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Introduction
Omar Sy is a French actor. He is best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the Service après-vente des émissions television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the 2011 comedy-drama film The Intouchables, which earned him the César Award for Best Actor, making him the first Black recipient of the award.
He also appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Jurassic World (2015), Two Is a Family (2016), Chocolat (2016), Inferno (2016), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), and the Netflix-produced series Lupin (2021–present).
Early life
| Name | Omar Sy |
| Net Worth | $10 million |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Height | 1.93m |
| Age | 44 years |
| Wife | Hélène Sy |
Omar Sy was born on January 20, 1978 (age 44 years) in Trappes in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France region, France. He is the fourth of eight children, both of his parents are immigrants from West Africa. His Mauritanian mother, Diaratou worked as a house cleaner, and his Senegalese father, Demba Sy worked in an auto parts factory, after moving from Bakel to France in 1962.
Omar is of Fulani origin. He was raised in the low-income suburban housing projects in Trappes, a western suburb of Paris. The family visited Senegal every other summer. They spoke Pulaar at home.
Career
Omar Sy started his career after high school in 1996 with Radio Nova as a comedian where he met his comedy partner Fred Testot. Afterward, he appeared in the TV show Le Cinéma de Jamel on Canal+, with Jamel Debbouze. He then created a TV show called Le Visiophon. Following these roles, he starred in various TV and stage shows such as Je ne fais pas mon âge, Service après-vente des émissions, Omar et Fred: le spectacle. Omar cohosted Service après-vente des émissions, a French short comedy television series, with Fred Testot from 2005 to 2012 on Canal+ until it was canceled.
Omar appeared in the television game show Fort Boyard in 2006. He then went to Los Angeles, where he lent his voice to Zip in the French version of the Tomb Raider Legend video game. He previously had also voiced a sheep in Disney’s Brother Bear.
He appeared in “Bienvenue chez les Bylkas”, a video clip by Sinik in 2008. In 2009, he voiced some of the characters of Logorama with his partner Fred Testot.
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In 2011, Omar Sy starred in The Intouchables, playing a streetwise young man who becomes the personal care assistant to a wealthy quadriplegic (played by François Cluzet). This film enjoyed tremendous popular success, with more than 19 million tickets sold. It topped the French box office in 2011 and became the best-selling French film of all time at the French box office.
As a result, Omar Sy has been voted the third favorite French personality behind Yannick Noah and Zinedine Zidane. The role earned him the 2012 Globe de Cristal for Best Actor. He also received a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actor. He and co-star François Cluzet have jointly bestowed the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Additionally, he won the César Award for Best Actor in 2012 for the same film.
On 30 December 2012, Omar Sy has voted the favorite personality in France, based on a poll run by Le Journal du Dimanche, ahead of fellow actor Gad Elmaleh.
In 2014, Sy appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and played the character Bishop. He also starred in Samba, directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano. He co-starred in the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World, which was released in June 2015.
In 2015, alongside Bradley Cooper, Omar Sy played a compromised chef in Burnt. In 2017, he voiced the character Hot Rod in the film Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth installment in the Transformers series.
In 2021, Omar Sy starred in Netflix’s hit series Lupin, a modern-day retelling of Arsène Lupin novels. Lupin has become the most-watched non-English series on Netflix. According to Netflix, 76 million member accounts worldwide watched at least a couple of minutes of the series over its first four weeks of release. More recently, Omar Sy had signed a multi-year feature film deal with Netflix. In 2021, he was included on the Time 100, Time’s annual list.
Wife
Omar Sy is married to his longtime girlfriend Hélène Sy, they had their wedding on July 5, 2007, in a private ceremony in Tremblay-sur-Mauldre. They had been together for ten years before they got married. Omar Sy, his wife Hélène Sy and five children resided in Montfort-l’Amaury a commune of Île-de-France before moving to Los Angeles in 2012. Hélène runs CéKeDuBonheur, a nonprofit supporting children’s wards at French hospitals, and Siyah Organics, a Sénégalo-American organic-food-supplements company. Sy is Muslim. Omar Sy is a supporter of Olympique de Marseille.
Omar Sy net worth
How much is Omar Sy worth? Omar Sy net worth is estimated at around $10 million. His main source of income is from his career as an actor and voiceover artist. Sy successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential actors in France.