About Rémi Gaillard
Rémi Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ʁemi ɡajaʁ]; born 7 February 1975) is a French prankster, YouTuber and animal rights activist. Well known for his videos on YouTube, his channel is the 100th most subscribed comedy channel on YouTube with more than 7.4 million subscribers as of August 2024. After losing his job at a shoe store, Rémi began to use his free time to run pranks on the public. Gaillard gained attention in the French media in the early 2000s after performing a series of pranks, including an appearance disguised as a Lorient football player in the 2002 Coupe de France final match, during which he took part in the winners' celebrations and was greeted by then president of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac. He plays football non-professionally, and has posted numerous trick shot videos, including one with Brazilian footballer Ronaldo. Gaillard has appeared in several sports events, TV game shows and political rallies as well as the 2011 Banksy-produced documentary, The Antics Roadshow. On November 30, 2023, Gaillard published a video on his YouTube channel titled "EPILOGUE" in which he symbolically buried various logos of social media websites of which his content was uploaded to, alluding to a possible hiatus in his activity. Rémi Gaillard became known for his videos, in which he displays an "outrageous" style of humour. Gaillard shot his first sketch in 1999 with a friend in Montpellier, and in 2001, he launched his website nimportequi.com. Gaillard starred in his first full-length feature film titled N'importe qui.
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