Sami Naseri is a famous French actor. During his long career he starred in a huge number of films, but gained world fame only in 1997, thanks to his role in the film "Taxi".
Biography
In July 1961, in Paris in the family of a native of Algeria, the future actor Said Nasseri was born. The boy’s relatives were called Sami (diminutive from Said), and he took this name as a creative pseudonym in the future. The family of the talented actor was very large, he has six brothers and sisters. Sami is not the only successful actor in his numerous clan: his brother is also known in France.
When Sami was still small, the family moved to the small town of Fontenay-sous-Bois, where the boy went to school. Studying was hard, in addition, the future actor had a very nasty character. At sixteen, he dropped out of school and began to engage in minor part-time jobs, sometimes bordering on violation of the law. At the age of 18, he became addicted to drugs and began to engage in petty thefts and robberies. One of the raids on the store led Naseri to detention and arrest. He was sentenced to five years in prison, but four years later he went ahead of schedule.
Career
Naseri got into the film industry by accident. He was invited in 1980 to play in the extras of the film "Inspector-razinya". After an exciting filming experience, Sami was determined to become a professional actor. Nevertheless, he was in no hurry to get the necessary education, and practically until the mid-90s, in addition to extras and short episodes, he did not receive roles. The actor played the first serious role only in 1994, he was invited to the dramatic film "Brothers: Red Roulette", where he embodied a character close to him - a difficult teenager. According to the actor himself, the role was given to him very easily, since he played almost himself.
Prior to his most successful work in the cinema, he managed to star in seven films, where he played the roles of a different plan. In 1997, he was invited to a casting in the movie "Taxi", the viewing was successful, and after the release of the picture, Sami Naseri gained worldwide fame. Later, three more sequel films were shot, the last of which with the actor in the title role was released in 2007.
In total, the filmography of Sami Naseri has more than 35 paintings, the last work in the movie took place in 2017. The actor took part in the filming of the film "Super-Libi."
