Dany Boon

Dany Boon is a French comedian and filmmaker who has acted both on the stage and the screen. He takes his stage name from the television show Daniel Boone.

Dany Boon, born to an Algerian Kabyle father and a French mother from the north of the country, first started his career dubbing cartoons and performing as a mime in the street. In 1992, he was given his first break as a comedian by French television personality Patrick Sbastien, who invited him on his show. From then on Boon began to achieve notoriety with his sketches and his oneman shows.

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