Farrugia, Dominique

(September 2, 1962, Vichy, Allier, France - )

   The son of a musician father and a dancer mother, he co-founded with Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat, and Chantal Lauby the comedy team Les Nuls, which became famous thanks to a TV show (1987 Objectif: Nul). He made his film debut as an assistant director (1985 Le Maître-Chanteur, short, Mathias Ledoux). In 1993, he co-wrote and co-starred with Les Nuls in La Cité de la Peur, une Comédie familiale (Alain Ber-bérian). He occasionally played in movies directed by his friends (1997 Didier, Alain Chabat; 2002 Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre / Asterix & Obelix Mission Kleopatra / UK and USA: Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra / USA: Asterix & Obelix Meet Cleopatra, Alain Chabat, France / Germany; 2003 Laisse tes Mains sur mes Hanches, Chantal Lauby). He is also a TV and film producer (1998 Paparazzi, also actor, Alain Berbérian; Le Clone, also actor, Fabio Conversi; 1999 Mes Amis, Michel Hazanavicius; 2000 Meilleur Espoir féminin, Gé­rard Jugnot; 2001 Vidocq / US DVD: Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq, Pitof; 2008 Mes Amis, mes Amours (Lorraine Lévy).

 Filmography

        ◘ Le Futur (short)

        ◘ Delphine I, Yvan O (also co-screenwriter, co-producer, actor)

1999 ◘ Trafic d'Influence (also co-screenwriter, co-producer, actor)

2001 ◘ La Stratégie de l'Echec (shot on video; also screenwriter)