So why did he return to France for ‘Samba’? Omar Sy broke through in America with 2011’s “The Intouchables.” Then: “X-Men” and “Jurassic World.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times) ...

Omar Sy is no stranger to the wrong side of the tracks. Growing up at the fourth of eight children in the projects, or banlieues, in the suburbs of Paris, he started working when he was in high ...

Omar Sy of ‘The Intouchables’ hits his stride By Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2012 12 AM PT ...

Who is Omar Sy, the Star of Netflix’s Lupin? Omar Sy is a 43-year-old French actor and writer who was born to a Mauritanian-born mother and Senegalese-born father in Trappes, France.