Adib Alkhalidey
Adib Alkhalidey | |
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 Alkhalidey in 2018 | |
| Born | Adib Alkhalidey 1987 or 1988 (age 38–39) Ouarzazate, Morocco |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
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| Website | https://www.adibalkhalidey.com/ (in French) |
Adib Alkhalidey (born 1987 or 1988[1]) is a Canadian actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian.
Biography
Alkhalidey was born in 1988 in Ouarzazate, Morocco, to an Iraqi father and a Moroccan mother. His father had fled from the regime of Saddam Hussein to Morocco, and later relocated the family to Canada.[2]
Alkhalidey graduated from the École nationale de l'humour in Montreal in 2010.[2]
Alkhalidey works as a comedian and a columnist on radio and television. He also writes for other comedians and was the recipient of the Jury Prize at the Franco-Québec Comedy Festival in 2012 and won the Revelation of the Year at the Olivier Awards Gala in 2013.[1]
In October 2015, during the Canadian federal election, Alkhalidey was criticized for mocking women who wore niqab to vote, comparing them with a person wearing a potato sack over their heads.[2][3]
In 2018 he won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the Regard film festival for his short film Go Play Outside (Va jouer dehors).[4] The following year he released the comedy-drama film Mon ami Walid, his full-length directorial debut.[5]
He subsequently achieved success with his show T******k, which won the Félix Award for Comedy Show of the Year in 2023.[6]
In 2023, he released a new musical album, over which he embarked on a tour across Canada.[7]
Works
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hibou | |
| 2017 | Go Play Outside (Va jouer dehors) | director |
| 2019 | Matthias & Maxime | Shariff |
| 2019 | Mon ami Walid | Walid |
References
- 1 2 Ducharme, André (8 June 2013). "L'humoriste Adib Alkhalidey : des cheveux, Martin Matte, un TOC, le français, du slalom…". L'Actualite (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 Cassivi, Marc (19 October 2015). "Adib et le #SacDePatatesGate". La Presse Canada (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ David, Françoise (2 October 2015). "Françoise David : Je n'accepte pas de vivre dans un Québec intolérant" (in French). Artistes Pour la Paix. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ Valérie Thérien, "Festival Regard: films et confidences". Voir, March 20, 2018.
- ↑ Marc-André Lussier, "Mon ami Walid: les heureuses surprises". La Presse, January 16, 2019.
- ↑ Sirois, Alexandre (17 December 2023). "Écrits Pas juste pour rire !". La Presse Canada (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ Tardic, Dominic (9 January 2025). "Des coulisses à la scène Adib Alkhalidey, sous son soleil exactement". La Presse Canada (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
External links
- 1988 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Male actors from Montreal
- Canadian male comedians
- 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
- Canadian male singer-songwriters
- Canadian people of Moroccan descent
- Canadian people of Iraqi descent
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- 21st-century Canadian comedians
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Film directors from Montreal
- Comedians from Montreal