
Dieudonné
Department: Acting
Biography
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, generally known by his stage name Dieudonné, is a French comedian, actor, and political activist. His father is from Cameroon; his mother is from France. Dieudonné initially achieved success with a Jewish comedian, Élie Semoun, humorously exploiting racial stereotypes. He campaigned against racism and was a candidate in the 1997 and 2001 legislative elections in Dreux against the National Front, the French far-right political party that he perceived as racist. On 1 December 2003, Dieudonné performed a sketch on a TV show about an Israeli settler whom he depicted as a Nazi. Some critics argued that he had "crossed the limits of antisemitism" and several organizations sued him for incitement to racial hatred. Dieudonné refused to apologize and denounced Zionism and the Jewish lobby. Dieudonné approached Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the National Front political party that he had fought earlier, and the men became political allies and friends. Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson appeared in one of his shows in 2008. Dieudonné described Holocaust remembrance as "memorial pornography". Dieudonné was convicted in court eight times on antisemitism charges. Dieudonné subsequently found himself with increasing frequency banned from mainstream media, and many of his shows were cancelled by local authorities. Active on the internet and in his Paris theater, Dieudonné has continued to have a following. His quenelle signature gesture became notorious in 2013, particularly after footballer Nicolas Anelka used the gesture during a match in December 2013. His recent appearances and videos are often rants in which the "Jewish lobby" and "Israel lobby" are characterised as controlling things. After Dieudonné was recorded during a performance mocking a Jewish journalist, suggesting it was a pity that he was not sent to the gas chambers, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls stated that Dieudonné was "no longer a comedian" but was rather an "anti-Semite and racist" and that he would seek to ban all Dieudonné's public gatherings as a public safety risk. The ban on his shows has been upheld by French courts. Dieudonné has also been known to associate with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of Iran from 2005 to 2013), who has himself been accused of describing the Holocaust as a myth. On 25 February 2015 Ahmadinejad Tweeted "Visiting an old friend, a great artist." the tweet included photographs of himself and Dieudonné, arms around each other, smiling. The two also met in 2009 during a visit by Dieudonné to the Islamic Republic of Iran where they reportedly discussed their shared anti-Zionist views. source wikipedia
Known For

The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006

Didier
1997

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014

Dieudonné - Mahmoud
2011

Dieudonné - Cocorico !
2002

Dieudonné - Sandrine
2009

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick
2003

Dieudonné - Tout seul
1998

Dieudonné - 1905
2006

Casablanca Driver
2004

From Behind
1999

Hors Service
2001

The Car Keys
2003

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas !
2000

Dieudonné - Mes excuses
2005

Fortune Tellers and Misfortune
2001

Dieudonné - J’ai fait l’con
2009

Dieudonné - Dépôt de bilan
2008

L'Antisémite
2012

Dieudonné - Rendez-nous Jésus !
2012

Elie & Dieudonné - Une certaine idée de la France
1994

Élie & Dieudonné
1992

Elie & Dieudonné - En garde à vue
1996

La Méthode Bourchnikov
2007

Dieudonné - Foxtrot
2013

Métastases
2012

Dieudonné - Best Of
2007

French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002

Dieudonné - Asu Zoa
2014

Dieudonné - Le Mur
2014

La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
2004

Le Clone
1998

Le Déménagement
1997

Vive nous!
2000

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002

Cramé
2008

Dieudonné - La Bête immonde
2015

Jamel Show
1999

Philosophale
2001

Dieudonné - En paix
2016

The 11 Commandments
2004

Dieudonné - La Politique
2017

Dieudonné - La Guerre
2017

Spiral
2018

Dieudonné - L’Émancipation
2018

Dieudonné - En vérité
2019

1905 (à Montréal)
2006

Sans forme de politesse : Regard sur la mouvance Dieudonné
2009

Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995

Dieudonné - Gilets Jaunes
2020

Dieudonné - Finissons-en !
2020

Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme
2006

Carnets 88
2019

Dieudonné - Les Médias
2017

Dieudonné - Foutu pour Foutu
2022

Dieudonné - Atomic Power
2022

Dieudonné - Sous Bracelet
2023

Enquête sur le réseau Dieudonné
2014

Dieudonné - En paix
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Les Douaniers
2011

Tout le monde en parle
1998

Fort Boyard
1990

Victoires de la musique
1985

Confessions d'un tueur
2021

Juste Pour Rire - Galas
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Vivement dimanche
1998

La Quotidienne
2020

Téléthon
1987

Sacrée Soirée
1987