Gilbert Melki Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Gilbert Melki is a French actor, born 12 November 1958 in Paris. Nephew of actor Claude Melki (The Acrobat), Melki grew up in a Jewish family in Algeria. His father, an antiques dealer, came from Khenchela in Algeria and his mother was from France. Both hid during the war: his father in Lyon and his mother in Normandy His father sent him to a woodworking school, but Melki only stayed a few months. At 20 he decided to move towards comedy and took multiple drama classes. Fearful of not being up to par he went to live for several years in Italy. After a first appearance on screen in 1992 in... MORE

Gilbert Melki is a French actor, born 12 November 1958 in Paris. Nephew of actor Claude Melki (The Acrobat), Melki grew up in a Jewish family in Algeria. His father, an antiques dealer, came from Khenchela in Algeria and his mother was from France. Both hid during the war: his father in Lyon and his mother in Normandy His father sent him to a woodworking school, but Melki only stayed a few months. At 20 he decided to move towards comedy and took multiple drama classes. Fearful of not being up to par he went to live for several years in Italy. After a first appearance on screen in 1992 in the Claude Chabrol film Betty, Gilbert Melki rose to prominence in 1996 throughWould I Lie To You? by Thomas Gilou in which he played Patrick Abitbol, a great businessman and millionaire megalomaniac, a role he revisited in the sequel in 2001. Later films included Crustacés et Coquillages in 2005. LESS