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Omar Sy
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French actor and comedian (born 1978)
Omar Sy is a French actor and comedian born in 1978 who has become one of the prominent entertainers from France. He is known for his work in both comedy and dramatic film and television roles.
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Top works
- Serumlysozymaktivität von Mastrindern in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und von autochthonen sowie importierten europäischen und gekreuzten Rindern in Togo
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Film & TV
Acting · Trappes, Yvelines, France
Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, which became the second highest grossing French film of all time in the French box office. He received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in The Intouchables and…
Known for
- Dumas: Black Devil2027
- Shadow Force — Isaac2025
- Out of Control — Julien2025
- I Was a Stranger — Marwan2025
- French Lover — Abel Camara2025
- Patience (Sabali) — Sekou2025
- The Killer — Sey2024
- The Book of Clarence — Barabbas2024
- Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires — Self2024
- Father & Soldier — Bakary Diallo2023
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 91
- Total plays
- 347
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
· 2013 · cited 15,632x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,326x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
- UFBoot2: Improving the Ultrafast Bootstrap Approximation
· 2017 · cited 9,700x
- Reticular synthesis and the design of new materials
· 2003 · cited 7,863x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1978-01-20 ) 20 January 1978 (age 48) , Trappes , France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Spouse
- Hélène Sy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Omar Sy (2020).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Omar Sy
- date of birth
- 1978-01-20
- name in native language
- Omar Sy
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- social media followers
- 3358817
- described at URL
- theglobalstardom.com/omar-sy
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Omar Sy ( French pronunciation: [ɔmaʁ si]; Fula: 𞤌𞤥𞤢𞤪 𞤅𞤭, romanized: Omar Si; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor.
Sy was initially best known in France for his comedy sketches with Fred Testot on the Service après-vente des émissions television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider international recognition for his role in the 2011 comedy-drama film The Intouchables, which earned him the César Award for Best Actor, making him the first black recipient. He later appeared in larger productions such as X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Jurassic World (2015), Two Is a Family (2016), Chocolat (2016), Inferno (2016), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Arctic Dogs (2019), the Netflix-produced series Lupin (2021–present), Jurassic World Dominion, and The Takedown (2022).