Ramzy Bedia (born March 10, 1972 in Paris), sometimes shortened to simply Ramzy, is a French comedian and actor.
The son of Algerian immigrants, he started off as a clothing store clerk. Then he met aspiring comedian Éric Judor, and together they formed the Sketch Comedy duo "Éric & Ramzy", which went on to be successful on stage and on television, first on the M6 channel, then on Canal+, where both of them also played in the hospital comedy series H alongside Jamel Debbouze. He's played mostly comedic roles on film since.
Selected filmography:
- La Tour Montparnasse infernale (2001) as Ramzy
- La Tour de contrôle infernale (2016) as Bachir Bouzouk
- Ratz (2003-2006) as Rapido
- Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004) as Averell Dalton
- Valiant (2005) as Valiant (French dub)
- Happily N'Ever After (2007) as Mambo (French dub)
- The Concert (2009) as Ahmed
- Dix pour cent (2017) as himself
- Sahara (2017) as Chief Chief
- Taxi 5 (2018) as Rachid
- The Adventures of Spirou and Fantasio (2018) as Zorglub
- Brutus vs Caesar (2020) as Julius Caesar
- Kung Fu Zohra (2022) as Omar
- Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023) as Epidemais
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Lean and Mean: He's 6ft 4 (1.94 meter) tall, and he's played a number of villains or jerkasses.