Vincent Ferniot (born July 14, 1960) is a French actor, television presenter and culinary writer.

Early life

Vincent Ferniot was born on July 14, 1960, in

Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...

, France. His parents, Jean Ferniot and

Christiane Collange Christiane Collange (born 1930) is a French journalist and author. Early life Christiane Collange was born as Christiane Servan-Schreiber on October 29, 1930. Her father, Émile Servan-Schreiber, was a Jewish journalist and author. Her mother, D ...

, are journalists and authors. He is of Jewish-Prussian descent on his maternal side. Ferniot graduated from the

École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs The École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ÉnsAD, also known as Arts Decos', École des Arts Décoratifs) is a public grande école of art and design of PSL Research University. The school is located in the Rue d'Ulm in Paris. Profil ...

Career

Ferniot started his career as a singer and guitar player for Les Civils, a rock'n'roll band. He subsequently became an actor, starring in ''Le bunker de la dernière rafale'' and ''Adieu Blaireau'' 1985, followed by ''Agent Trouble'' in 1987. Ferniot was a radio contributor on

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and RTL. He went on to become a presenter on

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and

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. Since 2015, he has presented ''Midi en France'', a culinary programme on

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. Ferniot is the author of several books about food. He is the vice president of the Association Amicale des Amateurs d'Andouillette Authentique. He was described by ''

Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of reco ...

'' as a "bon vivant".

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* 1960 births Living people People from Neuilly-sur-Seine French people of German-Jewish descent French people of Polish-Jewish descent École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs alumni 20th-century French male actors French food writers French television presenters {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub