Vincent Perrot (born 3 August 1965, in
Confolens
Confolens ( ; oc, Cofolents, ) is a commune in southwestern France. It is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Charente department. Confolens is the administrative center of a largely rural district, which has seen the development of tourism ...
) is a French
journalist
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,
radio
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and
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 ...
and
drag racing driver.
Biography
Perrot's father was the Mayor of the town and died when Vincent was 11. His mother Marina decided to move the family to
Limoges
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. As a child, Vincent Perrot used to listen to the radio
France Bleu Limousin, in which a program about the cinema was broadcast. He wrote every week to the presenter to tell him that he did not agree with his point of view on the films he introduced. The presenter later invited him at his program and it was his beginning of his career at 17 on channel
FR3.
Ma première rencontre avec Vincent Perrot par Jean-Michel Morange
Career
Perrot started being well known in the late 1980s when he replaced Jean Rochefort
Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999.
Life and career
Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...
who presented ''Disney Channel'' on FR3 and then hosting summer afternoons the program ''40° à l'ombre'' on the same channel. During the rest of the year, he presented a number of programs including ''On va gagner'',France 3
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It is made up of a network of regional television services providing ...
.
Perrot is one of the most famous radio presenters on RTL, in which he presents ''Vendredi c'est VIP'' and ''Le Cékoidon''. He is also one of the most famous guests of the program ''Les Grosses Têtes
Les Grosses Têtes (; ("The Big Heads" or "The Big Brains" in English) is a daily comedy radio programme on the French language RTL radio network. Broadcast since 1 April 1977, the current host since 2014 has been Laurent Ruquier.
Presently bro ...
'' hosted by Philippe Bouvard
Philippe Bouvard (; born 6 December 1929 in Coulommiers) is a French television and radio presenter. From 1977 to 2014 he hosted the French radio program ''Les Grosses Têtes'' on Radio Luxemburg RTL, from 1982 to 1986 he hosted the television ...
.
In 1998, Perrot became the fastest in the world accelerating with a speed of 402.8 km/h (251.8 mph) with a dragster. In September 2006, he made another record of 530.7 km/h (331.6 mph) in a stopped start. He is the founder of the Perrot Feeler Racing, dedicated to different categories of dragsters. He produces and presents in June 2009 the program ''Vincent Limites'' on channel Motors TV
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.
Since summer 2010, with the agreement and the collaboration of Jean-Paul Belmondo
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, Perrot co-produces the first official documentary about the life and career of the actor. The program had an excellent distribution due to the exceptional participation of Alain Delon
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, Jean Dujardin
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, Vanessa Paradis
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, Albert Dupontel
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, Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor.
He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled History of the Jews in France, French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film ''La Haine (Hate)'', for which he ...
, Jean Rochefort
Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999.
Life and career
Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...
, Jean-Pierre Marielle
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, Claude Lelouch
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, Claudia Cardinale
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Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...
, and even Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most ...
. This documentary was broadcast on primetime on France 2
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Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
on May 17, 2011, and in the official selection of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
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.
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1965 births
French journalists
French radio presenters
French television presenters
Dragster drivers
People from Charente
Living people
French male non-fiction writers