Amidou
Biography
Born in Rabat at 17, Amidou moved to Paris to attend the CNSAD and made his stage debut in Jean Genet's Les paravents in 1968. He became a prolific collaborator with director Claude Lelouch, starring in eleven films including Le propre de l'homme (1960) and winning top acting awards at several international film festivals, solidifying his reputation as a Moroccan-French actor. Amidou received a Lifetime Career Award from Martin Scorsese in 2005.