the other team!