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Samy Naceri

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Not to be confused withSamir Nasri.
Samy Naceri
Naceri at the2000 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Saïd Naceri

(1961-07-02)2 July 1961(age 63)
Paris,France
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present

Saïd Naceri(Arabic:سعيد ناصري;born 2 July 1961), known asSamy Naceri(French:[saminaseʁi]), is a French actor known for his work in the fourTaxifilms andThe Code(La Mentale).

Early life and career[edit]

Naceri was born to an AlgerianBerber Kabylefather and a French mother in the4th arrondissement of Parisand spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb ofFontenay-sous-Bois.His brother isBibi Naceri,who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit filmDistrict 13.He shared the award forBest Actorfor his role in the filmDays of Gloryat the2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Legal issues[edit]

Stemming from asubstance abusechargein 2003, Naceri 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 rageincident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants.[2][3][4][5]

In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-old man with an ashtray at a Paris restaurant.[6]The actor was convicted for assault and spent two months in jail.[7]He was released in February 2006. Then, in December 2006 he was imprisoned for racially abusing police officers.[8]In January 2007 he was accused of attempted murder after stabbing a security guard inAix-en-Provence.He was sentenced to nine months in prison (six months suspended) for violence and was also sentenced to one month in prison for assaulting two guards at a medical center where he was being treated for overdosing on drugs.[9][10]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Winner

2006:Cannes Film Festival-Best Actor

1995:Locarno International Film Festival-Best Actor

1995:Festival du Film de Paris- Special Mention

Nominated

1999:Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor

References[edit]

  1. ^"Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory".festival-cannes.com.Retrieved2009-12-13.
  2. ^Philippe DU TANNEY,Les nouvelles frasques de Samy Naceri,inLe Figaro,no. 17644, jeudi 3 mai 2001, p. 16
  3. ^Philippe DU TANNEY,Sami Naceri condamné pour injures,dansLe Figaro,no. 17668, jeudi 31 mai 2001, p. 11
  4. ^Philippe du TANNEY,Le timide repentir de Samy Naceri,inLe Figaro,no. 18071, samedi 14 septembre 2002, p. 10
  5. ^Associated Press,Samy Naceri à l'amende,inLe Monde,samedi 12 octobre 2002
  6. ^Christophe Ono-Dit-Biot,Samy l'embrouille a encore frappé,inLe Point,jeudi 1er décembre 2005, p. 82.
  7. ^Le Monde,lundi 28 novembre 2005, p. 8
  8. ^"French actor jailed over insults".BBC News.14 December 2006.Retrieved23 May2010.
  9. ^"FOXNews.com - Actor Samy Naceri Sentenced in Two Cases - Celebrity Gossip – Entertainment News – Arts And Entertainment".Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.
  10. ^« Samy Naceri de nouveau devant la justice! »[permanent dead link],Peoplestar.tv,15 Octobre 2008.
  11. ^"The young director from Nanterre directed Samy Naceri".Le Parisien(in French). 4 January 2016.Retrieved18 October2023.

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