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Omar Sy
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Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, which became the second highest grossing French film of all time in the French box office. He received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in The Intouchables and in doing so also became the first black actor to win the honorary French award. The role also earned him a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actor.
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Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, which became the second highest grossing French film of all time in the French box office. He received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in The Intouchables and in doing so also became the first black actor to win the honorary French award. The role also earned him a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actor.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Angry Birds Movie
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Transformers: The Last Knight
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Jurassic World Dominion
Dead Weight
Jurassic World
King Guillaume
The Call of the Wild
Good People
Burnt
Inferno
The Killer
The Intouchables
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
The Wolf's Call
Lupin
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Lupin
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