Arnaud Tsedri born 11 March 1975 better known by the stage name Arnaud Tsamere is a French comedian actor television presenter and sports journalist Born in Bordeaux and raised in the Yvelines he joined the Déclic Théâtre group after quitting his sales job There he acted in plays and participated in improvisation events He wrote his first oneman show Réflexions profondes sur pas mal de trucs in 2002 with Arnaud Joyet and his second Chose Promise in 2007 with Joyet and François Rollin His third Confidences sur pas mal de trucs plus ou moins confidentiels has been performed since 2014 He has attended numerous comedy festivals and is currently a member of the Ligue Majeure dImprovisation Tsameres television career began when he presented the weather forecast on Canal From 2010 he became well known for appearing on France 2s sketch comedy show On ndemande quà en rireand its shortlived spinoff the ONDAR Showafter he was discovered by Laurent Ruquier he often performed sketches with Jérémy Ferrari He also plays Captain Sport Extrême in the comedy science fiction programme Hero Corp In 2014 he hosted TMCs Canapé Quiz he has also appeared on various French talk sports and game shows Tsamere has acted in several films including the short Being Homer Simpson with Philippe Peythieu and Véronique Augereau and Fonzy a 2013 adaptation of Starbuck Tsameres paternal grandparents are from Guipavas and his father is Breton He was born in Bordeaux but grew up in Versailles Rocquencourt and Trappes in the Yvelines department His father was a general in the French Air Force who was awarded the Legion of Honour and his mother a housewife whom he has described as the best in her domain He has two brothers He describes himself as having had a strict upbringing Speaking about his early life and its relation to his surreal comic style Tsamere said I grew up in a very comfortable environment I wanted for nothing serious things never happened to me in life I have never been a victim of injustice so I have nothing to protest I dont have any particular origins which would be interesting to talk about So I do absurd stuff because I dont want to talk about other things After getting his baccalauréat he studied law at university where he discovered an improvisational match in his first year and fell in love with the performance In 1998 he obtained a masters degree in business law and later got a job working in export sales However he realised that he could no longer live without the stage and on the advice of his friend Arnaud Joyet and Déclic Théâtre cofounder Alain Degois quit his job and launched his career as a comedian After quitting his previous job Tsamere took part in the Déclic Théâtre improvisation group under its cofounder Alain Papy Degois who he said pushed me gave me confidence coddled me and got me to act in plays and improvisation matches Between 2003 and 2005 he played the baron Christian de Neuvillette in an adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Château de Gizeux with the theatre group La Pastière to which he was introduced by Degois Source Article Arnaud Tsamere from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30