Biyografi: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dany Boon (born Daniel Hamidou on 26 June 1966 in Armentières, France) is a French comedian who has acted both on the stage and the screen. He takes his stage name from the television show Daniel Boone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dany Boon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.