Jamel Debbouze is currently on all fronts! While he has just completed the filming of the ten years of Marrakech du rire, the 47-year-old comedian is starring in the film The New Toy with Daniel Auteuil, Alice Belaïdi and Simon Faliu which will be released in theaters in October 2022.
Before the release of this new film, Jamel Debbouze indulged in a few confidences during an exclusive interview on Sunday July 3 in the new issue of seven to eight presented by Harry Roselmack on TF1. Interviewed by journalist Audrey Crespo-Mara, Mélissa Theuriau’s husband spoke about his career, his career, his relationship with money, his vision of France and also, on the choice of the first name of his two children: Léon, 13 years old and Lila, 10 years old. “They are called Léon Ali and Lila Fatima Brigitte. My daughter does not like being called Lila Fatima Brigitte. It is both my mother’s first name and my mother-in-law’s first name. is the fruit of our union with Mélissa and me”, unveiled Jamel Debbouze.
“What I did was just love my wife and create a family”
Asked also about the fact that the choice of the first names of his children is perceived both as “a betrayal” and “a form of assimilation”Jamel Debbouze justified himself on this subject: “What I did was just love my wife and create a family. I was born in France, I’m French and that’s the result of all that.”
For Jamel Debbouze – who lost his father following a dazzling illness – the double culture of his children is a chance and a source of pride, as he confided to Patrick Sébastien in his magazine games love you in 2021: “They live in France, they live in the center of Paris, they have this incredible chance to have access to culture. They really immerse themselves in both worlds. When you go to my mother’s house, there are traditions that don’t move. not, starting with gastronomy, bread, dishes, parties”he confided.