- Samy Naceri
Samy Naceri (born
2 July 1961 ) is a Frenchactor , known for his work in the four "Taxi" movies and "The Code" ("La Mentale").He was born Saïd Naceri to an Algerian father and French mother in the 4th arrondissement of
Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb ofMontreuil .Criminality
Stemming from a
substance abuse charge in 2003, Samy was sentenced to eight months imprisonment with deferment, had his driving licence suspended for three years, and was penalized with a €5,000 fine for aroad rage incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants. [Philippe DU TANNEY, "Les nouvelles frasques de Samy Naceri", in "Le Figaro ", no. 17644, jeudi 3 mai 2001, p. 16] [Philippe DU TANNEY, "Sami Naceri condamné pour injures", dans "Le Figaro ", no. 17668, jeudi 31 mai 2001, p. 11] [Philippe du TANNEY, "Le timide repentir de Samy Naceri", in "Le Figaro ", no. 18071, samedi 14 septembre 2002, p. 10] [Associated Press , "Samy Naceri à l'amende", in "Le Monde ", samedi 12 octobre 2002]In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a trendy Paris restaurant. [Christophe Ono-Dit-Biot, "Samy l'embrouille a encore frappé", in "
Le Point ", jeudi 1er décembre 2005, p. 82. ] The actor was convicted for assault and spent two months in jail. ["Le Monde ", lundi 28 novembre 2005, p. 8] He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6180001.stm BBC NEWS | World | Europe | French actor jailed over insults ] ] In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing a security guard inAix-en-Provence , He was sentenced to 9 Months in prison (6 months suspended) for violence and was also sentenced to 1 month in prison for assaulting two guards at a medical centre where he was being treated for overdosing on drugs. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Feb16/0,4670,PeopleSamyNaceri,00.html FOXNews.com - Actor Samy Naceri Sentenced in Two Cases - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment ] ]Filmography
* 1989 : "
La Révolution française " directed byRobert Enrico andRichard T. Heffron (uncredited)
* 1994 : "Léon" directed byLuc Besson
* 1994 : "Frères " directed byOlivier Dahan
* 1995 : "Coup de vice " directed byZak Fishman
* 1995 : "Raï" directed byThomas Gilou
* 1996 : "Malik le maudit " directed byYoucef Hamidi
* 1996 : "La Légende de Dede " directed byAntonio Olivares
* 1997 : "Bouge! " directed byJérôme Cornuau
* 1997 : "Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer " directed byCarole Giacobbi
* 1998 : "Taxi" directed byGérard Pirès
* 1998 : "Cantique de la racaille " directed byVincent Ravalec
* 1999 : "Un pur moment de rock'n'roll " directed byManuel Boursinhac
* 1999 : "Une pour toutes " directed byClaude Lelouch
* 1999 : "Taxi 2 " directed byGérard Krawczyk
* 2000 : "Là-bas, mon pays " directed byAlexandre Arcady
* 2001 : "Le Petit Poucet " directed byOlivier Dahan
* 2001 : "Nid de guêpes " ("The Nest") directed byFlorent-Emilio Siri
* 2001 : "La Merveilleuse Odyssée de l'idiot toboggan " directed byVincent Ravalec
* 2001 : "La Repentie " directed byLaetitia Masson
* 2001 : "Féroce " directed byGilles de Maistre
* 2002 : "La Mentale " directed byManuel Boursinhac
* 2002 : "Taxi 3 " directed by Gérard Krawczyk
* 2002 : "Concerto pour un violon " directed by Gilles de Maistre
* 2002 : "Disparu " directed by Gilles de Maistre
* 2002 : "Tapis volant " directed byYoucef Hamidi
* 2003 : "Finding Nemo " directed byAndrew Stanton (voice of Crush the sea turtle in the French dubbed version)
* 2004 : "Bab el web " directed byMerzak Allouache
* 2006 : "Indigènes " directed byRachid Bouchareb
* 2007 : "Taxi 4 "Notes
External links
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* [http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=18752.html Samy Naceri in Allocine website]
*fr icon [http://beurgeoisie.fr La Beurgeoisie] The French website for successful "Beurs".
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