Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist. Madénian was born in Perpignan, southern France. He is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburbs of Perpignan, where he earned his scientific baccalaureate with honours, then a university degree in criminology, then became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left the law profession to follow a career in comedy. He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille where he performed various vo...