Omar Sy

Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French actor and comedian. He is best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot and his role in The Intouchables, and internationally for his roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jurassic World, and Transformers: The Last Knight. In 2012, Sy received the César Award for his role in The Intouchables, becoming the first recipient of sub-saharan African descent to win the award.\n', ' The fourth of eight children, Omar Sy was born in Trappes in the Yvelines department, France. His parents are both emigrants from West Africa. His Mauritanian mother worked as a house-cleaner, and his Senegalese father worked in a factory. He has Fulani origins. He was raised in low-income suburban housing projects.\n', ' He started his career after high school in 1996 with Radio Nova as a comedian where he met comedy partner Fred Testot. Afterwards, he appeared in the TV show Le Cinéma de Jamel on Canal+, with Jamel Debbouze. He then created a TV show called Le Visiophon. This was followed by various TV and stage shows such as Je ne fais pas mon âge, Service après-vente des émissions, Omar et Fred: le spectacle. In 2005, Service après-vente des émissions was adapted into short sketches of 2 or 3 minutes on Canal+. (In 2012, Canal+ announced that the programme had been dropped from its schedule.)\n', '