Dany Boon

French actor, comedian and filmmaker · age 60

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life in chapters

5 milestones from birth to now, with Dany's age at every one.

1960s

  1. Birth

    Born June 26, 1966

1980s

  1. age ~23 Career milestone

    Arrives in Paris as a street mime

    performer

    Boon moves to Paris in 1989, performing as a street mime and at open-mic nights before breaking into television comedy.

2000s

  1. age 41 Release

    Directs and stars in Welcome to the Sticks

    director and star

    The 2008 comedy became one of the most-watched French films ever and made Boon one of Europe's highest-paid actors.

2010s

  1. age 48 Career milestone

    Presides over the 40th César Awards

    ceremony president

    Boon served as president of the 2015 César Awards ceremony, France's top film honors.

  2. age ~52 Release

    Launches Netflix special Des-Hauts-de-France

    performer

    Boon's stand-up special debuted on Netflix in 2018, extending his reach to a global streaming audience.

age 60 now

Still going