Mathieu Madénian

Mathieu Madénian
Born (1976-07-23) 23 July 1976 (age 50)
Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
OccupationsHumorist
Actor
Columnist
Websitemathieumadenian.com

Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist.

Life and career

Madénian was born in Perpignan, France . He is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburbs of Perpignan, where he earned his scientific baccalaureate, with honors, then he received a degree in criminology and became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left his law profession to follow a career in comedy

He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille where he performed various voiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and his wife Alexandra Lamy. He then wrote several one-man shows staged by Kader Aoun, many of which were performed at the théâtre du Point-Virgule.[citation needed]

Since September 2010, he has been a part of the French television show, Vivement dimanche prochain, presented by Michel Drucker. He has a humor column that alternates with Anne Roumanoff, Nicolas Canteloup, or Éric Antoine.[citation needed]

From 2010 to 2011, he was also involved in Le Grand Direct des Médias with Jean-Marc Morandini shown on Europe 1.

Since September 2011, he has been a columnist on Michel Druckers show Faites entrer l'invité on Europe 1.

On 7 January 2015 Madénian did not go to work and escaped the shooting at the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Cinema

Television

Radio

Theatre

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Ghazanchyan, Siranush (8 January 2015). "Mathieu Madénian, the French Armenian columnist, who escaped the Charlie Hebdo attack". Public Radio of Armenia.
  2. 1 2 "Mathieu Madenian - Le rire made in Perpignan". France Soir (in French). 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Jacques Meyer (11 November 2011). "Mathieu Madénian dans les pas de son enfance". L'Indépendant (in French).
  4. ↑ "Europe 1: Regardez les nouveaux chroniqueurs de Morandini". jeanmarcmorandini.com (in French). 25 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Michel Drucker : Il se lâche, surprend et ça marche !". purepeople.com (in French). 24 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Provost, Lauren (7 January 2015). "VIDÉO. Mathieu Madénian commente l'attentat de Charlie Hebdo et apprend la mort de Charb et Cabu en direct à la télévision". The Huffington Post (in French).