Norman Thavaud

Norman Jacky Cyril Thavaud (born 14 April 1987), also known by his channel name Norman fait des videos, is a French comedian and blogger known for his short comic YouTube videos. Several of his videos have been viewed tens of millions of times. He was born on 14 April 1987 in Arras, France. His mother was a history and geography teacher and his father, Jackie Thavaud, was a culture promoter and head of a local cinema school. Having gained his high school baccalaureate in 2005, Norman moved to Paris in order to study cinema, and in July 2009 he was awarded a degree in cinematography from University Paris-1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.

Norman met Hugo Dessioux at college and they formed the Le Velcrou comedic group in March 2008, regularly posting comical videos on the Dailymotion website. Le Velcrou broke up in October 2010. At the end of 2010, Norman launched a new format of short video sequences of about 4 minutes long, in which he embodied mister average and dealt with daily life subjects. His account was created on January 3, 2011, and two months later he posted what became at the time his most popular video, The bilinguals, marking the beginning of his notoriety. Luigi Clash Mario is his most viewed video, with over 86 million views as of March, 2021.

As an internet star and the second biggest French YouTuber, Norman has been invited by video makers and internet friends to collaborate, and has also appeared on TV. On 12 January 2012, he organized Zapping Amazing, a show at the Grand Rex in which he gathered web-comedy friends. The show was so successful that a tour was scheduled in France from 5 February 2013 to 15 February 2013. In 2018, several testimonies were made against Thavaud regarding a potential sexual harassment, and in January 2022 the public prosecutor's office in Paris launched an investigation concerning six complainants. On 5 December 2022, Thavaud was placed into custody for 36 hours as part of a preliminary investigation for rape and corruption of minors.