Malik Bentalha
Born: 1989-03-01 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Gard, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Malik Bentalha (born 1 March 1989 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze) is a French humorist and actor of Algerian and Moroccan descent. He does stand-up comedy and has appeared in some films. Malik Bentalha studied at the Cours Florent during one year, from 2007 to 2008. After that, he did sketches in Parisian café-théâtre, as the Théâtre du Point-Virgule. In 2010, after Jamel Debbouze noticed him, Malik Bentalha integrated the Jamel Comedy Club and later on served as the opening act for Debbouze's tour, Tout sur Jamel, for two years. One day, he met Gad Elmaleh at Montmartre who asked him to do the opening act for his show at the Palais des Sports the following day. That same year, he was a part of Le meilleur de Paris fait sa comédie on France 2. In 2011 he had a chronicle, Télé Délire, on Le Grand Direct, a radio program hosted by Jean-Marc Morandini. At first, he did it with Mathieu Madénian and since September 2011 with Benjamin Josse. In 2014, he joined Cyril Hanouna in his radio program Les pieds dans le plat on Europe 1, with Valérie Bénaïm. Since 2010, he has been touring with his first one man show, Malik Bentalha se la raconte, directed by Alex Lutz. In December 2014, a DVD was released. In January 2015, W9 broadcast a live session of the one man show, followed by a TV report, Malik se raconte. In 2015, he is going to film Pattaya, a Franck Gastambide film in which he'll have one of the main roles. He is a godfather for the Theodora Children's Charity.
Filmography
2022
- Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde as Jack Mimoun
- Employee of the Month as Le directeur de la prison
2021
- The Grand Restaurant III as Mehdi
2018
- Looking for Teddy as Sofiane
- On refait les grands duos d'humour as Self
- The Secret Song as Self
- Nos terres inconnues as Self
- 3615 code Arthur et Jarry as Self - Guest
- Soprano : le documentaire événement as Self
2017
- Taxi 5 as Eddy Maklouf
- Le Saturday Night Live as Self
- Face the Classroom as Self - Guest
- Le meilleur des annonces d'Elie Semoun as Self
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya as Krimo
- One Man and his Cow as Young suburbs exhibition
2015
- Robin Hood: The True Story as Frère Tuck
2014
- Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2014 as Self
- Open Bar as Self
- Malik Bentalha se la raconte as Humoriste
2013
- The Volcano as Ami de Cécile
- Homeland as Kikim
- Clique as Self - Guest
- Le Débarquement
- Le Débarquement 2 as Various Characters
- Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2013 as Self
- Le Débarquement
2012
- Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2012 as Self
- The Unexpected Getaway as Self
2011
- Above Suspicion as Technicien Police #1
- Marrakech du rire as Self
- Europe 1 fait Bobino - Saison 2 as Self
2010
2006
- Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
- Jamel Comedy Club as Self
2001
- Burger Quiz as Self
1990
- Fort Boyard as Self