Dany Boon

Actor
Writer
Producer

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Dany Boon at an event for Lolo (2015)

A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past.

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Driving Madeleine (2022)

Dany Boon was born on 26 June 1966 in Armentières, Nord, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), Joyeux Noel (2005) and R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2016).

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Awards
- 6 wins & 9 nominations

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Known for

Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

Welcome to the Sticks

7.1

Antoine Bailleul

2008

Joyeux Noel (2005)

7.6

Ponchel

2005

Dany Boon and Alice Pol in R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2016)

R.A.I.D. Special Unit

5.6

Eugène Froissard

2016

Dany Boon in Micmacs (2009)

7.1

Bazil

2009

Credits

Actor

La famille Hennedricks
5.2
- Ludo
- 2024
This Is the Goat!
5.2
- Maître Pompignac
- 2024
Life for Real
5.7
- Tridan Lagache
- 2023
Murder Mystery 2
5.7
- Inspector Delacroix
- 2023
The Crime Is Mine
6.5
- Fernand Palmarède
- 2023
Driving Madeleine
7.1
- Charles
- 2022
Marrakech du rire
6.1
TV Series
- 2022
Stuck Together
6.3
- Martin Becquart
- 2021
Le lion
5.5
- Léo Milan
- 2020
Le dindon
4.8
- René Vatelin
- 2019
Murder Mystery
6.1
- Inspector de la Croix
- 2019
Family is Family
5.7
- Valentin Duquenne
- 2018
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
5.6
- Eugène Froissard
- 2016
Penny Pincher!
5.9
- François Gautier
- 2016
The Jews
5.5
- Pascal Bensoussan
- 2016

Writer

Life for Real
5.7
- dialogue
- screenplay
- 2023
Stuck Together
6.3
- Writer
- 2021
Dany Boon: Des Hauts-De-France
6.1
TV Special
- Writer
- 2018
Family is Family
5.7
- original story
- screenplay
- 2018
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
5.6
- adaptation
- dialogue
- screenplay
- 2016
Supercondriaque
6.0
- original idea
- scenario and dialogue
- 2014
Nothing to Declare
6.4
- scenario and dialogue
- 2010
Welcome to the South
6.6
- original screenplay
- 2010
Les chéris d'Anne
TV Special
- Writer
- 2008
Welcome to the Sticks
7.1
- writer
- 2008
Dany Boon: Waïka
6.2
Video
- writer
- 2006
The House of Happiness
5.5
- Writer
- 2006
La vie de chantier
6.3
Video
- Writer
- 2004
Dany Boon à s'baraque et en ch'ti
Video
- Writer
- 2003
Dany Boon en parfait état
Video
- Writer (uncredited)
- 2001

Producer

Welcome al Norte
7.1
- executive producer
- 2023
Life for Real
5.7
- co-producer
- 2023
Soul Mates
5.8
- co-producer
- 2023
Houria
6.4
- co-producer
- 2022
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
6.6
- co-producer
- 2022
Falcon Lake
7.1
- co-producer
- 2022
Honey Cigar
6.1
- associate producer
- 2020
The Big Hit
7.0
- associate producer
- 2020
Varda by Agnès
7.8
TV Mini Series
- associate producer
- 2019
Family is Family
5.7
- producer
- 2018
Loving Pablo
6.4
- executive producer
- 2017
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
5.6
- co-producer
- 2016
Ma famille t'adore déjà
5.0
- producer
- 2016
The Poisoning Angel
4.9
- associate producer
- 2016
Welcome to the North
5.4
- executive producer
- 2012

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Personal details

Official sites
- Facebook
- Official Site (french)
Alternative name
- Danyboon
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- June 26, 1966
- Armentières, Nord, France
Spouses
Children
Other works
One-man-show "Waïka" (2004)
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Trivia
Had almost never spoke French before the age of 12. He spoke mainly his Chtimi dialect of Picard (Langue d'oïl) language at home. He often uses his regional language in his one man shows and used his Chtimi accent in the movie Joyeux Noël to play Ponchel.

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