Originally from Trappes (Yvelines) a few kilometers from Clairefontaine, childhood friend of Nicolas Anelka and long -standing support from the Paris Saint-Germain And from the French team, Jamel Debbouze has always proclaimed his love for the round ball.
It is logically that the humorist lent his acting game in a film dedicated to football, ” transfer window“. A thriller that breaks the usual codes of football films, which are vast majority comedies. Called to promote this film, Jamel Debbouze made a remarkable passage in the program L'Équipe du Soir.
The strong anecdote of Jamel Debbouze
The actor took the little game of ” cheese or dessert“, In which the host Olivier Ménard asked him to make a choice between two names. Openly displaying his preferences (Zinedine Zidane compared to Michel Platini, Cristiano Ronaldo compared to Lionel Messi), Jamel also decided between Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema. And he did not hesitate by making the captain of the French team, to the chagrin of Johan Micoud. “I love Karim but Kylian!” »»
And the humorist to specify that his relationship with the Real star goes beyond the framework of football since the two men experienced confinement together. An anecdote he had already entrusted in the click show. “I had the chance to spend several months by his side and alongside his family. Our two families met in the same house during confinement. Don't ask me why, it's too long. »»
“” I saw all of humanity. I saw a kid and his family with a most normal life. They try to have the most normal life in the world. And yet, that's anything but normal, what they are going through. It always touched me, it fascinated me to tell me that I could be able to be at the center of the world and try to remain human ”, had also said Jamel Debbouze.