Chantal Lauby (born 23 March 1948) is a French

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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 garne ...

. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians ''

Les Nuls ''Les Nuls'' (also known as ''ABCD Nuls'') was a French group of comedians appearing between 1987 and 1992 on the channel Canal+. The actors Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette Bruno Carette (1956–1989) was a Fre ...

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Bruno Carette Bruno Carette (1956–1989) was a French humorist and comedian. He was a member and founder of the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Dominique Farrugia. Filmography * 1988 : '' Sans peur et sans reproche ...

Alain Chabat Alain Chabat (; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. He was originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of ''La C ...

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Dominique Farrugia Dominique Farrugia (born 2 September 1962) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, humorist and comedian. He is a member and founder of the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Bruno C ...

Career

Born in Gap, Chantal Lauby spent her childhood in

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, between

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Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

. She begins to television as an announcer on FR3 Auvergne. Her career on regional offices of

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where she meets

Personal life

She is the mother of

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(born 1983), singer of the French rock band

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. In one of her films, the album Aéromusical was the official soundtrack of the movie.

Theatre

Filmography

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauby, Chantal 1957 births French film actresses Living people 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses People from Gap, Hautes-Alpes French television actresses French film directors French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters French television presenters Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French women television presenters