Patrick Bruel
Known for Acting · 175 credits
- Born
- 1959-05-14 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Tlemcen, Oran, France [now Algeria]
- Also known as
- Patrick Bruel-Benguigui · Maurice Benguigui · Patrick Maurice Benguigui · Maurice Bruel-Benguigui · Patrick Benguigui
Biography
Patrick Maurice Benguigui (born May 14, 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.
Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975.
His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television, and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit.
In 2003, just before his partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on 19 August, he changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, combining his stage name with his birth name. On 21 September 2004, he wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; it was his first marriage. His second child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007.
As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty television and film productions, and has made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he had begun a long-term collaboration in 1998, to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France.
Known For
TV Shows (47)
Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Tout le monde en parle
2004
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self
En mode Salvail
2013
as Self
Fan School
1977
as Self
Taratata
1993
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Télématin
1985
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
La Chance aux chansons
1984
as Self
Star Academy
2001
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Coucou c'est nous !
1992
as Self
Salut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self
Quelle époque !
2022
as Self - Guest
La Voix
2013
as Self
Ça finit bien la semaine
2010
as Self
The Unexpected Getaway
2022
as Self
NeXt
1994
as Self
Marie-Claude
2021
as Self
La chanson de l'année
2004
as Self
Geld oder Liebe
1989
as Self
Sucré salé
2002
as Self
Rembob'Ina
2018
as Self (chanteur et acteur)
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
2007
as Gérard Grangier, sosie de Patrick Bruel
The Secret Song
2018
as Self
Samedi Sébastien
2021
as Self - Guest
Star Académie
2021
as Self - Guest Artist
Basique, le concert
2018
as Self
Stars à domicile
2001
as Self
Menace imminente
2025
as Zeev Abadi
Serge à Paris
2024
L'Été indien
2014
as Self
Chansons!
2021
as Self
Nos années 90
2015
as Self
Le grand show de Noël avec Natasha St-Pier et ses amis
2023
as Self
Le grand concert des régions
2024
Movies (128)
Sabrina
1995
as Louis
Lost & Found
1999
as Rene
A Secret
2007
as Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as The First Speaker
Wolf
2004
as Nelson
Bandits
1987
as Mozart
Low Profile
1993
as Julien Segal
Holy Lands
2019
as Michel
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Uncontrollable Circumstances
1989
as Philippe
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
2025
as Self
The Brats
2013
as Agent immobilier
Paris-Manhattan
2012
as Victor
Jaguar
1996
as François Perrin
Sex, Love & Therapy
2014
as Lambert
A Bag of Marbles
2017
as Roman
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
2002
The Best Is Yet to Come
2019
as César Montesiho
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
as Self (archive footage)
What's in a Name
2012
as Vincent
Pretty Things
2001
as Jacques
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2021
Paparazzi
1998
as Patrick Bruel
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self
Singles
1982
as François
Villa Caprice
2021
as Gilles Fontaine
O Jerusalem
2006
as David Levin
There Were Days... and Moons
1990
as Le musicien qui manque son avion
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
as Martin
Marche à l'ombre
1984
as Metro guitarist (uncredited)
I've Been Waiting So Long
2004
as Alex
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
2016
as Self
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
Brothers in Arms
1989
as Simon Atlan
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
2013
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
2014
as Philippe Dupin
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2001
Change of Plans
2009
as Alain
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2008
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
A Family
2017
as Vincenzo
Follow My Gaze
1986
as The musician
Le Grand Carnaval
1983
as Pierre-Marie Labrouche, adopté par Étienne
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Love at First Child
2015
as Ange
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
Bitter Champagne
1986
as Wanis
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
2022
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
2020
The Kick of Sirocco
1979
as Paulo Narboni
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
2022
as Self
Comedy of Power
2006
as Jacques Sibaud
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Sweetheart
1992
as Christophe Vade
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
La Mort en sautoir
1980
as Singer of a suburban band
The Murdered House
1988
as Séraphin Monge
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
2026
as Self
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
2010
as Dan Hayoun
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024
The Graduates of the Last Row
1982
as Philippe
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Men, Women: A User's Manual
1996
as Self (uncredited)
Céline Dion, le grand show
2012
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000
Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre
2012
as Vincent
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
1994
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
Vianney en concert à l’AccorHotels Arena
2018
as Self
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
2023
as Self
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
2023
as Self
The Bastard
1983
as Dan
Foul Play
1998
as Patrick Bruel
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
2024
as Self
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
2015
as Self
M6 awards 2000
2000
as Self
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
2019
K
1997
as Sam Bellamy
Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans
2012
as Self (archive footage)
On s'était dit rendez-vous... avec Patrick Bruel
2023
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
2021
as Self
Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans
2024
as Self
Paris 2024, le concert-événement
2023
as Self
P.R.O.F.S.
1985
as Frédéric
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
2018
as Self
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
1999
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
2003
as Self
Elsa sous la neige
1989
as Self
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
2023
as Self
Led by the Nose
1984
as Dany
Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement
2022
as Self
Les copains d'abord font du ski
2014
as Self
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
2021
as Self
Tears like knives
1983
as Gaby
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
2011
The Milk of Human Kindness
2001
as Laurent
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
2023
as Self
Il était une fois... Patrick Bruel
2014
as Self
Céline Dion, la bande originale de sa vie
2024
as Self - Guest
Patrick Bruel: Itinéraire d'un surdoué
2019
as Self
Si ce soir... 1990
1990
as Self
Patrick Bruel - Le Concert Symphonique
2015
as Self
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
2014
as Self
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
2022
as Self
Le vieux juif Blonde
2018
as Psy
Poker Coach and Patrick Bruel
2007
as Self
Patrick Bruel : On en parle - Le concert au cinéma
2025
as Self
BRUEL 2014 Live
2014
as Self
Leurs voix pour l'espoir - 4ème édition
2015
as Self
Tous avec le Maroc
2023
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
2019
as Self
About Patrick Bruel
Patrick Maurice Benguigui (born May 14, 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player. Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de s… With 175 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Patrick Bruel has appeared in 128 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patrick Bruel Movies
- Sabrina (1995) — as Louis
- Lost & Found (1999) — as Rene
- A Secret (2007) — as Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
- One Hundred and One Nights (1995) — as The First Speaker
- Wolf (2004) — as Nelson
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