Bruno Salomone

Bruno Salomone (French pronunciation: [bʁyno salomɔn]; 13 July 1970 – 15 March 2026) was a French actor and comedian. He was also active in dubbing.^[1] He became famous in his homeland for his role as Denis Bouley in the cult television series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007–2017).

Salomone died on 15 March 2026 at the age of 55, following a long illness.^[2]

Bruno Salomone was born an only child in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, to a Flemish mother and Sicilian father. His mother was a seamstress, and his father was an astrology-obsessed plumber. Salomone described himself as shy in school, and he grew his confidence by jokingly imitating teachers to his friends.^[3] He aquired a baccalauréat from Lycée Georges Brassens in the early 1990s. Unable to become a veterinarian,^[4] he began composing sketches he preformed at various café-théâtres. He also performed at Euro Disney for two years wearing the costume of Goofy.^[3][5] He was featured in a 1995 promotional VHS for the launch of the original PlayStation. In 1996, he was on Graines de star, a French talent show where he achieved notoriety for his absurdist humor.^[5]

Salomone began regularly performing at the Le Carré Blanc café-théâtre in 1998. He quickly joined the Nous Ç Nous comedy trope, with Éric Collado, Manu JouclaÉric Massot, and Jean Dujardin. They would frequent Patrick Sébastien's France 2 show, Fiesta. After appearing on the comedy show Farce Attaque with Dujardin, he subsequentially began a solo career in the early 2000s.^[5]

He gave his voice to the following movies in their French versions.

• Bruno Salomone at IMDb
• Bruno Salomone discography at Discogs