{{short description|Canadian actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Paul Ahmarani | image = Paul Ahmarani 06A.jpg | alt = | caption = Ahmarani (2007) | birth_name = Paul-Alexandre Ahmarani<ref name="edlt">{{Cite episode |title=Émission du 28 Septembre |url=http://ici.tou.tv/les-enfants-de-la-tele |access-date=28 September 2016 |series=[[:fr:Les Enfants de la télé (Québec)|Les Enfants de la Télé]] |network=[[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]] |author=André Robitaille |author-link=:fr:André Robitaille |author2=Édith Cochrane |author-link2=:fr:Édith Cochrane |date=28 September 2016 |season=7|time=7m–7m45s |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1972}} | birth_place = [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor }} '''Paul Ahmarani''' (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies ''[[The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge]]'' (''La Moitié gauche du frigo'') and ''[[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause]]'' (''Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause''). He has also appeared in the first season of the television ''[[Star Trek]]'' parody ''[[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous]]''. In 2005 he released a musical album called "''Portrait vivant''" under the name "Paul Ahmarani et les nouveaux mariés" ("Paul Ahmarani and the Newlyweds", see the [[Paul Ahmarani#External links|External links section]] to listen).
In 2012, audiences saw him in [[Martin Villeneuve]]'s ''[[Mars et Avril]]'', a [[science fiction]] film based on the graphic novels of the same name.<ref>[https://archive.today/20131215220246/http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/movies/story.html?id=2b6ac7a7-b119-4efa-81f3-710b529394a3&p=1 An unforgettable ride through a futuristic Montreal], review from ''[[The Montreal Gazette|The Gazette]]'', October 12, 2012</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/mars-and-april-1117947906/ ''Mars and April'' // ''Mars & Avril''], review from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', July 16, 2012</ref>
==Personal life== Outside his acting and singing career, Paul Ahmarani has also been a supporter of [[Quebec]]'s left-wing party, [[Québec solidaire]].<ref>See [http://quebecsolidaire.net/paul-ahmarani Paul Ahmarani's video message] on [[Québec solidaire]], as of November 2008.</ref> On 25 February 2010, Paul Ahmarani, together with 500 artists, joined the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against the Israeli Apartheid.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tadamon.ca/post/5824 |title=Tadamon!: 500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid |access-date=2010-02-28 |archive-date=2011-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128135842/http://www.tadamon.ca/post/5824 }}</ref>
== Filmography ==
===Cinema=== *''[[The Last Breath (1999 film)|The Last Breath]] (Le Dernier souffle)'', 1999 — Max *''Rats and Rabbits'' (2000) — Petru *''[[The List (2000 film)|The List]]'' (2000) — Vinnie Gomez *''[[The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge]] (La Moitié gauche du frigo)'', 2000 — Christophe *''Waterfront Dreams (Au fil de l'eau)'', 2002 — Michel *''[[The Marsh (2002 film)|The Marsh]] (Le Marais)'', 2002 — Ulysse *''Guys, Girls and a Jerk (Des gars, des filles et un salaud)'', 2003 — Eric *''[[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause]] (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'', 2003 — Jean-Charles *''[[Life with My Father]] (La Vie avec mon père)'', 2005 — Paul Agira *''[[Congorama]]'', 2006 — Louis Legros *''[[Adam's Wall]]'', 2008 — Najeeb Gibran *''[[A Sentimental Capitalism]] (Un capitalisme sentimental)'', 2008 — Max *''[[Le Banquet]]'', 2008 — director *''[[Truffles (film)|Truffles]] (Truffe)'', 2008 *''[[Vampires]]'', 2010 — Adelard *''The Future Is Now!'', 2011 — The Man of Today * ''[[Mars and April]] (Mars et Avril)'', 2012 — Arthur *''[[The Cyclotron]] (Le Cyclotron)'', 2016 — König *''[[Family First (film)|Family First]] (Chien de garde)'', 2018 *''[[Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin]]'', 2018 *''[[Genesis (2018 Canadian film)|Genesis]] (Genèse)'', 2018 *''[[Ville Neuve]]'', 2018 *''[[Arlette (2022 film)|Arlette]]'', 2022 *''[[Who by Fire (film)|Who by Fire]] (Comme le feu)'', 2024 *''[[Hotel Silence (film)|Hotel Silence]] (Hôtel Silence)'', 2024 *''[[We'll Find Happiness]] (On sera heureux)'', 2025 *''[[Lovely Day (film)|Lovely Day]] (Mille secrets mille dangers)'', 2025
=== Television === *''[[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous]]'' (1999) .... Falbo Gotta *''[[Quadra (TV series)|Quadra]]'' (2000) .... Roch *''[[Tag (TV series)|Tag]]'' (2000) .... Wiper *''[[Bunker, le cirque (TV series)|Bunker, le cirque]]'' (2002) .... Patrick Sénécal *''[[Fortier (TV series)|Fortier]]'' (2003) .... Jacynthe / Raoul *''Marie-Antoinette'' (TV movie, 2006) .... Léonard *''[[La Job]]'' (2006) .... Sam Bisaillon *''[[Trauma (Canadian TV series)|Trauma]]'' (2011) .... Steve McGinnis *''[[Unité 9]]'' 2015-16 ... Francois Beaudry * ''[[Classé secret]]'' (2022-) ...Jacques Thomassin
== Discography == *''Portrait vivant'' (2005)
== See also == *[[List of Quebec actors]] *[[List of Quebec musicians]] *[[Cinema of Quebec]] *[[Culture of Quebec]]
== References ==
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== External links == {{commons category}} *{{IMDb name|id=0014133|name=Paul Ahmarani}} *[http://www.postedecoute.ca/branchez-vous/postedecoute/album?album_id=46418 Samples of album ''Portrait vivant'' to listen] *{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/emissions/document.asp?docnumero=12611&numero=1354 Radio-Canada: ''Fréquence Libre'', interview with Paul Ahmarani] (12 September 2005) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102841/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/ahmarani_paul.html NorthernStars: Paul Ahmarani filmography]
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