Biography for
Dany Boon More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

26 June 1966, Armentières, Nord, France

Birth Name

Daniel Hamidou

Spouse

Yaël Boon	(26 December 2003 - present) 3 children
Judith Godrèche	(1998 - 2002) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

His ex-wife is actress Judith Godrèche. They met during the making of Bimboland (1998). They have a son, Noé Boon.

Has five children: Mehdi, Noé, Eytan, Elia and Sarah.

Had almost never spoke French before the age of 12. He spoke mainly his Chtimi dialect of Picard (Langue d'oïl) language at home. He often uses his regional language in his one man shows and used his Chtimi accent in the movie Joyeux Noël to play Ponchel.

Stage name may have been partially inspired by 18th-19th Century American frontiersman Daniel Boone, through the series "Daniel Boone" (1964) that aired in his childhood. Also a hero in European literature.

Salary

Nothing to Declare (2010)

500.000 (as director, in Euros)