Patrice Laffont (born 21 August 1939 in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

) is a French

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

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 (), li ...

and

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Career

During the 1960s Laffont had a passion for acting, where he became a star on stage and screen with his friends

Michel Fugain Michel Fugain (; born 12 May 1942) is a French singer and composer. He was born in Grenoble, Isère. He started composing after quitting medical school, and became a solo artist releasing his first album, ''Je n'aurai pas le temps'', in 1967. T ...

and

Michel Sardou Michel Charles Sardou (; born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor. He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, su ...

. During the 1970s he joined

Europe 1 Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio station created in 1955. Owned and operated by Lagardère Active, a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group, it is one of the leading radio broadcasting stations in France and its pro ...

where most of his programmes were produced by

Armand Jammot Armand Jammot (4 April 1922 – 19 April 1998) was a French television producer. He produced a number of shows, most notably ''Les Dossiers de l'Écran'', and in 1965, he created '' Des chiffres et des lettres''. In 1982, Yorkshire Televis ...

. His television career includes hosting ''

Des chiffres et des lettres ''Des chiffres et des lettres'' (, "numbers and letters") is a French television programme. It was created by Armand Jammot and tests the numeracy skills and vocabulary of two contestants. It is one of the longest-running game shows in the world ...

'' (French original of the UK's ''

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'') which he did between 1972 and 1989. Laffont hosted the French version of '' Fort Boyard'' until 1999 and ''

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'' between 1990 and 1997. Laffont hosted the 2005 edition of ''

Intervilles ''Intervilles'' is a French comedy game show first broadcast in 1962. The show was based on a previous Italian programme. It featured teams representing towns in France competing in a series of games, some of which involved live cows and bulls ( ...

'' and presented poker tournaments for

Direct 8 Direct 8 was a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It was available through digital terrestrial television network "TNT" and the Astra 1H satellite position. As the name suggests ('direct' is French for 'live'), Direct 8 was o ...

. Laffont is the father of

Axelle Laffont Axelle Laffont (born 24 July 1970) is a French actress and comedian. She was born in Marseille. She is both the granddaughter of publisher Robert Laffont, and the daughter of Patrice Laffont, television presenter, and Catherine Laporte. She is ...

and Mathilde Laffont.

Filmography

External links

Official website of Patrice Laffont
1939 births Living people Mass media people from Marseille French television presenters French comedians French television personalities French game show hosts Eurovision commentators {{France-actor-stub