Michaël Benayoun (born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality. Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, Moroccan-Jewish, and Algerian-Jewish descent. After his education as an announcer and theater actor, Youn joined the Paris radio station Skyrock in 1998. There, he made sketches and further entertainment during the morning show. The popularity and success of Michael Youn, at the most important French private broadcast station brought Youn to the attention of French TV executives. In July 2000, he was hired for the new morning show "Morning Live" shown on Métropole 6. With Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine, Youn did the entertainment part of the show. Like their sketches and public events (e.g. foam bath in a Paris fountain, and waking random Parisians up shooting the slogan of the show at them), their parodies were particularly successful. In particular, they parodied the music scene of Jean-Michel Jarre, casting-popstars, the Grand Prix and French rappers. The success of "Morning Live" was mainly due to Youn and his colleagues – when they left the show, it remained on the air for just one more year. After leaving "Morning Live" in 2002, Youn, Desagnat and Morgaine have focused on their music parodies: The three sailors "Piotr", "Olaff" and "Dvorjak" from the Eastern European "Slowakistan", the Bratisla Boys, appeared on the Western music market with their song "Stach Stach". The act became a big success and was number one on the French charts for ten weeks. On a 2004 list of the all-time best selling CDs in France, "Stach Stach" was listed number 30. The success even spread beyond the French border and reached Switzerland, where it was 2nd on the official charts. On 7 July 2002, the project was stopped by its makers. They claimed that the Bratisla Boys had vanished on the Dead Sea without a trace. In 2003, the film "La Beuze", written by Youn and Desagnat, was released. Youn played the character of Alphonse, the "unknown son" of James Brown, who tries to start his own career – by creating a new (fictional) style called "Frunkp" (a mixture of funk and rap). The song "Le Frunkp" was published as a CD-single and Michaël Youn (under the name of Alphonse Brown) had another hit. This time, he even reached #1 in Swiss charts. Youn had a comedy-tour, called Pluskapoil in 2003/04 (its sequel followed in 2005) and has acted in films. New music projects followed: Les Conards (The Imbeciles) with Comme des Connards, a cover version of My Sharona by The Knack, as well as a song for the movie Iznogoud (both were in the French Top 20). He had small roles in rather big films, and was part of Les 11 commandements in 2004 (A French film done in the style of MTV's Jackass, together with Desagnat and Morgaine). In 2005, Youn was Iznogoud in the film version of the comic "Iznogoud" (also known as Isnogud). In 2006, he had the main role in the film comedy Incontrôlable. Those two films were not very successful, critics and viewers finding them only so-so. Both films starred Desagnat and Morgaine, but only in small roles. In 2010, he directed his first movie "Fatal" in which he also stars. ... Source: Article "Michaël Youn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 2, 1973 (52)
- Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Actor, director and writer, also producer
- 19 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
What are Michaël Youn's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 9
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3
Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Georges Pal in Incontrôlable (2006)
- Shadowas Billy The Kid in Lucky Luke (2009)
- Heroas Samuel Skjqurilngskwicz, dit Sam in Coursier (2010)
- Shapeshifteras Jacky Bonnot in The Chef (2012)
- Heroas Ferouz in Vive la France (2013)
- Allyas Fabrice in No Filter (2019)
- Tricksteras Titi in Divorce Club (2020)
- Heroas Bob in BDE (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michaël Youn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michaël Youn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
79 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 41 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Certains l'aiment chauve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Flashback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Gardener(2025)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The World Upside Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Superpapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
BDE(2023)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Maman, ne me laisse pas m'endormir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A French Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Stolen Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Connectés(2020)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Divorce Club(2020)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Le Morning Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Meet the Malawas(2019)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Mask Singer, The investigation continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
No Filter(2019)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Watch Me Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Deux gouttes d'eau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Christ(Off) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Un Incroyable Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Les Bracelets rouges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Brillantissime(2018)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Enfoirés Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Carbon(2017)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sahara(2017)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Mon frère bien-aimé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Family Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Le Débarquement 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Vive la France(2013)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Chef(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Wok the Kasbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Fatal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Coursier(2010)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Lucky Luke(2009)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Florence Foresti & Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Can You Keep a Secret? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Le Pire du Morning Live 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Moot-Moot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Héros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Off Prime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Le Pire du Morning Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Vivre c'est mieux que mourir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Incontrôlable(2006)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Michaël Youn - Pluskapoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Iznogoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
L'un reste, l'autre part(2005)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Les 11 commandements inédits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The 11 Commandments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Chouchou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Dope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Caméra Café (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Philosophale(2001)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Avec vue sous la mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Bazooka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Jackdaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Le Jardinier 2 – l’Élysée ne répond plus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Rahan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 73 of them dated from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2003.
Film career
Peak 2003 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2003Screen debut· The Dope
- 2003First top-billed film· The Dope
- 2012Career best· Le Chef
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Michaël Youn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned6
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Michaël Youn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michaël Youn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Moussa Maaskri shares the most, 4.
Directors
- James HuthShared titles: Meet the Malawas (2019), Lucky Luke (2009)See all 2 shared titles with James Huth
Writers
- Dominique GauriaudShared titles: BDE (2023), Divorce Club (2020), Vive la France (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Dominique Gauriaud
- Alexandre CoquelleShared titles: BDE (2023), Divorce Club (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre Coquelle
- Jurij PretteShared titles: BDE (2023), Vive la France (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jurij Prette
- Matthieu Le NaourShared titles: BDE (2023), Divorce Club (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Matthieu Le Naour
Actors
- Moussa MaaskriShared titles: Brillantissime (2018), Carbon (2017), Vive la France (2013), Philosophale (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Moussa Maaskri
- Audrey FleurotShared titles: Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022), Connectés (2020), Divorce Club (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Audrey Fleurot
- Vincent DesagnatShared titles: The Gardener (2025), BDE (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Desagnat
- Arnaud DucretShared titles: Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022), Divorce Club (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Arnaud Ducret
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Stéphane Le ParcShared titles: Divorce Club (2020), Meet the Malawas (2019), Vive la France (2013), Lucky Luke (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Stéphane Le Parc
- Sandro LavezziShared titles: BDE (2023), Divorce Club (2020), Vive la France (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Sandro Lavezzi
- Charles OlinsShared titles: BDE (2023), Divorce Club (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Olins
- FreaksShared titles: BDE (2023), Vive la France (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Freaks
Producers
- Adrian PolitowskiShared titles: Meet the Malawas (2019), Brillantissime (2018), Carbon (2017), The Chef (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Adrian Politowski
- Nadia KhamlichiShared titles: Meet the Malawas (2019), Brillantissime (2018), Carbon (2017), The Chef (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Nadia Khamlichi
- Gilles WaterkeynShared titles: Brillantissime (2018), Carbon (2017), The Chef (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Gilles Waterkeyn
- Sylvain GoldbergShared titles: Connectés (2020), Meet the Malawas (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sylvain Goldberg
