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Dany Boon (Daniel Faid Hamidou) was born on 26 June, 1966 in Armentières, Hauts-de-France, France, is a French comedian and filmmaker. Discover Dany Boon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Daniel Faid Hamidou
Occupation Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 26 June 1966
Birthday 26 June
Birthplace Armentières, Hauts-de-France, France
Nationality France

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Dany Boon Height, Weight & Measurements

At 57 years old, Dany Boon height is 1.78 m .

Physical Status
Height 1.78 m
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Who Is Dany Boon's Wife?

His wife is Judith Godrèche (m. 1998-2002) Yaël Harris (m. 2003-2018)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Judith Godrèche (m. 1998-2002) Yaël Harris (m. 2003-2018)
Sibling Not Available
Children 5

Dany Boon Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dany Boon worth at the age of 57 years old? Dany Boon’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from France. We have estimated Dany Boon's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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Timeline

1930

His father was born in 1930 in Issers, Algeria, and was Muslim, and died in Lille, France in 1992.

He was a boxer and a chauffeur.

Boon's mother, Danièle Ducatel, is from northern France.

A Catholic, she was a stay-at-home mother.

1966

Dany Boon (born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.

1989

Boon arrived in Paris in 1989, where he was a mime in the streets for a living while appearing frequently on open mic nights at places like the Treviso theatre.

He borrowed his stage name from a hero in the American television series Daniel Boone, which was about an American trapper.

He acted in several one-man shows.

Boon is also a musician; he has done a version of "Piensa en mí" ("Think of me").

He also writes his own songs, for example, "Le Blues du 'tiot poulet" ("The Chicken Blues").

1990

Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy Welcome to the Sticks.

After small roles in movies during the 1990s, he landed a role in the 1998 satire Bimboland, directed by Ariel Zeitoun.

Boon is deeply attached to his native region, Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

2002

He converted to Judaism (his wife's faith) in 2002.

He studied graphic arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Belgium.

2003

In 2003, he made a whole show in the local dialect of ch'ti, also known as Picard.

Despite the use of dialectal language, 600,000 copies of the DVD (which included French subtitles) were sold.

No previous DVD featuring a one-man show had sold as well in France.

2004

In 2004, he was part of the main cast in Pédale Dure, directed by Gabriel Aghion, a critical and commercial flop.

2005

He was then offered several roles in movies, notably in the film Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas), which was released internationally in 2005.

2008

In February 2008, he acted and directed a movie titled Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis), which was a success in France and in other countries.

This comedy based on prejudices held about the region, went on to break French box office records.

Two weeks after its release, the film had already been seen by five million people.

After its fourth week, the figure had risen to 15 million, and by 11 April, the film had surpassed the viewing audience of La Grande Vadrouille, having been watched by more than 17.4 million people.

He was the highest-paid actor in European film history, netting 26 million Euro (c. 33 million dollars).

2009

Boon was also directed by French filmmakers such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet in the 2009 movie Micmacs; Danièle Thompson in 2009 Change of Plans; A Perfect Plan 2012 film directed by Pascal Chaumeil, Julie Delpy's movie Lolo (2015) and Yvan Attal in 2016 film The Jews.

2011

Since then he has been involved as screenwriter or director or both in the films Nothing to Declare (2011), Supercondriaque (2014), Raid dingue (2017), La Ch'tite famille (2018), Stuck Together (2021) and Life for Real (2023).

Boon was born Daniel Farid Hamidou in a middle-class family in northern France.

2015

He was the president of the 40th César Awards ceremony in 2015.

Boon was on the council of directors of the Pathé production company and has produced several films as actor, co-producer, screenwriter or director.

Boon had several production companies, including 26 DB Productions, in Los Angeles, California.

They produce and distribute films and TV content.

2016

Raid Dingue was a 2016 comedy that was a big success with the viewers but failed to convince film critics.

He was both screenwriter and director on this movie, and also starred in it.

For this film Boon received the first  César du public in the history of French cinema: this new award is given to the French film with the biggest box office of the year.

After Raid Dingue, Boon did his sixth movie, (La Ch’tite Famille) Family is Family.

In 2016 Boon starred in a film about anti-semitism in France, The Jews.

2018

It came out in 2018, the 10 year anniversary of Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis.

In 2018,  his Netflix show, Des-hauts-de-France premiered on Netflix.

Boon voices the character of Olaf in the French dubbings of the Disney movies Frozen, Frozen 2, and The Adventures of Olaf " .