A fan of series of all kinds, she likes to follow the daily lives of her favorite actors. She is also a fan of Queen Elizabeth II, Kate Middleton and still doesn’t understand what Prince Harry is doing with Meghan Markle.
When he had the opportunity after having had great success in the cinema, Omar Sy left France with his wife and children to settle in Los Angeles. A new way of life that he owes to fame. And this is not the only luxury that this notoriety has brought him.
“When you’re renown and you live in France…”: This privilege that Omar Sy found in fame and in his exile
it is first of all the shock duo that he formed with Fred Testot on stage then in the after-sales service of shows on Canal + but not only that. Over time, he forged a career as an actor that would make many jealous. If the beginnings were timid, Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache gave him a chance on several occasions. But after Our happy days and so close, it is with Untouchables (in which he played alongside François Cluzet) that Omar Sy saw his career explode.
Since then, the opportunities have been numerous and Omar Sy’s talent has even been exported internationally. It is also. X-Men, Days of Future Past by Bryan Singer, Jurassic World by Colin Trevorrow, Inferno by Ron Howard, the 46-year-old actor recently starred in the film The Killer by Hong Kong director John Woo. A very good career which therefore brought him a certain notoriety. In France in particular where the public has followed him since his beginnings. And precisely in the Flashback de Brut podcast, Omar Sy told journalist Canelle Sab what being known had changed for him.
Omar Sy freed from a sad reality and “complicated” moments
Although the lifestyle is obviously no longer the same, that is nevertheless not what he remembers from this experience. As noted in the numerous comments sparked by the media’s Instagram publication, Omar Sy highlighted a “sad reality” that many others are still faced with today, that of having gained peace of mind regarding security controls. identify : “Perhaps the right to no longer have my papers with me when I walk, when I go out into the street. It doesn’t seem like anything but when you’re renoi and you live in France, It’s always good to have your papers with you.”
The (with whom he had 5 children) continues: “Before the notoriety, when I went out without my papers, when I couldn’t turn around to go home, I had difficult days. That means you’re anxious, you say to yourself: ‘If I’m arrested, it’s going to be complicated.’ So you’re not comfortable. While my identity card is good, I don’t need it anymore. We know that I am Omar Sy, there is Google and then this is what. And that’s still relieving. […] If I’m not traveling, I don’t know where my passport is whereas before I knew it was in my pocket, well my ID at least in my pocket. I don’t even know if I have an ID today. In any case if I have it, I don’t know where it is. It’s still a luxury. ”
In the comments, many Internet users validated Omar Sy’s comments. Among them, the comedian Elhadj: “Sad but very real. I live it. Before notoriety, control after control, quite a few mishaps.” “It’s good to say it, that’s also the racial charge” indicates another Internet user. “You really have to experience it to understand it” adds a third. A speech which resonated with several people and which clearly proves that no, money cannot buy everything.
