Bruno Salomone

Bruno Salomone (; 13 July 1970 – 15 March 2026) was a French actor and comedian. He was also active in dubbing. He became famous in his homeland for his role as Denis Bouley in the cult television series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (20072017).

Salomone died in 2026 at the age of 55, following a long illness.

Early life Bruno Salomone was born an only child in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, to a Flemish mother and Sicilian father. His mother was a seamstress, and his father was an astrology-obsessed plumber.

Salomone described himself as shy in school, but he grew his confidence by jokingly imitating teachers to his friends. He acquired a baccalauréat from Lycée Georges Brassens in the early 1990s. Unable to become a veterinarian, he began composing sketches he performed at various café-théâtres. He also performed at Euro Disney for two years wearing the costume of Goofy. He was featured in a 1995 promotional VHS for the launch of the original PlayStation. In 1996, he was on Graines de star, a French talent show where he achieved notoriety for his absurdist humor.

Career

Salomone began regularly performing at the Le Carré Blanc café-théâtre in 1998. He quickly joined the comedy trope, with , , , and Jean Dujardin. They would frequent Patrick Sébastien's France 2 show, Fiesta. After appearing on the comedy show with Dujardin, he subsequentially began a solo career in the early 2000s.

Theatre Year Title Author Director 2013 Mélodrame(s) Gabor Rassov Pierre Pradinas 2015 Un petit jeu sans conséquence Jean Dell & Gérald Sibleyras Ladislas Chollat

Dubbing He gave his voice to the following movies in their French versions.

Year Title Role 2004 The Incredibles Syndrome 2006 The Ant Bully Zoc 2007 Happily N'Ever After Rick 2010 Santa's Apprentice Felix's father

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 2001 Gamer Rico Patrick Levy 2002 Caméra Café Thierry Karine Giraud TV series (2 episodes) 2004 Le Carton Vincent Charles Nemes 2005 Brice de Nice Igor d'Hossegor James Huth Un coin d'Azur Félix Adjian Heikki Arekallio TV movie La famille Zappon Monsieur Fester Amar Arhab & Fabrice Michelin TV movie L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé Thierry Hardi Amar Arhab & Fabrice Michelin TV movie Clara Sheller David Renaud Bertrand TV series (6 episodes) 2005–09 Kaamelott Caius Camillus Alexandre Astier & François Guérin TV series (13 episodes) 2006 Au secours, les enfants reviennent ! Thomas Brival Thierry Binisti TV movie 2007 Hellphone Hervé Temmam James Huth Cherche fiancé tous frais payés Yann / Manuel Aline Issermann La maison Rémi Manuel Poirier 2007–17 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Denis Bouley Manuel Poirier TV series (67 episodes)Monte-Carlo Television Festival – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2009)Nominated – Monte-Carlo Television Festival – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2011)Nominated – Monte-Carlo Television Festival – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2012) 2008 Fool Moon Jean-Pascal Jérôme L'hotsky Adam + Eve Chris Adam Stephane Lionardo Short État de manque Aurélien Rinauro Claude d'Anna TV movie 2009 Lucky Luke Jolly Jumper James Huth Le temps est à l'orage Paul Joyce Buñuel TV movie Nous ne sommes pas des saints Nino Ferrari Nicolas Ragni TV series (1 episode) 2010 A Cat in Paris Nico Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol Famille décomposée Léo Claude d'Anna TV movie Big Jim Alexandre Tellier Christian Merret-Palmair TV movie Paradisiaque Brujik Igor Pejic TV series (1 episode) 2010–11 La plus pire semaine de ma vie Stéphane Frédéric Auburtin TV series (2 episodes) 2011 A Monster in Paris Albert Bibo Bergeron 2012 Les vacances de Ducobu Esteban Philippe de Chauveron La clinique de l'amour ! Michael Marchal Artus de Penguern & Gábor Rassov 2013 Blanche nuit The cow-boy Fabrice Sébille Lanester Xavier Lanester Franck Mancuso TV series (1 episode) 2014 Goal of the Dead Marco Thierry Poiraud & Benjamin Rocher Yellowbird Karl Christian De Vita 2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! René Joubert Anthony C. Ferrante TV movie Le secret d'Elise Philippe Marsy Alexandre Laurent TV mini-series 2016 Brice 3 Igor d'Hossegor James Huth Tamara Philippe-André Trémolo Alexandre Castagnetti Murders at Island de Ré Vincent Pelletier François Basset & Jules Maillard TV movie 2017 Bienvenue à Nimbao Daniel Philippe Lefebvre TV movie Mention Particulière Jérôme Christophe Campos TV movie 2018 Tamara Vol. 2 Philippe-André Trémolo Alexandre Castagnetti Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away Man Who Chews Gum Hélène Giraud & Thomas Szabo (part animated / part live action film) L'échappée Prise papa Laetitia Martinoni Short 2019 Ma famille et le loup Leon Adrian Garcia Beaux-parents Hervé Fleury Héctor Cabello Reyes Une Mort Sans Importance Alain Quémeneur Christian Bonnet TV movie Marona's Fantastic Tale voice only 2021 Madeleine Collins