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Bernard Pivot

Journalist / Writer / Television Presenter | * 05/05/1935 (88) | Lyon (France)
Bernard Pivot (French: [bɛʁnaʁ pivo]; born 5 May 1935) is a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020. ()

Bernard Pivot is a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. After starting law studies in Lyon, Pivot entered the Centre de formation des journalistes in Paris where he met his future wife, Monique. After an internship at Le Progrès in Lyon, he joined the Figaro Littéraire in 1958. In 1985, Pivot created the Championnats mondiaux d'orthographe (world spelling championships). He has been Chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2019.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Talk-Shows | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Virgil Ioan, a Romanian journalist, comes to Paris to find out what happened to Constantin Dolinescu, a renowned dissident writer, who disappeared after arriving in France in 1987. ...

Le dernier plan

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2000 | 1h 30min
Drama
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Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an ...

Days of Darkness

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2007 | 3.2/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Théodore, a strange and shy parisian man, discovers a song with supernatural power. An old jazz classic from the 1920s which will be make instantaneously make two people love each other. He has to fi ...

Swing Rendez-vous

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2023 | 1h 28min
Drama
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Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 199 ...

Apostrophes

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1975 | 4.3/5 | 1h 10min per episode
Talk-Show
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Awards & Nominations for Bernard Pivot

Officer of The Order of Canada Knight of The National Order of Quebec Prix de la langue française 7 d'Or Prix De La Critique
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Movies with Bernard Pivot as Actor(15)

2023 Swing Rendez-vous
as Self (archive footage)2021 Mitterrand et la télé
as Self (archive footage)2020 Delphine and Carole
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)2018 Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
as Self (archive footage)2017 Belmondo, le magnifique
2017 Valérian, histoire d'une création
as Self (archive footage)2016 I Betrayed Hitler
as himself2015 Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
as Lui-même2007 Days of Darkness
2005 Un fil à la patte
as Self (archive footage)2002 Bleu, blanc, rose
1997 The Gods Must Be Daring
as himself1990 Forgery and the Use of Forgeries
as himself1985 Going and Coming Back
as Self (archive footage)1975 Maso and Miso Go Boating

TV Shows/Series with Bernard Pivot as Actor(7)

as himself2013 On passe à l'Histoire
as himself2006 Una belleza nueva
as himself1998 Vivement dimanche
as himself1987 Nulle part ailleurs
as himself1982 Champs-Elysées
as Self - Host1975 Apostrophes
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier

TV Shows/Series with Bernard Pivot as Crew(2)

Production/Producer1975 Apostrophes
Creator/Creator1975 Apostrophes

Additional Information

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Full Name: Bernard Pivot
Citizenship: France
Born: Sunday, 05/05 1935 (May) in Lyon (France) (current age: 88 years + 358 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: Centre de formation des journalistes, University of Lyon
Employer: Antenne 2, Le Figaro, Le Journal du Dimanche
Children: Cécile Pivot
Bernard Pivot frequently works together with these people:
Robert Hossein (6x, Actor)
Gérard Oury (6x, Actor)
Michel Legrand (6x, Crew)
Johnny Hallyday (6x, Actor)
Guy Bedos (6x, Actor)
Michel Sardou (6x, Actor)
Frédéric Dard (6x, Crew)
Jean-Claude Carrière (5x, Crew)
Serge Gainsbourg (5x, Actor)
Karl Lagerfeld (5x, Actor)
Raymond Devos (5x, Actor)
Serge Moati (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:257538, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024