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
The Original+ (2025)
as Self - Presenter
Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021)
as Dagonet
Maboul de Séoul (2013)
as Self - Host
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (2026)
as Dagonet
The Car Keys (2003)
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Toqué de Tokyo (2010)
as Self - Host
Eurotrash Unzipped (2001)
as Self - Presenter
Mumu (2010)
as Le Colonel
Pentimento (1989)
as Charles
Never Twice (1995)
Actor
Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West (2012)
as Le Prince (voice)
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Blanche (2002)
as Le capitaine KKK
The Jews (2016)
as Antoine de Caunes
Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as Self
The Gods Must Be Daring (1997)
as Alex
La véritable histoire des hippies (2025)
as Narrator (Self )
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves (2026)
as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self
The Color of Lies (1999)
as Germain-Roland Desmot
Bruuuuuce By Antoine (2024)
as Self - Host
Dangereuses retrouvailles (2013)
as Paul Aubras
Two Dads and One Mom (1996)
as Jérôme
Chili con carne (1999)
as Claude
A Perfect Friend (2006)
as julien rossi
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
as Narrateur
Tell Me Iggy (2022)
as Self : Interviewer
César Awards, de Caunes Era (2022)
as Self
Man Is a Woman (1998)
as Simon Eskenazy
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary (2014)
as Self
En route pour le SNL (2025)
as Self - Guest
He's My Girl (2009)
as Simon Eskenazy
Canal+ Replay (2021)
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux
The Dark Side of Porn: Death of a Porn Star (2005)
as Self
Can You Keep a Secret? (2008)
as Julien
For a Good Cause (1997)
as Daniel
48 Hours a Day (2008)
as Bruno Tellier
Return to Algiers (2000)
as Pierre Nivel
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (2004)
as Various (archive footage)
Illegal Love (2011)
as Self (voice over)
40 (2024)
as Self
Baba de Barcelone (2011)
as Self
A Song for Eurotrash (1998)
as Self - Presenter
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin ! (2005)
as Various characters
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix (2023)
as Self : Narrator (voice over)
Les amants du bagne (2004)
as Albert Londres
L'Homme à la tête de kraft (2013)
as Antoine
Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France (2025)
as Self
Bob le magnifique (1998)
as François Morin / Bob St Clar
Nine Men (2022)
as Gustave
La Génération des Enfants du rock (2024)
as Self (voice)
En tatanes à Manhattan (2012)
as Self - Host
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (2017)
as Self
La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé (2018)
as Self
L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène (2023)
as Self
En Berline à Berlin (2009)
as Self - Host
Chorus : La première émission Rock d'Antoine de Caunes (2010)
as Self - Host
The Ruts: Live from Le Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris (1980)
as Self - Presenter