Antoine de Caunes
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1953-12-01 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Paul Persavon
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+.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Kaamelott
2005
as Dagonet
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Quelle époque !
2022
as Self - Guest
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self - Co-Host
Eurotrash
1993
as Self - Presenter
Salut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest
Bref
2011
as Antoine de Caunes
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Host
The Apartment
2001
as Self - Guest
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Host
Aujourd'hui la vie
1982
as Self
The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
2001
as Lucky Luke (voice)
Hot Ones
2022
as Self - Guest
Un monde, un regard
2021
Super Plan
2025
as Self - Host
Rex the Runt
1998
as Euro MP (voice) / Stinky Basil (voice)
Off Prime
2007
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Bonsoir !
2018
as Self - Guest
Neuf Mecs
2022
as Gustave
La Boîte à secrets
2019
as Self
True Story with
2020
as Self
Mostra, Venise
2022
as Self - Host
Lucky Luke
1992
Serge à Paris
2024
Antoine de Caunes : La vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
2025
as Self
Cannes
2023
as Self - Host
Le Débarquement
2013
Les Enfants Du Rock
1982
as Self - Host
L'affaire Swagg Man : Hip-hop, influence et bitcoin
2025
as Self
La Télé des années 80 : Les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé
2018
as Self
Crac Crac
2017
as Self
Décrypté
2024
as Self - Guest
On the Road to SNL
2025
as Self - Guest
Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English?
2018
as Self
La Gaule d'Antoine
2017
as Self
L'émission d'Antoine
2016
as Self - Host
Movies (59)
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
as Anchorman
The Original+
2025
as Self - Presenter
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026
as Dagonet
Toqué de Tokyo
2010
as Self - Host
Maboul de Séoul
2013
as Self - Host
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
as Dagonet
Pentimento
1989
as Charles
Eurotrash Unzipped
2001
as Self - Presenter
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self
Mumu
2010
as Le Colonel
The Color of Lies
1999
as Germain-Roland Desmot
Never Twice
1995
Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West
2012
as Le Prince (voice)
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
The Jews
2016
as Antoine de Caunes
Blanche
2002
as Le capitaine KKK
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self
Two Dads and One Mom
1996
as Jérôme
Chili con carne
1999
as Claude
The Gods Must Be Daring
1997
as Alex
The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Bruuuuuce By Antoine
2024
as Self - Host
La véritable histoire des hippies
2025
as Narrator (Self )
Man Is a Woman
1998
as Simon Eskenazy
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
2026
as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director
He's My Girl
2009
as Simon Eskenazy
Can You Keep a Secret?
2008
as Julien
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
as Various (archive footage)
Canal+ Replay
2021
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux
48 Hours a Day
2008
as Bruno Tellier
Illegal Love
2011
as Self (voice over)
César Awards, de Caunes Era
2022
as Self
Dangereuses retrouvailles
2013
as Paul Aubras
For a Good Cause
1997
as Daniel
Return to Algiers
2000
as Pierre Nivel
Tell Me Iggy
2022
as Self : Interviewer
40
2024
as Self
Baba de Barcelone
2011
as Self
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014
as Self
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin !
2005
as Various characters
The Dark Side of Porn: Death of a Porn Star
2005
as Self
Les amants du bagne
2004
as Albert Londres
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
2001
as Narrateur
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
2023
as Self : Narrator (voice over)
A Song for Eurotrash
1998
as Self - Presenter
Bob le magnifique
1998
as François Morin / Bob St Clar
En route pour le SNL
2025
as Self - Guest
L'Homme à la tête de kraft
2013
as Antoine
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
La Génération des Enfants du rock
2024
as Self (voice)
Nine Men
2022
as Gustave
Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France
2025
as Self
A Perfect Friend
2006
as julien rossi
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
2017
as Self
En tatanes à Manhattan
2012
as Self - Host
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
About Antoine de Caunes
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… With 101 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Antoine de Caunes has appeared in 59 films and 42 TV shows.
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- Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) — as Anchorman
- The Original+ (2025) — as Self - Presenter
- Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (2026) — as Dagonet
- Toqué de Tokyo (2010) — as Self - Host
- Maboul de Séoul (2013) — as Self - Host
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