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Antoine de Caunes
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Antoine de Caunes at 2013 César Awards
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| Born | 1 December 1953 Paris, France
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| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Television presenter, actor, director, comedian |
| Spouse(s) |
Daphné Roulier
(m. 2007) |
| Children | 3, including Emma de Caunes |
| Parent(s) | Georges de Caunes Jacqueline Joubert |
Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a well-known French television presenter, comedian, actor, writer, and film director. He is the son of two famous French TV personalities, Georges de Caunes and Jacqueline Joubert. Antoine de Caunes is also the father of actress Emma de Caunes.
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Antoine de Caunes's Career Journey
Antoine de Caunes started his career by writing theme songs for popular cartoons. He used the name Paul Persavon for these songs, which included music for shows like Cobra and Space Sheriff Gavan (also known as X-Or in France).
Early TV Appearances
He first appeared on TV in shows like Chorus (in 1975) and Les Enfants du rock. He became very well-known after joining the show Nulle part ailleurs on Canal+.
International Shows
In 1988, Antoine de Caunes began making an English version of his French music show, Rapido. This show was part of DEF II on BBC2 in the UK. Later, he helped create Eurotrash for Channel 4. This show was a humorous entertainment program that featured different European stars. He also hosted a short talk show called Le Show on Channel 4.
From 2013 to 2015, he hosted the daily evening show Le Grand Journal on Canal+. He also lent his voice to characters in the Aardman Animation TV show Rex the Runt. In May 2024, Antoine de Caunes launched a new magazine called Vieux, which focuses on topics important to older people. He has also been a long-time supporter of AIDS awareness, working with the organization Solidarité sida (AIDS Solidarity).
Antoine de Caunes as an Actor
Antoine de Caunes has acted in many films and television shows.
Film Roles
- 1989: Pentimento – Charles
- 1996: Les Deux papas et la Maman – Jérôme
- 1997: C'est pour la bonne cause – Antoine
- 1997: La Divine Poursuite – Alex
- 1998: L'homme est une femme comme les autres – Simon Eskenazy
- 1999: Au cœur du mensonge – Germain-Roland Desmot
- 1999: Chili con carne – Claude
- 2000: Là-bas... mon pays – Pierre Nivel
- 2001: Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert – The narrator
- 2002: Blanche – The captain of the KKK
- 2002: Les Clefs de bagnole – an actor refusing to play in a Baffie film
- 2006: Un ami parfait – Julien Rossi
- 2007: Mr. Bean's Holiday – Television presenter
- 2008: Tu peux garder un secret? – Julien
- 2008: 48 heures par jour – Bruno
- 2009: La Folle histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy – Simon Eskenazy
- 2010: Mumu – The Colonel
- 2021: Kaamelott: The First Chapter – Dagonet
Television Roles
- 1987: Objectif: Nul – Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff
- 1988-1992: Rapido – series presenter
- 1993–2007: Eurotrash – series presenter
- 1998: Bob le magnifique (made-for-television movie) by Marc Angelo – François Morin / Bob Saint Clar
- 2002: Les Amants du bagne (made-for-television movie) by Thierry Binisti – Albert Londres
- 2006-2008: Kaamelott (television series) – Dagonet
- 2007: Off Prime (television series, season 1, episode 2) – as himself
- 2012: Bref (television series, episode 53) by Kyan Khojandi et Bruno Muschio – as himself
- 2013: L'homme à la tête de kraft (short film) by Thierry Dupety and Sandra Joubeaud
- 2013: Dangereuses retrouvailles (made-for-television movie) by Jérôme Debusschère – Paul Aubras
- 2013: Hitchcock by Mocky, episode: "Le don d'Iris"
Antoine de Caunes as a Director
Antoine de Caunes has also directed several films and TV movies.
- 1997: T'en as ?
- 2001: Les Morsures de l'aube aka Love Bites
- 2002: Monsieur N.
- 2006: Désaccord parfait
- 2008: Coluche, l'histoire d'un mec
- 2011: Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat (made-for-television movie)
Voice Acting by Antoine de Caunes
He has lent his voice to many animated characters and narrations.
- 1999: Stuart Little by Rob Minkoff – Stuart Little
- 2001: La Route d'Eldorado by Don Paul and Eric Bergeron – Miguel
- 2001: Le Vélo De Ghislain Lambert by Philippe Harel – The Narrator
- 2001-2002: The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (series) – Lucky Luke
- 2002: Stuart Little 2 by Rob Minkoff – Stuart Little
- 2004: Voyage autour du soleil (made-for-television movie), a docu-fiction about space exploration
- 2007: La France made in USA (made-for-television movie) – The Narrator
- 2011: Illegal Love by Julie Gali, a documentaire – Mark Leno
- 2012: Cendrillon au Far West by Pascal Hérold – The Prince
Music and Radio Work
Antoine de Caunes has also been involved in music and radio.
Discography
He released two CD titles, including Il a pas peur de personne, which featured film music from the animated show Lucky Luke. This was released in 2001 by Sony Music.
Songwriter
He wrote songs for several animated series:
- 1983: Tchaou et Grodo
- 1984: Au pays des quat'z'amis
- 1984: Y'en a qui (Marie Dauphin)
- 1984: X-Or
- 1985: Clémentine
- 1985: Cobra
- 1985: L'Empire des Cinq
- 1986: Lady Oscar
- 1986: L'Île au trésor
Other Music Projects
- 2009: He participated in On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler !, an album honoring Boris Vian. He performed Cantate des boîtes.
Radio Shows
Since August 2017, Antoine de Caunes has hosted Popopop, a radio show on France Inter, a national French radio station. It airs every weekday.
See also
In Spanish: Antoine de Caunes para niños
