Famous French ‘Taxi Driver’ Samy Naceri Also Wants Russian Passport?

Samy Naceri, a French actor known for his roles in the Taxi movie franchise, is the next celebrity in line to apply for Russian citizenship, TV Channel Zvezda said.

Naceri is currently in St. Petersburg, where he's working on the new movie Rock & Road, made by a Russian director.

The actor said he'd happily get a Russian passport, if he was offered one.

"If famous people are so fascinated by your country that they want to have a Russian passport, there is nothing wrong with that. It tells about their desire to get to know your country more," Naceri told a Zvezda correspondent.

Samy Naceri "Romao intéresse Besiktas? #TeamOM #MercatOM Dans 2 minutes je suis là! " pic.twitter.com/1DElMqnMwD

— Mani OMANI (@ManiOMANl) 21 августа 2015

Naceri became known for playing Daniel in the French action-comedy franchise Taxi, written by Luc Besson.

Recently, several celebrities have said they were interested in getting Russian citizenship. Rick Genest, better known as Zombie Boy, who has the majority of his body covered in tattoos, making him look like a living skeleton, the lead singer of Limp Bizkit Fred Durst and former boxer Roy Jones Jr. were all interested in becoming Russian citizens.