Gad Elmaleh: Moroccan-Canadian Comedian’s Net Worth Explored

At 52, Gad Elmaleh is a man whose career is the stuff of dreams. Born on April 19, 1971 into a Moroccan Jewish family in Casablanca, Gad left Morocco for Montreal at the age of 17, where he studied. After a DEC in the humanities at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent, he continued his studies in political science at the Université de Montréal. In 1992, he arrived in France in Paris to follow an artistic training at the Cours Florent, for two and a half years in the free class with his friend Sébastien Ripari. He began his career in the mid-1990s. In 1997, he became known to the general public by presenting on the stage of the Théâtre Trévise his first one-man-show, Décalages. In 2001, he presented his second one-man-show La Vie normale. He is also known for his stand-up show, L’autre c’est moi. In May 2013, Gad went on tour to present his one-man-show entitled Sans tambour, co-written with his sister Judith Elmaleh. This is his latest show full of humor and good humor.

Gad has also taken an interest in cinema. The first film in which he plays a role is the feature film "Salut cousin!". After that, he acted in "XXL", "L’homme est une femme", "Le train de la vie", "Le voiturier", "Priceless", "Coco", "La rafle", "Minuit à Paris", "Un monstre à Paris", "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn", "Jack & Jill", "Le bonheur n’arrive jamais seul", "Le Capital", "Le Dictateur", "Mood Indigo" and "Pattaya", etc. He supports Mélanie Laurent and Jean Reno in the historical drama La Rafle. Elmaleh has also written and directed the film "Coco" and the documentary TV movie "10 Minutes in America". He plays Omar Ben Salaad in the animated blockbuster The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, and also plays small roles in other American comedies, notably in Jack and Julie, with Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino.

This rich career has been crowned with success. In 2004, Gad received the SACEM award for best one-man-show. Two years later, he was awarded a Crystal Globe by the Association of the French Press for his one-man-show "La Vie Normale" and the SACD prize. In 2010, he received the Félix award for being the Francophone artist who has distinguished himself the most in Quebec. In 2011, in France, he was made an officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, by the Minister of Culture. In 2017, the Prime Minister of Quebec, Philippe Couillard, awarded him the insignia of knight of the National Order of the city. Today, Gad Elmaleh’s fortune would be around $20 million, according to the Celebrity net worth website. The comedian is the father of two boys, Noé, 22, whom he had with actress Anne Brochet, and Raphaël, 9 and a half, with Charlotte Casiraghi, a member of the princely family of Monaco.