Kev Adams Biography: Age, Parents, Net Worth, Career, Siblings, Films, Controversy

Kev Adams is a Comedian, actor, screenwriter, film producer.

He burst onto the French comedy scene as a teenager, winning hearts with his quick wit and youthful energy in small theater venues before landing on national television in 2009.

His breakthrough came with the one-man show The Young Man Show, which toured France and showcased his knack for relatable humor.

Profile

• Full name: Kevin Smadja
• Nickname: Kev Adams
• Date of birth: 1 July 1991
• Age: 34 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Paris, France
• State of origin: Île-de-France
• Nationality: French
• Profession: Comedian, actor, screenwriter, film producer
• Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Brown
• Parents: Father – real estate agent (Algerian Jewish descent); mother – finance professional (Tunisian Jewish descent)
• Siblings: Two younger brothers, Noam and Lirone
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Religion: Jewish heritage
• Ethnicity: Algerian and Tunisian Jewish descent
• Net worth: $3 million

Early Life and education

Kev Adams is now 34 years old and was born on 1 July 1991 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

He began theater classes at age seven, displaying an early talent for performance.

After completing his French Baccalauréat in literature at Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 2009, he enrolled in law studies at the University of Paris X-Nanterre while simultaneously pursuing his acting and comedy career, a balance he described as “nearly impossible”.

Personal Life

Kev Adams keeps his private life discreet; there are no public records of a spouse or children.

He maintains close ties with his family, often mentioning his brothers in interviews and on social media.

Career

In 2009, Adams was discovered by Elisa Soussan, producer for Anne Roumanoff, and performed at her Carte Blanche show at the Olympia, Paris.

He followed this with opening for Gad Elmaleh at the Palais des Sports and launched The Young Man Show, which toured nationally through 2012.

From 2010 to 2015 he starred as Adam in the hit TV series Soda, cementing his status among younger viewers.

On the big screen, he co-starred in box-office comedies such as Les Profs (2013), Les Nouvelles Aventures d’Aladin (2015), and Serial Teachers (2013).

In 2018 he created and voiced the animated series Le Monde selon Kev and continued to expand into production and screenwriting.

Net worth

Kev Adams current net worth estimates is at least $3 million.

Controversy

In 2022, Adams launched a crowd-funded NFT project, Plush, which promised film producer participations through bear-themed NFTs.

A 2023 Mediapart investigation revealed the project stalled, with over 700 contributors losing funds.

Adams responded that he only lent his voice to an animation and received no financial benefit.

Social Media

• Instagram: @kevadams
• Twitter/X: @kevadams

Filmography

• Cours toujours (2000)
• LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008)
• The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011)
• Soda (2011–2015)
• Les Profs (2013)
• Fiston (2014)
• Les Profs 2 (2015)
• Les Nouvelles Aventures d’Aladin (2015)
• Serial Teachers (2013)
• Serial Teachers 2 (2015)
• Soda : Le rêve américain (2015)
• Amis publics (2016)
• Finding Dory (voice, 2016)
• Un sac de billes (2017)
• Gangsterdam (2017)
• Rock’n Roll (2017)
• Coup de foudre (short, 2017)
• Tout là-haut (2017)
• Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings (voice, 2017)
• The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
• Alad’2 (2018)
• Kev’s World (voice, 2018)
• The Addams Family (voice, 2019)
• The Addams Family 2 (voice, 2021)
• Certains l’aiment chauve (2025)

Discography

• Le prince Aladin (Black M feat. Kev Adams) (2015)
• Yallah Yallah (L’arrivée d’Aladin) (2015)