Patrick Bruel
ActingPatrick Maurice Benguigui (born May 14, 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player. Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television, and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit. In 2003, just before his partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on 19 August, he changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, combining his stage name with his birth name. On 21 September 2004, he wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; it was his first marriage. His second child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007. As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty television and film productions, and has made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he had begun a long-term collaboration in 1998, to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France. Bruel is a world-class professional poker player. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009. he has earned more than $900,000 in tournament play, of which his ten cash winnings at the WSOP account for $411,659. He also comments on the World Poker Tour in France. In the 2010s, Bruel bought a house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In January 2025, the house was destroyed by the Palisades Fire. Bruel has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993. Source: Article "Patrick Bruel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Sabrina
Louis
A Bag of Marbles
Roman
What's in a Name
Vincent
The Best Is Yet to Come
César Montesiho
The Brats
Agent immobilier
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Philippe
One Hundred and One Nights
The First Speaker
Jaguar
François Perrin
Comedy of Power
Jacques Sibaud
Change of Plans
Alain
Filmography — Acting
Sabrina
Louis
A Bag of Marbles
Roman
What's in a Name
Vincent
The Best Is Yet to Come
César Montesiho
The Brats
Agent immobilier
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Philippe
One Hundred and One Nights
The First Speaker
Jaguar
François Perrin
Comedy of Power
Jacques Sibaud
Change of Plans
Alain
A Secret
Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Dan Hayoun
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Self
Lost & Found
Rene
I've Been Waiting So Long
Alex
P.R.O.F.S.
Frédéric
K
Sam Bellamy
Paparazzi
Patrick Bruel
Sex, Love & Therapy
Lambert
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
Philippe Dupin
Wolf
Nelson
The Misadventures of Margaret
Martin
O Jerusalem
David Levin
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
Holy Lands
Michel
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
Villa Caprice
Gilles Fontaine
Brothers in Arms
Simon Atlan
Pretty Things
Jacques
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Love at First Child
Ange
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Self
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
Self (archive footage)
The Kick of Sirocco
Paulo Narboni
Foul Play
Patrick Bruel
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Le Grand Carnaval
Pierre-Marie Labrouche, adopté par Étienne
Marche à l'ombre
Metro guitarist (uncredited)
Paris-Manhattan
Victor
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
There Were Days... and Moons
Le musicien qui manque son avion
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Sweetheart
Christophe Vade
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Bitter Champagne
Wanis
Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre
Vincent
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Self (uncredited)
M6 awards 2000
Self
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
The Murdered House
Séraphin Monge
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
The Milk of Human Kindness
Laurent
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
The Graduates of the Last Row
Philippe
A Family
Vincenzo
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
The Bastard
Dan
Céline Dion, le grand show
Self
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Low Profile
Julien Segal
Follow My Gaze
The musician
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Self
Singles
François
Bandits
Mozart
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
Self
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Self
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Self
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Self
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Self
Les copains d'abord font du ski
Self
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Self
Paris 2024, le concert-événement
Self
Led by the Nose
Dany
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
Self
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Self
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Self
Elsa sous la neige
Self
Le vieux juif Blonde
Psy
On s'était dit rendez-vous... avec Patrick Bruel
Self
Céline Dion, la bande originale de sa vie
Self - Guest
Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement
Self
Patrick Bruel, le concert événement
Self
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
Self
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Self
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
Self
Vianney en concert à l’AccorHotels Arena
Self
La Mort en sautoir
Singer of a suburban band
Leurs voix pour l'espoir - 4ème édition
Self
La bande son des années 90
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Self
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Self
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
Self
Tears like knives
Gaby
Tous avec le Maroc
Self
Patrick Bruel - Entre deux, à l'Olympia
Self
Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois... Patrick Bruel
Self
Si ce soir... 1990
Self
Patrick Bruel: Itinéraire d'un surdoué
Self
Patrick Bruel : On en parle - Le concert au cinéma
Self
Poker Coach and Patrick Bruel
Self
Patrick Bruel - Le Concert Symphonique
Self
Ce soir, on sort
Self
Bruel Live Des souvenirs ... Ensemble
Self
Les 20 chansons de Jean-Jacques Goldman préférées des Français
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Self
BRUEL 2014 Live
Self