Mehdi El Glaoui

This article refers to the actor; the president of the pharmaceutical firm Wyeth-Lederlé appears to be unrelated.

Mehdi El Glaoui
Born	Mehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui May 26, 1956 (1956-05-26) (age 55) Choisy-le-Roi, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1965 - Present

Mehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui aka Mehdi El Glaoui (born 26 May 1956, Choisy-le-Roi) is a French actor, the son of actress Cécile Aubry^[1] and Si Brahim El Glaoui, caïd (local administrator) of Telouet and grandson of T'hami El Glaoui, pasha of Marrakech.^[2]

He made his acting début at the age of 5 in the TV series Poly, produced by his mother, and went on to reprise his rôle in numerous sequels covering 9 seasons until he reached 14. Another series Belle et Sébastien was dubbed into English and became essential "school holiday" viewing in the UK. Later he continued his career as an actor and also dabbled in directing.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared again on screen in 2005 and 2006 for the first time in nearly a decade, on the France 3 programmes "12-14" and "Pour le plaisir" respectively, revealing that he now lives in near Dax, Landes, collects classic cars and runs a musical café.^[3]

Filmography (as actor)

• Poly (1961–1973) - TV series (Poly is a pony. All other actors were local amateurs, whose voices were dubbed later by professionals)^[4]
• Belle et Sébastien (1965) - TV series; English version: "Belle and Sebastian"
• Sébastien parmi les hommes (1968) - sequel to the above; English version: "Belle, Sebastian and the Horses"
• Sébastien et la Marie-Morgane (1970) - TV series
• Le Jeune Fabre (1973) - TV series
• Un Amour de pluie (1973) - film by Jean-Claude Brialy; English version: "Loving in the Rain"
• Catherine et Cie (1975) - film by Michel Boisrond; English version: "Catherine & Co."
• Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres (1980)
• Salut champion (episode 'Moto story') (1981)
• La Famille Ramdam (1989) - TV series
• Le Cousin (1997) - film by Alain Corneau
• Inspecteur Moretti (episode 'Un enfant au soleil') (1997)

Filmography (as director)

• Première classe (1984) (11 minutes; won César Award for best short film)

External links

• IMDB

References

1. ^ Perrone, Pierre (2010-07-31). "Cécile Aubry: French actress who went on to create the much-loved children's TV series 'Belle et Sébastien'". Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ccile-aubry-french-actress-who-went-on-to-create-the-muchloved-childrens-tv-series-belle-et-sbastien-2040068.html. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
2. ^ "Obituary: Cécile Aubry". Scotsman (Edinburgh). 2010-07-28. http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Ccile-Aubry.6442866.jp. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
3. ^ Source: http://www.quesontilsdevenus.net/fiche,415.html (French language)
4. ^ Source: http://www.dvdcritiques.com/critiques/dvd_visu.aspx?dvd=1281

Persondata
Name	El Glaoui, Mehdi
Alternative names
Short description	Actor and director
Date of birth	1956-05-26
Place of birth	Choisy-le-Roi, France
Date of death
Place of death