Interviewed on the show We are not in bed on October 26, 2013, Elie Semoun revealed his unexpected relationship with Patrick Bruel. Asked by Audrey Dana who exclaimed: “You are the cousin of Patrick Bruel! It’s incredible !“, the comedian – then in full promotion of his work I will grow up later – replied: “I was bothered a lot to go see him for advice. Out of pride, I wanted to do it alone. I don’t see what he could have done for me. At the time, I didn’t want to become a singer.“
Wishing to succeed by himself without the help of anyone, the actor had at the time not necessarily been delighted with the idea that his name was linked to that of the interpreter of the title. break the voice. As a reminder, Elie Semoun and Patrick Bruel are first cousins, that is to say that they are third degree relatives. Thus, the grandfather of Patrick (Elie Kammoun) being the brother of the grandmother of Elie (Aisha Benkemoun).
On the career side, Elie Semoun did not actually need Patrick Bruel. After beginning his career in the 1990s with his accomplice and teenage friend Dieudonné (from whom he has since separated), Antoine’s dad, born in July 1995 from his love affair with Annie Florence Jeannesson, shone in many famous sketches which generally dealt with taboo subjects such as racism or poverty. The first show dating from May 1991 of the comic duo was called A large black and a small brown.
Following his argument and his artistic separation with Dieudonné, Elie Semoun continued his career with Elijah’s Classifieds, which he developed with another famous friend: Franck Dubosc. Spotted by Arthur, he also appeared regularly on the show Children of TV.
On the cinema side, Elie Semoun has played in several successful films such as The three brothers (1995), The Daltons (2004), Asterix at the Olympics (2008), Neuilly his mother ! (2009), The chance of my life (2010), Ducobu 3 (2020) or even more recently Ducobu President! (2022).