Booder

• Birth Name — Mohammed Benyamna • Birthplace — Bouarfa, Figuig Province, Morocco • Citizenship — Moroccan, French • Occupation — Actor, humorist

Booder was born in Bouarfa, Morocco. He moved to France in 1979 and grew up in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. He discovered comedy at the theatre club of his high school. After the obtention of a baccalauréat specialized in accounting he decides to change path to go on stage and become a comedian. His stage name is a reference to his favorite footballer, the Moroccan Aziz Bouderbala. He acquired the French nationality by naturalization on 24 June 1999.

At the start of his career, he is part of a trio with two other comedians, without success, he then continues alone. From 2004 he performed in one-man shows in Parisian theatres. He's spotted by producer Rachid Ould-Ali, he was entrusted with the first part of Mouss Diouf's show at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, in Paris. His first appearance in the cinema was in 2003 in a film of François Hanss, named Corps à corps. In 2011, he played his first major role in Beur sur la ville, written, directed and produced by Djamel Bensalah. During the On Fridays, Anything Goes of the 8 January 2021, TV show of Arthur in which he is frequently invited, he announces that he published an autobiography called Un bout d'air in 2020 and that he had already sold 10 000 books. Booder is easily recognizable with his small size, his atypical physique and his hat. Even thought the press sometimes attributed to him the Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, he states that he doesn't suffer from any genetical disease. On 1 September 2022, he made his debut as a new member of the radio show Les Grosses Têtes, animated by Laurent Ruquier. In 2022, with Gaëlle Falzerana he realized his first film, Le Grand Cirque in which he played the first role. The film is released in February 2023 in cinemas. In 2023, he starred in the play Pour le meilleur et pour le pire, alongside Rebecca Hampton.

• Year — Original title — English title — Role • 2003 — Corps à corps — Body to Body • 2005 — Bab el web — appearing • 2009 — Neuilly sa mère! — Neuilly Yo Mama! — Abdelmalik • 2009 — Je vais te manquer — a policeman • 2009 — La Marche des crabes • 2010 — Opération 118 318, sévices clients — Kader Belkacem • 2011 — Halal police d'État — the Berber • 2011 — Beur sur la ville — lieutenant Khalid Belkacem • 2012 — Un Marocain à Paris • 2016 — Pattaya — Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya — the steward • 2016 — Spatts! • 2017 — Ouvert la nuit — Open at Night — the rose seller • 2018 — Neuilly sa mère, sa mère! — Straight Outta Neuilly — Abdelmalik • 2018 — Alad'2 — The Brand New Adventures of Aladin • 2021 — Le Furet — William • 2023 — Le Grand Cirque — Momo • 2024 — Le Nounou — Samir

• Year(s) — Name of the show — TV channel • 2010 — Ticket pour le soleil — France Ô • 2011, 2015 and 2018-2020 — Touche pas à mon poste! — France 4 and C8 • 2011, 2014 and 2020 — Fort Boyard — France 2 • 2014 — Jazirat Al Kanz • Since 2016 — On Fridays, Anything Goes with Arthur — TF1 • 2017 — Cache toi-si tu peux — Gulli • 2019, 2020 — Le Grand Concours — TF1 • 2020 — La Grosse Rigolade — C8 • 2020 — District Z — TF1 • 2020-2022 — Les Touristes — TF1 • 2020 — Tous en cuisine, en direct avec Cyril Lignac — M6 • 2023 — Vendredi, tout est Booder — TF1

• Year — Song — Artist • 2007 — Nouveau Français — Amel Bent • 2011 — La Danse des magiciens — Magic System • 2012 — Elle t'a maté (Fatoumata) — Keen'V • 2017 — En chaleur — Ghetto Phénommène feat. Jul • 2019 — Social — Lartiste

• 2017: La grande évasion • 2019 - 2021: Booder is back