Gad Elmaleh (French pronunciation: ; born April 19, 1971) is a Moroccan French stand-up comedian and actor. He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Priceless, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris. He has been voted the funniest person in France and was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France’s Minister of Culture and knight of the National Order of Quebec. He is often referred to as the "Seinfeld of France". In 2015, Elmaleh moved to New York City embarking on an English national tour across the United States.
Elmaleh was born in Casablanca, Morocco to David and Régine Elmaleh. Being a Moroccan Sephardic Jew, Gad Elmaleh was brought up in a culturally diverse environment, speaking Moroccan Arabic, Hebrew, English and French. As a child he would introduce his father, a mime, with a placard. He has a brother, Arié, actor and singer, and a sister, Judith, actress and stage director.