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Fabrice Éboué
Biting humour in the service of satire
Born in 1977
Cameroonian roots : Born near Paris to a Cameroonian father, an obstetrician-gynaecologist, and a mother from Normandy.
Who are they?
A comedian, actor and director born in 1977 in Maisons-Alfort, in the Val-de-Marne. A member of the original Jamel Comedy Club troupe from 2006 to 2008, he went on to write and direct films.
What made them famous
"Case départ" (2011), co-directed with Thomas Ngijol and Lionel Steketee, drew 1.8 million cinemagoers, the biggest box-office success of his career. With "Le Crocodile du Botswanga" (2014) he made a satire of African autocrats and of "Françafrique".
Key facts
- He wanted to shoot "Le Crocodile du Botswanga" in Cameroon, his father's country; as the production could not be set up there, the film was shot in Cuba.
- He discovered Cameroon late, as his father had not taken him there as a child, and says he returns more and more often to keep the connection alive.
- His third solo show, "Plus rien à perdre", earned him a nomination for the Molière award for comedy.