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3José Doval (born March 17, 1965 in Paris), better known as José [[StageNames Garcia]], is a French-Spanish actor and occasional voice actor.
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5Born from [[UsefulNotes/TheShiningAutonomousCommunitiesOfEspana Galician]] parents who moved to France in the 1950s, he made a name for himself alongside Antoine de Caunes in the TalkShow ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'' on the Canal+ channel. He then came to prominence with his supporting role as [[PluckyComicRelief buffoonish]] [[GetRichQuickScheme "get rich quick" schemer]] Serge Benamou in ''Film/LaVeriteSiJeMens'' in 1997, which earned him a nomination at the César Award for Most Promising Actor and spawned a film series. He's played in a large number of {{comed|y}}ies in main or supporting roles since, with the occasional [[PlayingAgainstType more dramatic role]] such as in Creator/CostaGavras' ''Film/TheAxe''
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7He's also done some voice acting in animation, such as the French dubs of Mushu in ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', Tulio in ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'', Alex the Lion in ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' and Bruno Madrigal in ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''.
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9He was married with actress and director Isabelle Doval from 1993 to 2021.
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11!!Selected filmography as an actor:
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13* ''Film/LaVeriteSiJeMens'' as Serge Benamou
14** ''La Vérité si je mens!'' (1997)
15** ''La Vérité si je mens! 2'' (2001)
16** ''La Vérité si je mens!'' (2012)
17* ''Film/LeBoulet'' (2002) as Mustapha Amel aka "The Turk"
18* ''Film/{{Blanche}}'' (2002) as King UsefulNotes/LouisXIV
19* ''Film/TheAxe'' (2005) as Bruno Davert
20* ''Franchise/{{Asterix}}''
21** ''Film/AsterixAtTheOlympicGames'' (2008) as Couverdepus
22** ''Film/AsterixAndObelixTheMiddleKingdom'' (2023) as Biopix
23* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe'' (2013) as Étienne Forcier
24* ''Bastille Day'' (2016) as Victor Gamieux
25* ''Series/DixPourCent'' (2020) {{as himself}}
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27!!French Voice roles/Dub roles:
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29* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' (1998) as Mushu
30** ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'' (2004)
31* ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' (2000) as Tulio
32* ''Film/CatsAndDogs'' (2001) as the Russian cat
33* ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' as Alex
34** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'' (2005)
35** ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'' (2008)
36** ''Merry Madagascar'' (2009)
37** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'' (2012)
38* ''Film/ArthurAndTheInvisibles'' (2006) as Ernest Davido
39* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (2021) as Bruno Madrigal

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