Antoine de Caunes
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-12-01 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Antoine de Caunes
Biography
Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a French television presenter, actor, 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+.
De Caunes came to fame in the English-speaking world on the BBC2 television series Rapido, notable for his catchphrase, in the thickest of French accents, "Rap, Rap, Rap, Rapiiiidoo". He then went on to create the long-running adult entertainment programme Eurotrash with Jean-Paul Gaultier for Channel 4. 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.
He is a long-time AIDS awareness campaigner, fronting the organisation Solidarité sida (AIDS Solidarity).
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Acting
(2025)
En route pour le SNL
as Self - Guest
(2025)
(2024)
40
as Self
(2024)
La Génération des Enfants du rock
as Self (voice)
(2024)
Bruuuuuce By Antoine
as Self - Host
(2023)
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
as Self - Host
(2023)
(2022)
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
(2022)
Neuf mecs - Le film
as Gustave
(2022)
César Awards, de Caunes Era
as Self - Archive
(2021)
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
as Dagonet
(2021)
Canal+ Replay
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux
(2018)
(2018)
(2017)
(2016)
The Jews
as Antoine de Caunes
(2014)
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
as Self
(2013)
Dangereuses retrouvailles
as Paul Aubras
(2013)
L'Homme à la tête de kraft
as Antoine
(2013)
Maboul de Séoul
as Self - Host
(2012)
Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West
as Le Prince (voice)
(2012)
En tatanes à Manhattan
as Self - Host
(2011)
Baba de Barcelone
as Self
(2010)
Mumu
as Le Colonel
(2010)
Toqué de Tokyo
as Self - Host
(2010)
Chorus : La première émission Rock d'Antoine de Caunes
as Self - Host
(2009)
He's My Girl
as Simon Eskenazy
(2009)
En Berline à Berlin
as Self - Host
(2008)
Can You Keep a Secret?
as Julien
(2008)
48 Hours a Day
as Bruno Tellier
(2007)
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Anchorman
(2006)
A Perfect Friend
as julien rossi
(2005)
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin !
as Various characters
(2005)
(2004)
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
as Various (archive footage)
(2004)
Les amants du bagne
as Albert Londres
(2003)
The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
(2002)
Blanche
as Le capitaine KKK
(2002)
(2001)
Eurotrash Unzipped
as Self - Presenter
(2001)
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
as Narrateur
(2000)
Return to Algiers
as Pierre Nivel
(1999)
The Color of Lies
as Germain-Roland Desmot
(1999)
Chili con carne
as Claude
(1998)
Man Is a Woman
as Simon Eskenazy
(1998)
Bob le magnifique
as François Morin / Bob St Clar
(1998)
A Song for Eurotrash
as Self - Presenter
(1997)
The Gods Must Be Daring
as Alex
(1997)
For a Good Cause
as Daniel
(1996)
Two Dads and One Mom
as Jérôme
(1995)
(1991)
(1989)
(1980)
The Ruts: Live from Le Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris
as Self - Presenter
Crew
(2022)
Tell Me Iggy
Thanks
(2012)
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder
Director
(2008)
Coluche
Director, Writer
(2008)
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980
Director
(2006)
Twice Upon a Time
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(2003)
Monsieur N.
Director
(2001)
Love Bites
Director