Line #60 Creator/OmarSy


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3	Omar Sy[[note]]pronounced "see"[[/note]] (born 20 January 1978 in Trappes) is a French actor and comedian of Mauritanian and Senegalese descent.
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5	He gained attention thanks to his [[DoubleActsAndGroups comedy duo]] with Fred Testot, "Omar & Fred", in the SketchComedy series ''S.A.V. (Service Après-Vente) des émissions'' (literally translated as ''TV programs Customer Service'') on the TV channel Canal+ between 2005 and 2012. He [[StarMakingRole skyrocketed to national superstardom]] in 2011 with his role in ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'', which went on to become the second most successful French film ever at the French box office [[note]](over 20 million tickets sold, only topped by ''Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'')[[/note]] and the third most successful film overall at that [[note]](only topped by ''Film/{{Titanic\|1997}}'' and ''Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'')[[/note]].
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7	He won a César Award for Best Actor in 2012 for his role in ''Intouchables'', the first actor of sub-Saharan African descent at that. 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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9	[[folder:Selected Filmography:]]
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13	* ''Film/LaTourMontparnasseInfernale'' (2001) as a the taxi driver
14	* ''Film/AsterixAndObelixMissionCleopatra'' (2002) as the painter (DeletedRole)
15	* ''Film/{{Micmacs}}'' (2009) as Remington
16	* ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' (2011) as Driss
17	* ''Film/MoodIndigo'' (2013) as Nicolas
18	* ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' (2014) as Bishop
19	* ''Samba'' (2014) as Samba Cissé
20	* ''WesternAnimation/MuneGuardianOfTheMoon'' (2014) as Sohone (voice)
21	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' as Barry
22	** ''Film/JurassicWorld'' (2015)
23	** ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'' (2022)
24	* ''Chocolat'' (2016) as Rafael "Chocolat" Padilla
25	* ''Literature/{{Inferno\|2013}}'' (2016) as Christophe Bouchard
26	* ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' (2017) as Hot Rod
27	* ''Knock'' (2017) as Doctor Knock
28	* ''Belleville Cop'' (2018) [[note]][[ForeignRemake French remake]] of ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''[[/note]]
29	* ''Film/TheWolfsCall'' (2019) as D'Orsy
30	* ''Film/LePrinceOublie'' (2020) as Djibi
31	* ''Film/{{The Call of the Wild\|2020}}'' (2020) as Perrault
32	* ''Film/TheTakedown'' (2022) as Ousmane Diakite
33	* ''Film/FatherAndSoldier'' (2023) as Bakary Diallo. He is also credited as one of the producers.
34	* ''Film/TheBookOfClarence'' (2024) as Barrabas
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38	* ''Groland'' (2003), sketch "Integration" as Samba Bongo
39	* ''Service après-vente des émissions'' (2005--2012) as Omar / Doudou / Saïd / various other roles
40	* ''Series/{{Lupin\|2021}}'' (2021--) as Assane Diop
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44	* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'' (2004) as one of the rams
45	* ''[[Film/ArthurAndTheInvisibles Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard]]'' (2009) as Snow
46	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'' (2016) as Red
47	* ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'' (2016) as Norm
48	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}'' (2020) as Joe Gardner
49	* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' (2022) as Mr. Perkins
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52	!!Associated Tropes:
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54	* ActorInspiredElement: Sy was approached by Netflix and Gaumont to build a series based around him. When asked what character he wanted to play, he chose Literature/ArseneLupin, because he viewed the GentlemanThief as a "French Franchise/JamesBond".
55	* 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 frequently asking Fred Testot "Ben alors, tu viens plus aux soirées?" ("Now what, you don't come to the parties (read: [[APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy orgies]]) anymore?").
56	* AnImmigrantsTale: Something of a {{typecasting}} for him.
57	** 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 has "integrated".
58	** PlayedForDrama in ''Samba'', in which Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg carries the WhiteMansBurden.
59	** Played for drama again in ''Chocolat'', where he plays the real-life clown Rafael "Chocolat", a black Cuban artist who set out to play a wider range of roles than what was possible for a black immigrant in France at the onset of the 20th century.
60	** It's also part of Assane Diop's {{backstory}} in ''Series/{{Lupin\|2021}}''.
61	* LearnedEnglishFromWatchingTelevision: Claims to have done this with ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'' after he relocated to Los Angeles.
62	* 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 and successful by far.
63	* RedOniBlueOni: Is typically the red when he's part of an ActionDuo.
64	* 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.
65	* 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.]]
66	* StarMakingRole: In France, as well as much of Europe, it was ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' (although the SketchComedy show ''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.
67	* ThoseTwoGuys: With Fred Testot, his co-star on ''Service Après-Vente des émissions'', although their comedy partnership has been dormant since ''Intouchables'' came out.
68	* TomHanksSyndrome: Rose to fame as a comedian in television skits, but has branched out into action films and dramas.
69	* {{Typecasting}}: In addition to frequently being at the center of AnImmigrantsTale, as noted above, he also tends to be the LovableRogue, with his two most famous roles (Driss in ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' and Assane in ''Series/{{Lupin\|2021}}'') fitting this archetype perfectly. If you see him on a police force, though, expect him to play the CowboyCop. And as long as the role is reasonably comedic in nature--and sometimes, even if it isn't--he's likely to be a LargeHam.

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