David Hallyday
Born: 1966-08-14 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter and amateur sports car racer. Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan. David Hallyday is a first cousin of actor Michael Vartan. He is the older half-brother of actress Laura Smet. Hallyday is most known for writing music for others, including a collaboration with his father on the 1999 album Sang pour sang. He appeared in the teenage comedy He's My Girl (1987), also performing its title theme song. "He's My Girl" reached #79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #72 on Cash Box. His 1991 album Rock 'n' Heart spawned a bigger hit, "Ooh La La", which reached #51 on the Hot 100. Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure on 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessman Michel Pastor, on 3 June 2004. Source: Article "David Hallyday" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
2025
- Ardennes as Olivier Rimbaud
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés as Self (archive footage)
- Sylvie Vartan - Je tire ma révérence as Self : Guest
- Famille je vous aime as Self - Guest
- Florent Pagny fait son Taratata as Self
- David Hallyday, requiem pour un fou
- David Hallyday, Requiem pour un fou, au Forest National
2024
2019
- La Boîte à secrets as Self
2018
- The Secret Song as Self
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
2015
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Greenhouse Guard #1
- Capitaine Marleau as Grégoire Lançon
- Top Gear France as Self - Guest
2014
2009
- C à vous as Self - Guest
- Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France as Self
2004
- La chanson de l'année as Self
2001
- Star Academy as Self
- The Apartment as Self - Guest
- Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2000
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
1994
- Dead Tired as David Hallyday
1993
- Taratata as Self
- Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93 as Self
1992
- The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland as Self - Host (FR)
- Euro Disney : L'Ouverture as Self - Présentateur / Chanteur
1990
- Stars 90 as Self
1987
- Sacrée Soirée as Self
- Le monde est à vous as Self
- Téléthon as Self
- He's My Girl as Bryan
- Na siehste! as Self
- Dorothée Show as David
1985
- Victoires de la musique as Self