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Patrice Laffont

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Patrice Laffont
Laffont in 2015
Born(1939-08-21)21 August 1939
Died7 August 2024(2024-08-07) (aged 84)
Oppède, France
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actor
Years active1962–2024
ChildrenAxelle and Mathilde Laffont

Patrice Laffont (21 August 1939 – 7 August 2024) was a French television presenter and actor.

Life and career

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During the 1960s Laffont had a passion for acting, where he became a star on stage and screen with his friends Michel Fugain and Michel Sardou. During the 1970s he joined Europe 1 where most of his programmes were produced by Armand Jammot.

His television career includes hosting Des chiffres et des lettres (French original of the UK's Countdown) which he did between 1972 and 1989. Laffont hosted the French version of Fort Boyard from its creation in 1990 until 1999 and Pyramid between 1990 and 1997, he also hosted Les Bons Génies (French version of Match Game) and a short-lived remake of Le Juste Prix called Le Juste Euro (French versions of The Price Is Right) in 2001. Laffont hosted the 2005 edition of Intervilles and presented poker tournaments for Direct 8.

Laffont was the father of Axelle Laffont and Mathilde Laffont. He died at his home in Oppède, in Vaucluse, on 7 August 2024, at the age of 84, due to a heart attack.[1][2]

France Télévisions paid tribute to him by airing the special 35th-anniversary episode of Fort Boyard, in which he was a contestant, on August 14, ahead of schedule. In September, France 3 planned a program dedicated to his career, and a special episode of Les Enfants de la télé was also scheduled.[3][4][5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1962 The Suitor Stella's Son
1963 Les vierges Rémi
1964 The Troops of St. Tropez Jean-Luc
1965 La tête du client Guy Tannait
1970 Ces messieurs de la gâchette Luigi Lombardi
1979 The Associate Un présentateur TV
1982 Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... Un journaliste TV Uncredited
1991 Mocky story Un snob
1992 La Belle Histoire Himself
1994 La Cité de la peur Himself
1996 Beaumarchais Un douanier
2008 Vilaine Himself - En personne Uncredited
2021 Bloody Oranges Patrice

References

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  1. ^ "L'animateur de télévision Patrice Laffont est mort à 84 ans". DNA. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "L'ancien animateur télé Patrice Laffont est mort". france bleu. 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "France Télévisions rend hommage à Patrice Laffont". francetvpro. 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "À la suite de la mort de Patrice Laffont, France Télévisions a annoncé la diffusion de plusieurs émissions afin de rendre hommage à son ancien animateur. La série "Salade Grecque", de Cédric Klapisch, a elle été déprogrammée". .programme television. 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Fort Boyard : Quand a été tourné le numéro spécial avec Patrice Laffont diffusé ce mercredi 14 août sur France 2 ?". programmetv. 14 August 2024.
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