Frédéric Giacomo Testo

Fred Testot (born Frédéric Giacomo Testo, 20 February 1977) is a French actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, and raised in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, he is best known for his extensive collaboration with Omar Sy. He notably held the lead role in the 2017 thriller miniseries La Mante, which aired on TF1 and later premiered on Netflix.

Testot began his career on Fun Radio with Éric Judor and Ramzy Bedia, before appearing on Radio Nova in Jamel Debbouze's program, where he first met Omar Sy in 1997. Together, Testot and Sy began their television career on Canal+ on Debbouze's program Le Cinéma de Jamel, creating Le Visiophon, Les sketches d'Omar et Fred, and Les coming-nexts. After a two-year hiatus, the duo returned in 2005 with Service après-vente des émissions, which from 2006 to 2012 became a famous daily column of Le Grand Journal, hosted by Michel Denisot.

Testot went on to play in several comedy movies, including Sur la piste du Marsupilami (2012), The Big Bad Wolf (2013), and Arrête ton cinéma (2016). He starred in the Netflix Original Series La Mante in 2017, and in 2023 appeared in the live Twitch of French influencer Pertex. With Omar Sy, he staged the live show Omar et Fred, le spectacle in 2006.