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Director
Antoine de Caunes
Acting
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 46280
IMDb ID: nm0004380
Known for: Acting
Born: December 1, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2026
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.08
Wikidata: Q648036
Also known as
Paul Persavon
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Writer (2)Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies directed by Antoine de Caunes.
6.2
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder
Director
2012 Movie
5.8
Coluche
Director
2008 Movie
8.0
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980
Director
2008 Movie
5.9
Twice Upon a Time
Director
2006 Movie
6.3
Monsieur N.
Director
2003 Movie
4.6
Love Bites
Director
2001 Movie
The Stranglers: The Raven Tour live in Paris
Director
1979 Movie
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5.8
Mumu
as Le Colonel
2010 Movie
6.4
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Anchorman
2007 Movie
Pentimento
as Charles
1989 Movie
Never Twice
1995 Movie
Eurotrash Unzipped
as Self - Presenter
2001 Movie
6.6
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
as Dagonet
2021 Movie
4.6
Love Bites
Director
2001 Movie
6.3
Monsieur N.
Director
2003 Movie
6.4
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
as Self
2018 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Antoine de Caunes.
6.3
Champs-Elysées
as Self • 5 eps
1982 Series
3.0
Vivement dimanche
as Self • 4 eps
1998 Series
5.1
Sacrée Soirée
as Self • 2 eps
1987 Series
6.1
C à vous
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2009 Series
8.5
Kaamelott
as Dagonet • 458 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Bref
as Antoine de Caunes • 1 eps
2011 Series
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Host • 31 eps
2023 Series
5.0
Quelle époque !
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.5
The Apartment
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2001 Series
3.7
Salut les Terriens !
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.6
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self - Co-Host • 215 eps
1987 Series
6.3
So Graham Norton
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Antoine de Caunes.
Nov 11
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
as Dagonet
2026 Movie
7.0
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director
2026 Movie
6.0
The Original+
as Self - Presenter
2025 Movie
8.0
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
as Self
2025 Movie
Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France
as Self
2025 Movie
10.0
En route pour le SNL
as Self - Guest
2025 Movie
7.0
40
as Self
2024 Movie
Bruuuuuce By Antoine
as Self - Host
2024 Movie
8.0
La Génération des Enfants du rock
as Self (voice)
2024 Movie
L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène
as Self
2023 Movie
8.2
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
as Self - Host
2023 Movie
8.0
Tell Me Iggy
as Self : Interviewer
2022 Movie
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7.0
Antoine de Caunes : La vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
as Self • 6 eps
2025 Series
Super Plan
as Self - Host • 13 eps
2025 Series
7.0
L'affaire Swagg Man : Hip-hop, influence et bitcoin
as Self • 3 eps
2025 Series
On the Road to SNL
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2025 Series
Serge à Paris
1 eps
2024 Series
Décrypté
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2024 Series
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Host • 31 eps
2023 Series
Cannes
as Self - Host • 24 eps
2023 Series
5.0
Quelle époque !
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
Mostra, Venise
as Self - Host • 15 eps
2022 Series
7.8
Hot Ones
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
Neuf Mecs
as Gustave • 9 eps
2022 Series