Kad Merad mourns the death of his dad, Rémy Merad. The newspaper Free noon teaches us that the father of the film actor Welcome to the Ch’tis died of illness. He died in Beauvoisin, a small village located in the Gard department (Occitanie) where he had his habits and assiduously frequented the pétanque club with his wife.
His death deeply affected his family and friends. “It is more than a member of our club that we are losing, it is a friend”, Joseph Bianco, president of La Boule Joyeuse, told the newspaper. “Rémy had been made redundant for several years, he was a very open man, who contributed to the good atmosphere of the group, he was also a bon vivant, his presence was daily at the bowling alley, he will be greatly missed “., commented Joseph Bianco.
Algerian by birth but French by heart and adoption, Mohamed Merad has chosen to change his first name to Rémy. A huge change, which returned his famous son, Kad Merad on the set of C to You. “My father changed his first name: his name was Mohamed and changed to Rémy. He called himself Remy all his life. I learned later that his name was Mohamed and that it was for his job, because he was leading French people and that it was complicated … And that’s why I didn’t have it. not done. I didn’t want to do it again “, entrusted the 57-year-old actor to Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine.
Rémy Merad was the father of Kad, Yasmina, Karim and Reda Merad and also a grandfather. There is no doubt that his disappearance leaves an immense void for his family. No information about his illness has been revealed and the actor has not yet made an announcement. There is no doubt that the popular actor can count on the comfort of his companion Julia Vignali in these difficult times.
Our sincere condolences to the Merad family.