Michael Youn Bio (Wiki)

Who is Michael Youn?

Michael Youn is one of the well-known names of the entertainment industry. He is a French actor and a television personality.

Michael is also known as a singer and comedian. He is famous for appearing in the movie, Fatal in 2010 and producing Vive la France.

What is the birth name of Michael Youn?

Michael Youn was born on 2 December 1973 in Suresnes, France. His birth name is Michael Benayoun. The name of his parents and sibling are not disclosed.

He holds French nationality and is of Indo-European ethnicity. He went on stage at the age of three and took piano lessons at the age of 5.

Michael studied preparatory economic and commercial class at the Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix high school in Neuilly. Then he joined the SKEMA Business School and graduated in 1996.

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Further, Michael Youn takes radio lessons at the Studio École de France in Boulogne-Billancourt. And also he learned theater at Cours Florent in Paris.

Michael Youn: Career, Professional Life

From 1998 to 2000, Michael Youn hosted the Skyrock morning news Then he hosted the Morning Live for two years from 2000.

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After that, with Vincent Desagnat and  Benjamin Morgaine, he creates the Bratisla Boys. It was a group of sailors reconverted in the song and from an imaginary Eastern European country called “Slovakistan.” In 2002, they released an album and their flagship song “Stach Stach” which receives so much success. But the group broke in 2003.

Michael started his acting debut from the film La Beuze. Between 2002 and 2003, Michael Youn performed on stage with his show, “Pluskapoil”.The comedian then plays in “The 11 commandments” in 2004.

The same year, the actor created a parody of a rock group with Les Connards, then set up at the end of 2006 a parody of hip-hop group,  Fatal Bazooka. with Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine.

The first single “Fous ta cagoule“, inspired by a sketch from “Morning Live“.

Michael then appears in”Incontrôlable”. In 2007, their song “Bad Faith Nocturnal” receives great success.

The same year, the singer continues the successes with “J’aime trop ton boule”, “Tranknement”, “Parle à ma main” with the participation of Yelle, and “This morning is going to be a pure evening”. He also plays his first dramatic role in “Héros”.

In 2010, it was the release of “Fatal“, his first production, in which he played Fatal Bazooka, a character created in 2002.

In 2013, the actor released his second film as a director, entitled: “Vive la France“.

Michael Youn: Salary, Net Worth

Being one of the successful personalities, Michael Youn’s net worth is said to be around $1 million. Other information regarding her cars and salary is not available.

Michael Youn: Rumor and Controversy

The actor doesn’t share much about his personal life. And so, his name is out of all the rumors and controversies.

How tall is Michael Youn?

Michael Youn stands with a perfect height of 5 feet 9 inches and a decent weight. He is a brunette with hazel colored eyes.

Social Media

Michael is active on social media platforms with over 602K followers on Instagram and over 2.5M followers on his Twitter account.

Likely, his Facebook page also holds around 1.5M followings.

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