Booder

Mohammed Benyamna better known by his stage name Booder, born is a French-Moroccan actor and comedian. Life

Booder was born in Bouarfa, Morocco. He moved to France in 1979 and grew up in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. He discovered comedy at the theatre club of his high school. After the obtention of a baccalauréat specialized in accounting he decides to change path to go on stage and become a comedian. His stage name is a reference to his favorite footballer, the Moroccan Aziz Bouderbala. He acquired the French nationality by naturalization on .

Career At the start of his career, he is part of a trio with two other comedians, without success, he then continues alone. From 2004 he performed in one-man shows in Parisian theatres. He's spotted by producer Rachid Ould-Ali, he was entrusted with the first part of Mouss Diouf's show at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, in Paris.

In 2011, he played his first major role in Beur sur la ville, written, directed and produced by .

During the of the , TV show of Arthur in which he is frequently invited, he announces that he published an autobiography called Un bout d'air in 2020 and that he had already sold 10 000 books.

Booder is easily recognizable with his small size, his atypical physique and his hat. Even thought the press sometimes attributed to him the Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, he states that he doesn't suffer from any genetical disease.

On , he made his debut as a new member of the radio show Les Grosses Têtes, animated by Laurent Ruquier.

In 2022, with Gaëlle Falzerana he realized his first film, Le Grand Cirque in which he played the first role. The film is released in February 2023 in cinemas.

In 2023, he starred in the play Pour le meilleur et pour le pire, alongside Rebecca Hampton.

Filmography

TV shows

Music clips Year Song Artist 2007 Nouveau Français Amel Bent 2011 La Danse des magiciens Magic System 2012 Elle t'a maté (Fatoumata) Keen'V 2017 En chaleur Ghetto Phénommène feat. Jul 2019 Social Lartiste

Theater 2017 : La grande évasion 2019 - 2021 : Booder is back