Youssef Hajdi

{{Short description|French actor}}

Youssef Hajdi, born 8 June 1979 in Tarascon, is a French actor.

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Biography

Born in Tarascon in Bouches-du-Rhône to Moroccan parents, he grew up in Beaucaire.[http://www.midilibre.fr/2011/07/16/youssef-hajdi-je-me-suis-fait-a-beaucaire,356603.php Midi Libre de juillet 2011]. He went to Paris at age 20, where he worked in cafe-theatre and at the théâtre de l’Avancée. Then from 2002 to 2005, he studied acting with Jack Waltzer, a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100517160203/http://www.youssef-hajdi.com/cv_infos.cfm/157113_youssef_hajdi.html site officiel]}}.

His first film role was in 13 m² by Barthélémy Grossmann, which earned him a 2008 nomination for the Césars award in 2008. He acted in Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec by Luc Besson and in Micmacs à tire-larigot by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. In 2012, he joined Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte in De l'autre côté du périph, a film by David Charhon. As well, he appeared with Éric Judor in the film Mohamed Dubois by Ernesto Ona in 2013.

In 2014, he acted in La Dernière Échappée,[https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2014/07/02/la-derniere-echappee_4449636_3246.html article Le Monde] a film by Fabien Onteniente, in which Hajdi played Eddy Clavel, a doctor who treated Laurent Fignon (Samuel Le Bihan). In 2015, he did voice acting for the animated film Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père by Jamel Debbouze.

Filmography

= Films =

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