Before becoming Philippe Abrams in Welcome to the Ch’tisand reach the stars with more than 19 million cumulative admissions in France in 2008, Kad Merad
could well have become a television host. Guest this Thursday September 28, 2023 from Thomas Isle in Culture Media on Europe 1 to come and promote the play Ruy Blas adapted from the eponymous work by Victor Hugo, the 59-year-old actor was surprised by his interviewer, who had information about his career that he had never revealed until ‘so… and that he would perhaps have liked to keep secret!
Looking back at the 1990s Kad Merad, Thomas Isle reminds him that he is considering, at that time, a completely different career: that of a television host. Disconcerted, the actor also seen in Italian And Safarihas no choice but to confirm: ”How did you learn that? It’s something that’s quite secret, so I really don’t want people to talk about it. No it’s not true, I’m not ashamed at all” he quipped, before explaining that he had applied to replace Nagui in the animation of the game May the best win.
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Laurence Boccolini stole the show
In 1995, while Nagui has been a hit for several years with May the best win, the host wants to take on new television challenges. He resigns, but France 2 does not wish to deprogram its cult game. Many animators are tested, but also an actor… Kad Merad ! And if the tests proved conclusive according to the person concerned, the fact remains that the management of France 2 preferred Laurence Boccolini… without even informing him! ”I don’t know why I wasn’t chosen because I was pretty good […] So I could have been a TV presenter and been in your place today” concluded the actor, imagining Nagui playing the title role of Welcome to the Ch’tis.
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