History Creator / OmarSy

Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978 in Trappes) is a French actor and comedian of Mauritanian and Senegalese descent.

** PlayedForLaughs in the "Integration" sketch from the Canal+ NewsParody show ''Groland'', where he played a cheerful African immigrant named Samba Bongo, who has to "make efforts to integrate" in Grolandian (read: French) society. By "integrate", it means he has to stop being a NiceGuy and ditch his boubou (West African robe). The next day, he [[SharpDressedMan puts a suit on]] and becomes a Grade-A {{jerkass}}, and his equally jerkass neighbor who had no respect for him before ''fully approves of the change'', noting how fast he "integrated".

He won a César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in ''Intouchables'', and in doing so also became the first actor of sub-Saharan African descent to win the award. He has become familiar to international audiences with his roles in films such as ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', ''Film/JurassicWorld'', ''Literature/{{Inferno|2013}}'', and even moreso with the Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''Series/{{Lupin|2021}}'' where he has the leading role.

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* CharacterCatchphrase: One of the many characters he played in the ''Service après-vente des émissions'' comedy skits was a {{shirtless|scene}} CampGay man with a DominoMask asking Fred Testot "Ben alors, tu viens plus aux soirées?" ("Now what, you don't come to the parties (read: [[APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy orgies]]) anymore?").

* SignatureLine: One of the many characters he played in the ''Service après-vente des émissions'' comedy skits was a {{shirtless|scene}} CampGay man with a DominoMask asking Fred Testot "Ben alors, tu viens plus aux soirées?" ("Now what, you don't come to the parties (read: [[APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy orgies]]) anymore?").

He won a César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in ''Intouchables'', and in doing so also became the first actor of sub-Saharan African descent to win the award. He has become familiar to international audiences with his roles in films such as ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', ''Film/JurassicWorld'', ''Literature/{{Inferno|2013}}'', and even moreso with the Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''Series/{{Lupin|2021}}'' where he has the main role.

* {{Catchphrase}}: One of the many characters he played in the ''Service après-vente des émissions'' comedy skits was a {{shirtless|scene}} CampGay man with a DominoMask asking Fred Testot "Ben alors, tu viens plus aux soirées?" ("Now what, you don't come to the parties (read: [[APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy orgies]]) anymore?").

* ProductionPosse: He's appeared in a number of movies helmed by the directing team of Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano, with ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' being the most notable by far.

* ScaryBlackMan: Given his large stature he can invoke this but he usually plays loveable characters that can nonetheless be intimidating, whether or not it's intentional.
* StarMakingRole: In France, as well as much of Europe, it was ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' (although ''Service Après-Vente des émissions'' had made him known to Canal+ viewers in France beforehand). He then decided to move to Los Angeles, and played a number of supporting roles in big-budget Hollywood films. Ironically it's been a (Creator/{{Netflix}}-produced) [[Series/Lupin2021 French television series]] that made him a big name stateside in the end. Predictably, this also led to English-language news outlets referring to him as a "breakout star"...even though by that point he had been one of France's most well-known and popular actors for a full decade.

* BaritoneOfStrength: Has quite a deep voice, which gets put to good use in his more dramatic roles.

* SignatureLaugh: He has a very loud, booming laugh which is instantly recognizable to French audiences. To hear several examples of it, skip 37 seconds into [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SznIAv7z09E this video.]

* BadassBaritone: Has quite a deep voice, which gets put to good use in his more dramatic roles.

* SignatureLaugh: He has a very loud, booming laugh which is instantly recognizable to most French people.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Anglophones discovering him for the first time tend to pronounce his surname as though it were the word "sigh." It's actually pronounced with a long ''e'' sound ("see").

* ProductionPosse: He's appeared in a number of movies directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano, with ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' being the most notable by far.

* SignatureLaugh: His loud, booming laugh is instantly recognizable to French audiences.