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Michel Robbe
Michel Robbe (born 3 June 1946) is a French film and theater actor and television host. Robbe began his career by working in restaurants. He was first an actor (''Circulez, y'a rien à voir'', ''Bête mais discipliné''), then went on to host ''Wheel of Fortune'' (''La Roue de la Fortune'') on TF1, as well as '' Break the Bank'' (''La Porte Magique'') in 1987 on La Cinq and ''En route pour l'aventure'', a program for children on the same channel. He also played the role of Nans le Berger in the series directed by Roland Bernard, brother of Jean-Paul Rouland and Jacques Rouland. He also played the role of Jean-Paul in the series ''Les Vacances de l'amour'', and that of Armand Denardin in the series ''Cinq Sœurs''."Michel Robbe dans le rôle de DE NARDIN Armand", ''Cinq Sœurs'Cinq-soeurs.orgRetrieved June 11, 2009 Theater * 1971 : ''La Nuit des rois'' by William Shakespeare, Théâtre de l'Ouest Parisien * 1972 : ''Le Cid'' by Pierre Corneille, Théâtre de la Ville * 1975 : '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Host
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garnered fame in other fields to take on this role, but some people have made their name solely within the field of presenting—such as children's television series or infomercials—to become television personalities. Roles Often, presenters may double for being famed in other fields, such as an actor, model, comedian, musician, doctor, etc. Others may be subject-matter experts, such as scientists or politicians, serving as presenters for a programme about their field of expertise (for instance, David Attenborough). Some are celebrities who have made their name in one area, then leverage their fame to get involved in other areas. Examples of this latter group include British comedian Michael Palin who now presents programmes about travel (suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Roue De La Fortune
''La Roue de la fortune'' (''The Wheel of Fortune'') was the French version of the US game show ''Wheel of Fortune''. It was originally hosted by Michel Robbe, with other hosts being Christophe Dechavanne and Victoria Silvstedt and then by Benjamin Castaldi and 2008's Miss France, Valérie Bègue in early 2012. Silvstedt was also a co-host for the Italian version called ''La Ruota Della Fortuna'' (''The Wheel of Fortune'') that aired on Italia 1 From 2007 until 2009. The show aired on French television network TF1. The first episode aired on 5 January 1987, running until 1997. The modern incarnation of the show began in 2006, and ended in March 2012. History When the show was originally produced in France, an attempt was made to copy the American version of the show exactly, even to the point where host Michel Robbe copied the mannerisms of the American host. Producer Marc Gurnaud said that in order to retain its American aspects, the show had to move along quickly with no paus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break The Bank (1985 Game Show)
''Break the Bank'' is a game show created by Richard S. Kline. It aired in syndication from September 16, 1985 to June 20, 1986, with repeats airing until September 12. It was not related to two previous shows by the same name. The series debuted with Gene Rayburn as host, with Joe Farago taking over in December 1985. Kandace Kuehl was the co-host for the first three shows and was then replaced afterward with 1983 Miss USA winner Julie Hayek. Voice-over artist Michael Hanks was the announcer. Originally, Rayburn was supposed to host a revival of his hit signature game show ''Match Game'' in order to be paired up with ''The Price Is Right'' hosted by Tom Kennedy, but it was scrapped as reruns of the 1979–82 daily version aired in its place instead. ''Break the Bank'' was the first game show produced by Kline's production company Kline & Friends. Kline and many of the show's production staff members had previously worked for Barry & Enright Productions, which had seen signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cinq
La Cinq () was France's first privately owned free-to-air television network. Created by politician Jérôme Seydoux and Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, the network broadcast from 1985 to 1992. The contract for France's fifth terrestrial network, which was supposed to have been in effect for an 18-year term, was granted to Seydoux and Berlusconi in November 1985. Programming began on 20 February 1986 at 8:30 pm; the first program on La Cinq was ''Voilà la Cinq'', which was taped at Canale 5's studios in Milan, Italy. History Pre-launch (1985–1986) In 1985, a little over a year before the legislative elections, the Socialist Party feared failure and then wanted to create a new space, outside the institutional domain of public television, capable of reaching a large audience (contrary to the private subscription channel Canal+) and to constitute a relay of opinion to its ideas if it was to return to the opposition. On 20 November 1985, the government granted an 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Rouland
Jacques Rouland (13 November 1929 – 14 June 2002) was a French radio and television broadcaster. Biography In 1964 created and presented the hidden camera show La Caméra invisible where he made practical jokes on unsuspecting members of the public. the show ended in 1970. After the show ended Rouland created another popular French television show called Mardi Cinéma. Jacques Rouland died on June 14, following a cancer a battle with cancer. Bibliography *Les Fous rires de la caméra cachée, Paris, Acropolis (ISBN 2-7357-0122-0) *Les Employés du gag « Garder le sourire » « La caméra invisible », Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1989 (ISBN 270210746X) *Les Sacapoux, Paris, Seine, 1998 (ISBN 2738206875) *Ma caméra invisible, Paris, Pygmalion, 1999 (ISBN 2857046006) *Les Amoureux du 7e art, Paris, Jade, 1985; J'ai lu, 2001 (ISBN 227722300X) References 1929 births 2002 deaths People from Manche Deaths from laryngeal cancer Deaths from cancer in France French radio pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who was trying to promote classical tragedy along formal lines, but later quarrelled with him, especially over his best-known play, ''Le Cid'', about a medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed ''Académie française'' for breaching the unities. He continued to write well-received tragedies for nearly forty years. Biography Early years Corneille was born in Rouen, Normandy, France, to Marthe Le Pesant and Pierre Corneille, a distinguished lawyer. His younger brother, Thomas Corneille, also became a noted playwright. He was given a rigorous Jesuit education at the ''Collège de Bourbon'' (Lycée Pierre-Corneille since 1873), where acting on the stage was part of the training. At 18 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Perrin (actor)
Francis Pierre Horton Perrin (born 10 October 1947) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. Career He enter the Comédie-Française in 1972, but left the following year. He headed the Théâtre Montansier (Versailles), Théâtre Montansier in his birthplace from 1992 to 2000. In 2001, he was made Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite, in 2007 Légion d'honneur, Officier de la Légion d'honneur and in 2016, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Officier des Arts et Lettres. Theater Filmography Actor Filmmaker References External links * Francis Perrin on AlloCiné Living people 1947 births French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters People from Versailles Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Troupe of the Comédie-Française French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors Officers of the Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco) {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De L'Atelier
The Théâtre de l'Atelier is a theatre at 1, place Charles Dullin in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre opened on 23 November 1822 under the name Théâtre MontmartreEdward Foreman, ''Historical dictionary of French theater'', U.K.: Scarecrow Press, 2010 p. 31. It was one of the first built by Pierre-Jacques Seveste, who held the licence to operate theatres outside the town limits of Paris, and who also built the Théâtre Montparnasse, the Théâtre des Batignolles and the Théâtre de Belleville. Peter Cicéri and Évariste Fragonard did the decoration. On the death of their parents, brothers Jules Seveste and Edmond Seveste inherited the licence to operate the theatre. From 1914 to 1922, the building comprised a cinema of 600 seats, operated under the name "Montmartre." In 1922, it returned to its original purpose, and its director and actor Charles Dullin renamed it the Théâtre de l'Atelier. André Barsacq succeeded Dullin, and led the theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Pacôme
Maria Pacôme (18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright. Biography Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp and her brother was shot for being a Communist. When her father came back, Pacôme often found herself defending her mother against her father's violence. Maria began her higher education at Le Cours Simon in 1941, when she was 18. She was classmates with Michèle Morgan, Danièle Delorme, and her future spouse, Maurice Ronet. Pacôme married Ronet in 1950. She would set aside her career until their divorce in 1956. Theatre She began her stage acting career in 1956 with ''La Reine et les Insurgés'', written by Ugo Betti and directed by Michel Vitold. In 1958, she acted in ''Oscar'', written by . She acted alongside Pierre Mondy and Jean-Paul Belmondo in the play. Pacôme also appeared in '' N'écoutez pas, mesdames !'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
