INTERVIEW
On the poster of the play Amis at the Théâtre de La Michodière, from March 3, actor Kad Merad returned on Friday to his friendship with Olivier Baroux, his faithful sidekick at the time of the sketches of Kad and O. Since then At the end of their duo, Kad Merad continues his career as an actor and actor, Olivier Baroux, he launched himself a few years ago in a director's career, in particular by imagining the series of Tuche , crazy family from North.
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While the fourth installment of their adventures is due out on December 9, Kad Merad assured Friday at the microphone of Matthieu Noël that he did not intend to play in Les Tuche . "It's his thing and often when I'm there, I don't know if he's focused enough. We have such a bond and friendship that it's almost complicated for him!", He believes.
A flawless bond
Despite the years and their different paths, the friendship between the two former humorists has remained the same. Kad Merad remembers in particular the day when he received the César for best actor in a supporting role, in 2007, for his performance in Je vais bien, ne t'en pas en fait by Philippe Lioret. "The first person I thanked when I received my César was Olivier," he says. "I remember he was in tears at the back of the room. This is our complicity."
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Since then, Olivier Baroux and Kad Merad continue their collaborations. The most recent: Just a Gigolo , comedy by Olivier Barroux, released in 2019, with Kad Merad as main character. "At one point, we helped each other. We reached out. Today, if I, tomorrow, if I had problems, what could happen, he would be there," says Kad Merad. by Olivier Baroux. And to conclude on the Tuches: "He will surely offer me to bring the coffees to the shoot!".