Antoine de Caunes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1953
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) 2027
as Dagonet
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves 2026
as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director
The Original+ 2025
as Self - Presenter
Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France 2025
as Self
La véritable histoire des hippies 2025
as Narrator (Self )
En route pour le SNL 2025
as Self - Guest
40 2024
as Self
Bruuuuuce By Antoine 2024
as Self - Host
La Génération des Enfants du rock 2024
as Self (voice)
L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène 2023
as Self
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix 2023
as Self : Narrator (voice over)
Tell Me Iggy 2022
as Self : Interviewer, Thanks
Nine Men 2022
as Gustave
César Awards, de Caunes Era 2022
as Self
Kaamelott: The First Chapter 2021
as Dagonet
Canal+ Replay 2021
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic 2018
as Self
La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé 2018
as Self
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run 2017
as Self
The Jews 2016
as Antoine de Caunes
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary 2014
as Self
Maboul de Séoul 2013
as Self - Host
Dark Desire 2013
as Paul Aubras
L'Homme à la tête de kraft 2013
as Antoine
En tatanes à Manhattan 2012
as Self - Host
Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West 2012
as Le Prince (voice)
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder 2012
Director
- Baba de Barcelone
Baba de Barcelone 2011
as Self
Illegal Love 2011
as Self (voice over)
Toqué de Tokyo 2010
as Self - Host
Chorus : La première émission Rock d'Antoine de Caunes 2010
as Self - Host
Mumu 2010
as Le Colonel
He's My Girl 2009
as Simon Eskenazy
- En Berline à Berlin
En Berline à Berlin 2009
as Self - Host
Coluche 2008
Director, Writer
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980 2008
Director
48 Hours a Day 2008
as Bruno Tellier
Can You Keep a Secret? 2008
as Julien
Mr. Bean's Holiday 2007
as Anchorman
Twice Upon a Time 2006
Director, Producer, Screenplay
A Perfect Friend 2006
as julien rossi
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
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs 2004
as Various (archive footage)
Les amants du bagne 2004
as Albert Londres
The Car Keys 2003
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Monsieur N. 2003
Director
Blanche 2002
as Le capitaine KKK
A Day in the Life of French Cinema 2002
as Self
Eurotrash Unzipped 2001
as Self - Presenter
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle 2001
as Narrateur
Love Bites 2001
Director
Return to Algiers 2000
as Pierre Nivel
Chili con carne 1999
as Claude
The Color of Lies 1999
as Germain-Roland Desmot
A Song for Eurotrash 1998
as Self - Presenter
Man Is a Woman 1998
as Simon Eskenazy
Bob le magnifique 1998
as François Morin / Bob St Clar
The Gods Must Be Daring 1997
as Alex
For a Good Cause 1997
as Daniel
Two Dads and One Mom 1996
as Jérôme
Never Twice 1995
Actor
Amnesty International's Big 30 1991
as Self
Pentimento 1989
as Charles
The Ruts: Live from Le Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris 1980
as Self - Presenter
The Stranglers: The Raven Tour live in Paris 1979
Director
Credits from TMDB.