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Born December 1, 1953 · Paris, France
Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert. He is the father of the actress Emma de Caunes. He began his career writing theme songs for cartoons for Antenne 2 under the pseudonym of Paul Persavon, including Cobra and Space Sheriff Gavan (known in France as X-Or). His early TV appearances included Chorus (1975), the series Les Enfants du rock, again for A2, and then his breakthrough with Nulle part ailleurs for Canal+. In 1988, De Caunes started making an English-language version of his French music programme Rapido, for Janet Street-Porter's youth and entertainment programming strand DEF II, with new episodes of Rapido usually being broadcast as part of DEF II's Wednesday night schedule on BBC2. He then went on to create the long-running magazine programme Eurotrash for Channel 4, with this humorous post-pub entertainment show co-presented by Jean Paul Gaultier for the few series and featuring regular spots for European stars like Lolo Ferrari. He also presented a short-lived chat show on Channel 4 called Le Show. In addition, he appeared in an advertising campaign for Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles ice lollies. From 2013 until 2015, he hosted the daily evening show Le Grand Journal on Canal+. He provided voices in the Aardman Animation TV show Rex the Runt. De Caunes launched a new magazine Vieux, about issues faced by the elderly, in May 2024. He is a long-time AIDS awareness campaigner, fronting the organisation Solidarité sida (AIDS Solidarity). Source: Article "Antoine de Caunes" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
2026

The Original+
2025

Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
2025

Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France
2025

En route pour le SNL
2025

40
2024

Bruuuuuce By Antoine
2024

La Génération des Enfants du rock
2024

L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène
2023

Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
2023

Tell Me Iggy
2022

Nine Men
2022

César Awards, de Caunes Era
2022

Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021

Canal+ Replay
2021

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018

La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé
2018

Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
2017

The Jews
2016

CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014

Maboul de Séoul
2013

Dangereuses retrouvailles
2013

L'Homme à la tête de kraft
2013

En tatanes à Manhattan
2012

Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West
2012
Baba de Barcelone
2011