Booder: the comedian and actor has had this nickname since he was 6 years old, where does it come from?

Like every Saturday evening, for several seasons, Léa Salamé receives, in the second part of the evening, several personalities in What an era! on France 2. This Saturday, March 16, we find the actress Amanda Lear, the stylist Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jean-Marc Dumontet, director of several prestigious rooms in the capital, the gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin, the model Charlotte Lemay, but also the comedian Booder. The latter who recently caused a sensation on TF1 with the TV film The Nanny which brought together at least 5 million viewers on February 26, continues the TV sets. Guest on Saturday March 9 for the portrait of Isabelle Ithurburu in 50′ Insidehe spoke about his childhood as well as his job.

The actor, whose health was delicate at birth, assures that he did not wait to be famous to feel loved, quite the contrary. “Even before doing this job, I have always been the guy you like, the guy you have to have in your class to have a laugh, the guy you have to have on your birthday to have a good evening.” he assured the journalist. Concerning his atypical physique, Booder, whose real name is Mohammed Benyamna, clarified that he is not making fun of himself but rather “the way people [le] look.” “Before I was famous, when I took the metro or when I was in the street, people looked at me very strangely, wondering what kind of human it is, or wondering if I wasn’t a Martian. It makes me laugh”, he even said. His nickname, which has no connection with his first name, has been his since he was six years old. In an interview given to our colleagues at Worldthe actor explained that he was referring to Aziz Bouderbala, a great Moroccan footballer in the 1970s. Whether it was his teachers “and even the cops”, everyone adopted it.

Booder on all fronts

This is not the only nickname he has been given. In fact, he revealed, again to our colleagues at World : “For a long time, I was called half-price.” For what ? Due to his small size which does not exceed 1.60 meters. Often compared to Jamel Debbouze, he recognized that the opposite was almost inevitable. “Young, Arab, of Moroccan origin: I expected that. For me, that’s a big compliment. Jamel, I place him with the elected officials, like Zidane.” In addition to his presence on the France 2 set this Saturday, March 16 in the evening, Booder will be on stage tomorrow, Sunday, March 17, for the closing of the festival One Bald Man! in Chauvigny. He will present his show “Booder is back” with which he has been performing on stages in France for almost five years. After 800 performances and no less than 900,000 spectators, Booder is not the least bit tired.

“I tell you a little about everything that happened in my life from my childhood bedroom, which serves as my setting. Starting with my somewhat chaotic beginnings in this artistic environment, when I did not fill the rooms. I also talk about my transition to the theater, about me being a dad today and worrying about how to educate my son… The main theme is living together, morality without being moralistic “, he detailed during an interview with the media Press center.