2023-08-20 15:44:41
The Franco-Algerian, who had made himself known in the first promotion of the Jamel Comedy Club, had been hospitalized in emergency on Wednesday August 16 in Morocco after a fourth stroke. Since January, he had been performing a show recounting his many health problems.
The announcement came from his official Facebook page. Comedian Wahid Bouzidi, discovered in the Jamel Comedy Club, died on Sunday August 20. Aged 45, the Franco-Algerian had been hospitalized on Wednesday in a clinic in Marrakech in Morocco after a stroke. “The news we have is coming in dribs and drabs. But at this point, Wahid is in a coma. He is supported by a very good medical team”, wrote then, on the social networks of the artist, the organizer of his tours. The efforts of caregivers will not have been enough.
Born in Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis), Wahid Bouzidi came out of anonymity in 2006 after joining the first troupe of the Jamel Comedy Club alongside notably Blanche Gardin, Fabrice Eboué and Thomas Ngijol. On stage, the Franco-Algerian laughed at his strong build, as evidenced by the name of several of his shows: Wahid before when I was fat or Fat anatomy. Since January, the ex-protege of Jamel Debbouze played his new one man show, Wahid… he is recovering. “My show is about me after my three strokes, how I get up, how I took things, […] I’m talking about all those who came to see it, all the people who let me down, ”he explained in a promotional video published on April 14 on the Instagram account of the Le République theater.
Besides the stage, Wahid appeared in about twenty films during his career. Almost exclusively in supporting roles in popular films, such as Neuilly his mother, his mother, Nicky Larson and the perfume of Cupid or Alad2. On the television side, the forty-year-old was a regular on the show Friday, everything is allowed on TF1 presented by Arthur. The announcement of the death also made the host react. “What sad news. Wahid, I will remember your kindness, your sweetness, your benevolence and years of laughter in Vtep [pour Vendredi tout est permis]“, he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The death of Wahid Bouzidi also made his former stage companions react. “Rest in peace my friend, my brother. I keep in my head and my heart forever our moments of laughter, joy and especially our last discussion which moved me to tears. You’re an angel. May Allah open the doors of paradise for you,” paid tribute to comedian Thomas Ngijol. on Instagram. “Today we lost someone very talented, funny and above all a friend with whom I had the chance to share lots of good moments in life and on stage from 2006 to 2010 in the Jamel Comedy Club troupe. . Rest in peace Wahid Bouzidi”, regretted Dedo, another protege of Jamel Debbouz, e on X.
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