
Antoine de Caunes
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Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert. He is the father of the actress Emma de Caunes. He began his career writing theme songs for cartoons for Antenne 2 under the pseudonym of Paul Persavon, including Cobra and Space Sheriff Gavan (known in France as X-Or). His early TV appearances included Chorus (1975), the series Les Enfants du rock, again for A2, and then his breakthrough with Nulle part ailleurs for Canal+. In 1988, De Caunes started making an English-language version of his French music programme Rapido, for Janet Street-Porter's youth and entertainment programming strand DEF II, with new episodes of Rapido usually being broadcast as part of DEF II's Wednesday night schedule on BBC2. He then went on to create the long-running magazine programme Eurotrash for Channel 4, with this humorous post-pub entertainment show co-presented by Jean Paul Gaultier for the few series and featuring regular spots for European stars like Lolo Ferrari. He also presented a short-lived chat show on Channel 4 called Le Show. In addition, he appeared in an advertising campaign for Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles ice lollies. From 2013 until 2015, he hosted the daily evening show Le Grand Journal on Canal+. He provided voices in the Aardman Animation TV show Rex the Runt. De Caunes launched a new magazine Vieux, about issues faced by the elderly, in May 2024. He is a long-time AIDS awareness campaigner, fronting the organisation Solidarité sida (AIDS Solidarity). Source: Article "Antoine de Caunes" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Credits

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
as Anchorman

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
as Narrateur

The Original+ (2025)
as Self - Presenter

Toqué de Tokyo (2010)
as Self - Host

Eurotrash Unzipped (2001)
as Self - Presenter

Maboul de Séoul (2013)
as Self - Host

Mumu (2010)
as Le Colonel

Pentimento (1989)
as Charles

Never Twice (1995)
Actor

Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self

La véritable histoire des hippies (2025)
as Narrator (Self )

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (2027)
as Dagonet

Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021)
as Dagonet

Chili con carne (1999)
as Claude

César Awards, de Caunes Era (2022)
as Self

The Color of Lies (1999)
as Germain-Roland Desmot

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves (2026)
as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director

Bruuuuuce By Antoine (2024)
as Self - Host

He's My Girl (2009)
as Simon Eskenazy

Return to Algiers (2000)
as Pierre Nivel

The Jews (2016)
as Antoine de Caunes

Can You Keep a Secret? (2008)
as Julien
Baba de Barcelone (2011)
as Self

Blanche (2002)
as Le capitaine KKK

Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West (2012)
as Le Prince (voice)

A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self

Dangereuses retrouvailles (2013)
as Paul Aubras

Les amants du bagne (2004)
as Albert Londres

CANAL+'s 30th anniversary (2014)
as Self

Man Is a Woman (1998)
as Simon Eskenazy

40 (2024)
as Self

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as Self

The Car Keys (2003)
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent

De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (2004)
as Various (archive footage)

Nine Men (2022)
as Gustave

The Dark Side of Porn: Death of a Porn Star (2005)
as Self

Two Dads and One Mom (1996)
as Jérôme

Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix (2023)
as Self : Narrator (voice over)

En route pour le SNL (2025)
as Self - Guest

48 Hours a Day (2008)
as Bruno Tellier

La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé (2018)
as Self

La Génération des Enfants du rock (2024)
as Self (voice)

Tell Me Iggy (2022)
as Self : Interviewer

Chorus : La première émission Rock d'Antoine de Caunes (2010)
as Self - Host

Canal+ Replay (2021)
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux

Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (2017)
as Self

Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France (2025)
as Self

Bob le magnifique (1998)
as François Morin / Bob St Clar

The Gods Must Be Daring (1997)
as Alex

L'Homme à la tête de kraft (2013)
as Antoine

L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène (2023)
as Self

A Song for Eurotrash (1998)
as Self - Presenter

A Perfect Friend (2006)
as julien rossi

For a Good Cause (1997)
as Daniel

De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin ! (2005)
as Various characters

The Ruts: Live from Le Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris (1980)
as Self - Presenter

Illegal Love (2011)
as Self (voice over)

En tatanes à Manhattan (2012)
as Self - Host
En Berline à Berlin (2009)
as Self - Host





