
Birthday:
07-26-1968
(56 years)
Birthplace:
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Biography
Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé) is a French actor and director.
Diefenthal grew up in Saint-Puy in southwestern France. He is Jewish. Prior to acting, Diefenthal pursued apprenticeships in the hotel industry, hairdressing and was also an apprentice pastry chef. He began studies in architecture before switching to drama classes. Diefenthal began acting in the early 1990s; he held a main role in the French television series Le juge est une femme (The Judge is a Woman), where he first gained a degree of notoriety. He also played a major part in the French Taxi series.
Diefenthal was previously married to actress Gwendoline Hamon, with whom he has a son. The pair separated in 2014.
Source: Article "Frédéric Diefenthal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Diefenthal grew up in Saint-Puy in southwestern France. He is Jewish. Prior to acting, Diefenthal pursued apprenticeships in the hotel industry, hairdressing and was also an apprentice pastry chef. He began studies in architecture before switching to drama classes. Diefenthal began acting in the early 1990s; he held a main role in the French television series Le juge est une femme (The Judge is a Woman), where he first gained a degree of notoriety. He also played a major part in the French Taxi series.
Diefenthal was previously married to actress Gwendoline Hamon, with whom he has a son. The pair separated in 2014.
Source: Article "Frédéric Diefenthal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Taxi
Act like Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
event1998 star_border 6.7
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In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
Taxi 2
Act like Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
event2000 star_border 6.2
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A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
Taxi 3
Act like Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
event2003 star_border 5.7
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A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.
Taxi 4
Act like Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
event2007 star_border 5.6
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Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
Six-Pack
Act like Philippe Saule
event2000 star_border 5.8
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A serial killer is on the loose in Paris and he seems to be an american citizen working in the US embassy and being in the middle of a french-american economical affair.
Labyrinth
Act like Matthias
event2003 star_border 6.6
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Psychologist Dr. Brennac is asked by a colleague to help with the case of Claude, a patient on trial for multiple murders. Is Claude really guilty of the crimes, or is he a victim of his own mind?
Furious Girl
Act like Fred
event2011
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Back in her hometown after spending a year learning singing lessons in New York, the young Marseillaise Faïza dreams of becoming a singer. But she helps her parents who have financial difficulties. While becoming a cleaning lady, she meets Fred, a music manager.
En attendant un miracle
Act like Maxime Gardette
event2021 star_border 6.1
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On the morning the corpse of a man has been found in a bathing tank of the sanctuary of Lourdes.The police captain Fiona Langlois will be in charge of the murder investigation with a help of Maxime Gardette, a police investigator who recently has come to Lourdes.The victim , the doctor Adrien Delubachas received a hit in his head and was drowned in a bathing tank.The doctor was member of the International Medical Committee of Lourdes , a group of doctor who investigate cases of healing by miracle.
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
Act like Martin
event2001 star_border 4.6
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A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris, and while experts are using a laser scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a ghostly spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system.
A Private Affair
Act like Femme bar de nuit
event2002 star_border 5.6
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Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is attacked and injured by an anonymous assailant and becomes reluctant to continue his search. But when Rachel's body is found, Francois is drawn deeper into the investigation as he discovers the dead girl's secret life.
Savage Souls
Act like Firmin
event2001 star_border 4.5
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At a wake one night in 1945, a group of aged women recall the life of one of their number. Sixty years before, Thérèse was barely 20 years old when she eloped with her boyfriend, Firmin, a blacksmith, to Châtillon, a town in Provence. Here, she makes the acquaintance of the wealthy Madame Numance, who is known for her good deeds. Realising that Thérèse is pregnant and unemployed, Madame Numance insists that she moves into a house on her estate. Whilst Firmin resents the arrangement, Thérèse soon finds that she can exploit the situation, using her benefactor's naivety and generosity for her own gain..
Before You Leave
Act like Phyl
event2005 star_border 6.5
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A group of friends in their thirties meet for a weekend in a mountain chalet for what will be a sort of review of an era in their lives and their relationships.
Le souffleur
Act like Philippe
event2005
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A man who works as a theater prompter and can't always tell the difference between fantasy and reality, asks a girl on a date and then writes a successful script based on said date without telling her.
Renart the Fox
Act like Renart (voice)
event2005 star_border 5.7
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Renart is a sly fox who can always chit-chat his way out of sticky situations. In his quest for an elusive treasure, Renart has ample opportunity to demonstrate how a quick mind can triumph over brute strength.
L'incruste
Act like Alexandre
event2004 star_border 4.9
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A small crook manages to crash at a musician's apartment and turns his life upside down.
I Want It All
Act like Philippe
event1999 star_border 4.2
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The collision between family life and career lies at the heart of this comedy hailing from France. A mother of two small children, Eva's life goes from stressful to insane when she is told that she is a project finalist for the design of a massive European hospital. She and her working husband Philippe try desperately to balance their commitments to their kids, careers, and themselves.
Neige
Act like Thomas Delhaye
event2022 star_border 5.8
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Several notables from the Chamonix region are found murdered in their homes. To move forward with investigation, police captain Thomas Delhaye decides to release Juliette Hémon from prison, imprisoned for a strangely similar case.
Poor Richard!
Act like Richard
event2013 star_border 4.9
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It is in a small popular district that the pot of the Eurogagnant, 124 million euros, is won - But who is the lucky winner?
Le Renard jaune
Act like Poulin
event2013 star_border 5.5
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Charles Senac, author of a single novel but crowned by the Prix Goncourt, is hated by the regulars of the bar-restaurant "Le Renard jaune" who regularly insult him. One morning he is found dead in his home. For inspector Giraud, it is clear that the culprit is among the customers of "Le Renard jaune".
Douce France
Act like Jean-Luc
event1995 star_border 4.7
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In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the projects of suburban Paris endeavor to find a suitable cultural identity. The story centers on four young men in their 20s: Farida, who tries to live according to family traditions; his rebellious sister Souad, who wants to be as Westernized as possible and works at a fast-food outlet; her ex-boyfriend, Jean Luc, who wants to be an immigrant lawyer; and his friend Moussa. The film is comprised of brief incidents from their lives.
Cartouche, le Brigand Magnifique
Act like Cartouche
event2009 star_border 6.6
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The people of Paris loved him, because he took care of the poor, and had no sympathy for the rich
Le Jour de ma mort
Act like Stanislas Coesens
event2024 star_border 5.8
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When a fortuneteller predicted Lisa's death on August 15 in midst of fear and violence, she shrugged. Yet, this morning, as the sun rises over a deserted and heat-scorched city, the police is desperate. The killer of three women will strike again by midnight. Suddenly Lisa feels less serene. Especially since she is sure, a man has broken into the empty building. August 15th will be a very hot day….
Nos amis les flics
Act like Frédo
event2004 star_border 4.9
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Une bande de jeunes voyous inoffensifs vivote de petits coups. Après un braquage loupé, ils se trouvent dans l'impossibilité de régler leurs dettes au caïd du coin, qui, pour le rembourser, leur propose le cambriolage d'une fondation d'art moderne. Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu et tout s'enchaîne... mal.
Une bonne leçon
Act like Diego
event2013 star_border 5.8
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Sidonie returns from Morocco with a broken heart because of a man called Diego.Then her sister,Marion, a lawyer of Paris,decides to travel to Morocco to give him a lesson.
Je préfère qu'on reste amis
Act like Valentin
event2015 star_border 6.5
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Claudine, a florist in her fifties, has an appointment with Valentin, her best friend and confidant. She wants to tell him about the love she has felt for him for five years. But the young man is an eternal seducer. He does not seem to be on the same wavelength as her friend.
The Jackpot!
Act like Le deuxième loubard
event1991 star_border 5.9
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To his family, François Voisin is nothing more than a humdrum civil servant. In truth, for the past twenty years he has been working as a secret agent. All goes well until circumstances put his secret in danger.
Le chapeau de Mitterrand
Act like Daniel Mercier
event2016 star_border 9
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One day in 1986, François Mitterrand forgets his black felt (his initials) in a Lyons restaurant. Daniel Mercier, a young executive who has just been reprimanded by his superior, who judges that the computerization of its business plan is stupid, steals it to clear his head. It was then that his life is turned upside down.
Pas de panique
Act like Ludovic Chambercy
event2006 star_border 6
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It is time for thirty-something Ludovic Chambercy to succeed his father Jacques at the head of the family business: the Chambercy Galleries. But faced with his new duties, Ludovic begins to sweat, has panic attacks and even dizzy spells. He is diagnosed with hypegiaphobia or extreme fear of responsibility. This man with everything for a happy life seems to be shying away from the expectations of his family. Reluctantly, without a word to his father and girlfriend, Ludovic starts group behavior therapy. While his lies spark off an incredible series of tragicomic events, Ludovic strikes up a friendship with the other phobics in his group: Léon, trader in bric-a-brac, who can no longer stand untidiness; Clémence, a student who cannot bear even one second of her own company and Margaux, who can no longer touch or be touched. And if Ludovic is to find a cure at the end of the road, there will be a few surprises in store for him along the way...
Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional
Act like Jean
event1993 star_border 6.4
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Martine is 25. Since breaking up with François, she has the feeling that the world is caving in on her. Between small jobs and one-night stands, she can't seem to get a fix on herself. In desperation, after a last quarrel with François, she unintentionally causes an accident that leads her to the emergency ward of a psychiatric hospital. During her brief stay, she unexpectedly sparks into life. She takes an interest in two young patients, Pierre and Anne, convinced that she is doing the right thing in supervising their love life...
Voisins, voisines
Act like Paco Garcia
event2005 star_border 4
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The Mozart Residence is home to several "new owners" of all origins: a new concierge, Paco, of Spanish origin, who has just been released from prison, arrives at the residence. Around it, the hall and the mailboxes, the "ballet" of the Residence Mozart is organized.
Fool's Game
Act like Skip
event2001
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Mikael, Skip and P'tit Louis are planning a big job. In his car, Michael pulls out his hair by making P'tit Louis repeat the insults that he will have to utter to Perron's secretary. Perron (Miki Manojlovic) is the producer they have come to bully for ignoring their script seven times in a row. The three guys have a grudge against the entire film industry. What they are looking for is a minimum of interest in their plot, a deign to read their script. So they take the producer and his daughter hostage, then demand a TV crew to make their demands known.
Murder in Le Havre
Act like Gaspard Lesage
event2018 star_border 6.4
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A mummified corpse has been found by workers who were knocking down a wall. Ariane Sallès and Gaspard Lesage are in charge of the investigation.
Shadows of the Past
Act like Yann Leblanc
event2018 star_border 5.1
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Vincent witnesses a deadly accident which rekindles a terrible event from his past.
Dors mon lapin
Act like Lionel
event2014
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It's the story of a young married man name Lionel who is swamped by colossal debts and whose wife is soon to give birth. At his wits' end, he decides one day to commit an irreparable act and kidnaps his millionnaire neighbors' 1-year-old baby. He demands a small ransom of €60,000. But Lionel is no criminal and all his attempts at exchanging his hostage for money fail. Meanwhile, he becomes increasingly attached to the baby. When he at last manages to get the money, he must come to terms with releasing his hostage.
Petite menteuse
Act like David
event1998
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Take a handsome, friendly 40-year-old family man looking for a job. Put him in a room with a young executive woman, who's single, resolute and yearning for motherhood. Add a delightful little pony-tailed siren named Laura. Sprinkle with smiles and tuck into a charming tale... It's just that delightful little siren sometimes turn out to be terrible liars and a young "widower" can conceal a happily married man, wibly in love with his wife. Trouble's brewing...
Van Gogh in Love
Act like Léo
event2021 star_border 6
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Van Gogh in Love tells the story of Van Gogh’s longing for love and a family. It explores the lesser-known area of his (not so!) romantic love life. Matters of love were always on his mind, and were inextricably linked with other aspects of his life.
The Grand Restaurant III
Act like Clémence's husband
event2021 star_border 5.3
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He had opened his Great Restaurant twice, in 2010 and 2011, as part of an entertainment broadcast on France 2. Pierre Palmade “reopens it after work” in the form of a fiction offered by M6. Exit the brewery. The artist has chosen to shoot his film at the Froufrou, the restaurant at the Théâtre Édouard-VII, in Paris, a chic establishment with rococo decor, more solemn and therefore more appropriate to important moments in life, to his big announcements that make the subject of a series of sketches. They are interpreted by a cast of stars just as prestigious as that of his comrade Muriel Robin a few weeks ago in I Love you coiffure , on TF1. As a common thread, Pierre Palmade in the role of the host busy satisfying his customers, while ensuring that his mother (Marthe Villalonga), his competitor (Florence Foresti) and her cook husband (Jean Leduc) do not transform the evening in disaster.
CDD: Corpus Crisis
Act like Father
event2020
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Two students are hired by the mafia to clean up crime scenes. On the last day of work, a problem: a body is not 100% dead.
Une histoire d'amour à la con
event1996 star_border 4.8
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The love story of Pascal and Hélène who meet at Françoise's birthday party and the love story of Gérard, Pascal's confidant, and Françoise who invited Pascal and Hélène to her birthday party.
Totally Nuts
Act like Arthur
event2004
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Diane, a young woman in search of a child, is looking for money to go to the sperm bank. She crosses paths with Arthur, a bank robber.
Les Ritals
event1991
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This 2-part TV film, adapted from an autobiography, tells the childhood of writer François Cavanna, son of an Italien emigrant and a French mother.
Ange de feu
Act like Noël Courtal (2 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.5
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Suicidal Françoise Sorel wants to be buried in Castelnac, the village she was born in Périgord. Her daughter Lola, discovers she doesn't know anything about her parents and their past life. She spends a few days in Castelnac. A man, an ex-friend of her father's, is murdered and Lola is the main suspect...
Our dear neighbors
Act like Georges Delalande (1 ep.)
event2012 star_border 4.5
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Large family or recomposed, teenagers tortured by their hormones, mothers overwhelmed family, students and party rascals, pretty sexy neighbor, retired always on the lookout for a gossip ... Life and relations - sometimes friendly, sometimes tense , but always funny of a band of neighbors who cross every day, like millions of French ... In front of the landing, in the elevator, while leaving the garbage cans or leaving to work ...
Murders in...
Act like Didier Mège (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.2
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Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.
Elite Squad
Act like Victor « Yach » Yachvili (8 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.6
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Two rival cops are forced to work together to bring down a Parisian organised crime syndicate. Powerful, blistering action-packed detective drama from the makers of Braquo.
The Forest
Act like Vincent Musso (6 ep.)
event2017 star_border 6.8
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In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the investigation with Virginie Musso, the local cop. Also helping is the teacher, Eve Mendel, a solitary young woman with a mysterious past: she was found as a child by the villiage doctor wandering silently in the same forest.
Crimes parfaits
Act like Nathan (1 ep.)
event2017 star_border 5.1
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Murderers think they have committed the perfect crime. But the investigators will do everything to find the flaw in the Machiavellian plan devised by each killer.
Clara Sheller
Act like JP (6 ep.)
event2005 star_border 6.2
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Clara Sheller is a French television series created by Nicolas Mercier after the idea of Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta that was aired from 18 May 2005 to 3 December 2008 on France 2. The casting was completely changed between the first and second season, but the characters remained the same. The theme song was written by Mirwais and was called "Naive Song".
In the US, Clara Sheller aired on Eurochannel in 2009. and on TV5Monde.
The Masked Singer France
Act like Pain d'épices (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 5.6
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Twelve celebrities are masked under spectacular costumes, with their identity hidden. They compete by singing their own versions of songs, and the judges and audience must guess who is behind each mask!
Les Cordier, juge et flic
Act like Portal (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 5.4
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The Cordier fight in family against the crime: the father is police captain, the son, investigating judge and the girl, a journalist.
Tomorrow Is Ours
Act like Antoine Myriel (1900 ep.)
event2017 star_border 6.2
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The story revolves around the people of Sète, France. Their lives are punctuated by family rivalries, romance and scenes from daily life, but also by plots involving police investigations, secrets and betrayals.
Ici tout commence
Act like Antoine Myriel (1132 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.9
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This television drama series is centered around the prestigious culinary school of renowned chef Auguste Armand. The show follows the lives of students and staff as they navigate the challenges and pressures of the culinary world—delving into their personal and professional lives, revealing secrets, rivalries, and complex relationships.
The Gamemaster
Act like Self - Contestant (1 ep.)
event2024
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12 French celebrities compete to find the Gamemaster among them...
Cartouche, le brigand magnifique
(2 ep.)
event2009
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The people of Paris loved him, because he took care of the poor, and had no sympathy for the rich
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