43-year-old French, son of a Mauritanian mother and a Senegalese father, the actor Omar Sy | He puts his name back on the international billboard thanks to his leading role in “Lupin”, The new series of Netflix about a high-flying thief.
Although for many his name sounds like a novelty, the truth is that the French interpreter achieved international fame when, in 2011, he gave life on the tape “Untouchables” a Bakari ‘Driss’ Basali, an ex-con immigrant who forges a close friendship with a quadriplegic aristocrat.
It is 2021, a His It is his turn to be on everyone’s lips, again, when playing Assane Diop, a criminal who under the teachings of Arsène Lupin, the character in Maurice Leblanc’s novel, decides to steal a necklace that will lead him to discover dark aspects of his past.
But Who is this French actor that everyone seems to be talking about now? Will your real life be close to the intrepid character that to date embodies in the fiction of Netflix?
SY, THE COMEDIANT
Omar Sy | was born in Trappes (France) on January 20, 1978. In France, he became known for being part of a humorous duo with the artist Fred testot, whom he met between 1996 and 1997, when he was working for Radio Nova, a Parisian radio station.
Since then, he has been acquiring some roles in various television projects for Canal +, which included titles such as “Jamel’s Cinema” O “The videophone”. Always linked to comedy, the actor managed to become a recognizable face on the French small screen.
In July 2007, Sy married Hélène, together with whom he formed a family of five children. They both became parents for the first time in 2001, then repeated in 2003, 2006, 2009, and finally in 2017.
When in 2011 it was released “Untouchable”, The success of the film was such that Omar Sy | He was concerned that the identity of his children was recognized and tried to preserve their privacy. For that reason, the following year, he decided to leave France for Los Angeles (USA), where he is achieving success in Hollywood.
DISCRETION AS A LIFESTYLE
Given the popularity of Omar Sy | In his native country, as similar as that of former tennis player Yannick Noah or former footballer Zinedine Zidane, he and his wife chose to lead their personal lives in a very reserved way, although from time to time they show mutual affection through social networks.
However, the truth is that they protect the privacy of their children, two boys and three girls. Of the elders, little is known in the entertainment press, while the youngest is the one who, sometimes, appears casually on the Instagram accounts of Omar and Hélène.
The wife of His She works as a social worker and is part of numerous noble causes, such as child protection. She founded the organization CéKeDuBonheur, which helps hospitalized children, and also created Siyah Organics, a company of organic products grown in Senegal.
For his part, the current Lupine interpreter has had forays into Hollywood films such as “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Jurassic World”. A career that has been steadfast and secure in discretion for more than twenty years.
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