Bachir Skiredj

Bachir Skiredj (26 May 1939 – 28 January 2021)[1] was a Moroccan actor,[2] filmmaker,[3] comedian,[4] and screenwriter. A popular entertainer for decades,[5] he was best known for his role in Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi's À la recherche du mari de ma femme, a box office success.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Bachir Skiredj
Born(1939-05-26)26 May 1939
Died28 January 2021(2021-01-28) (aged 81)
Orlando, Florida, United States
NationalityMoroccan
OccupationActor . filmmaker . comedian . screenwriter
Notable workIl était une fois, il était deux fois

Controversies

In a 2014 commercial for real estate agency Addoha, Skiredj was criticized for playing the role of a polygamist seeking to separate his "four punishments", which he refuses to see living under the same roof. The commercial, deemed sexist, was withdrawn after 2M yielded to pressure.[12][13]

In 2018, two individuals were sentenced to two years in prison after leaking a video of an intoxicated Skiredj insulting the royal family.[14][15]

Death

Following a long battle with COVID-19, Skiredj died at his Orlando, Florida, home on 28 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.[16][17][18][19]

Partial filmography

As director

As actor

References
  1. "Le Maroc Vient De Perdre Un Très Grand Artiste". Azul Press (in French). 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  3. "Cinéma: Bachir Skiredj produit "D'un rêve à l'autre"". L'Economiste (in French). 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  4. "Bachir Skiredj: "Je suis un comédien caméléon"". L'Economiste (in French). 1995-12-07. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - Un artiste aux talents multiples". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  6. "Personnes | Africultures : Skiredj Bachir". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  7. "Il est décédé à Orlando des suites de la Covid : Bachir Skiredj, un comédien de l'âge d'or s'en va". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  8. "Le comédien marocain Bachir Skiredj n'est plus". 2M (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. Wazzani, Muhammad al-Yamlahi (1977). Bachir Skiredj : biographie d'un rire. Tome I (in Arabic). Imprimerie Najah El Jadida.
  10. Kasraoui, Safaa. "Morocco's Bachir Skiredj Dies at 81 Due to COVID-19". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  11. L'express international (in French). Groupe Express. 2007.
  12. "2M retire une pub Addoha, jugée dégradante pour la femme". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  13. sourgo, youssef. "Moroccan NGOs Protest Addoha's Ad for "Disrespecting" Moroccan Women". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  14. "Affaire Skiredj : 2 ans de prison ferme pour les deux publicateurs de la vidéo". Hespress Français (in French). 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  15. "Affaire Skiredj : La police arrête les publicateurs de la vidéo selon l'acteur". Hespress Français (in French). 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  16. "Coronavirus: L'acteur Bachir Skiredj est décédé". LesEco.ma (in French). 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  17. "Bachir Skiredj, pionnier du cinéma marocain, s'en est allé..." Grazia Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  18. "Bachir Skiredj succombe au Coronavirus". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  19. Machloukh, Anass. "L'acteur marocain Bachir Skiredj n'est plus". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  20. L'Année du cinéma (in French). Calmann-Lévy. 1978.
  21. Carter, Sandra Gayle (2009-08-16). What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3187-9.
  22. Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.
  23. Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. 2002. ISBN 978-1-879505-65-0.
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