Mohammed Benyamna better known by his stage name Booder, born is a French-Moroccan actor and comedian. Life
Booder was born in Bouarfa, Morocco. He moved to France in 1979 and grew up in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. He discovered comedy at the theatre club of his high school. After the obtention of a baccalauréat specialized in accounting he decides to change path to go on stage and become a comedian. His stage name is a reference to his favorite footballer, the Moroccan Aziz Bouderbala. He acquired the French nationality by naturalization on .
Career At the start of his career, he is part of a trio with two other comedians, without success, he then continues alone. From 2004 he performed in one-man shows in Parisian theatres. He's spotted by producer Rachid Ould-Ali, he was entrusted with the first part of Mouss Diouf's show at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, in Paris.
His first appearance in the cinema was in 2003 in a film of , named Corps à corps.
In 2011, he played his first major role in Beur sur la ville, written, directed and produced by .
During the of the , TV show of Arthur in which he is frequently invited, he announces that he published an autobiography called Un bout d'air in 2020 and that he had already sold 10 000 books.
Booder is easily recognizable with his small size, his atypical physique and his hat. Even thought the press sometimes attributed to him the Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, he states that he doesn't suffer from any genetical disease.
On , he made his debut as a new member of the radio show Les Grosses Têtes, animated by Laurent Ruquier.
In 2022, with Gaëlle Falzerana he realized his first film, Le Grand Cirque in which he played the first role. The film is released in February 2023 in cinemas.
In 2023, he starred in the play Pour le meilleur et pour le pire, alongside Rebecca Hampton.
Filmography Year Original title English title Role2003 Corps à corps Body to Body 2005 Bab el web appearing2009 Neuilly sa mère ! Neuilly Yo Mama! Abdelmalik2009 Je vais te manquer a policeman2009 La Marche des crabes 2010 Opération 118 318, sévices clients Kader Belkacem2011 Halal police d'État the Berber2011 Beur sur la ville lieutenant Khalid Belkacem2012 Un Marocain à Paris 2016 Pattaya Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya the steward2016 Spatts! 2017 Ouvert la nuit Open at Night the rose seller2018 Neuilly sa mère, sa mère! Straight Outta Neuilly Abdelmalik2018 Alad'2 The Brand New Adventures of Aladin 2021 Le Furet William2023 Le Grand Cirque Momo2024 Le Nounou Samir
TV shows
Year(s) Name of the show TV channel2010 Ticket pour le soleil France Ô2011, 2015 and 2018-2020 Touche pas à mon poste ! France 4 and C82011, 2014 and 2020 Fort Boyard France 22014 Jazirat Al Kanz Since 2016 On Fridays, Anything Goes with Arthur TF12017 Cache toi-si tu peux Gulli2019, 2020 Le Grand Concours TF12020 La Grosse Rigolade C82020 District Z TF12020-2022 Les Touristes TF12020 Tous en cuisine, en direct avec Cyril Lignac M62023 Vendredi, tout est Booder TF1
Music clips Year Song Artist 2007 Nouveau Français Amel Bent 2011 La Danse des magiciens Magic System 2012 Elle t'a maté (Fatoumata) Keen'V 2017 En chaleur Ghetto Phénommène feat. Jul 2019 Social Lartiste
Theater 2017 : La grande évasion 2019 - 2021 : Booder is back
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