
Antoine de Caunes
Known for Acting · 100 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 (41)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self

Kaamelott
2005
as Dagonet

C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest

Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self - Co-Host

The Apartment
2001
as Self - Guest

Téléthon
1987
as Self

Eurotrash
1993
as Self - Presenter

Bref
2011
as Antoine de Caunes

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Host

Salut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest

So Graham Norton
1998
as Self

Quelle époque !
2022
as Self - Guest

On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest

Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Host

Rex the Runt
1998
as Euro MP (voice) / Stinky Basil (voice)

Hot Ones
2022
as Self - Guest

Lucky Luke
1992

The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
2001
as Lucky Luke (voice)

Mostra, Venise
2022
as Self - Host

Le Débarquement
2013

Crac Crac
2017
as Self

La Boîte à secrets
2019
as Self

Off Prime
2007
as Self

True Story with
2020
as Self

Un monde, un regard
2021

Bonsoir !
2018
as Self - Guest

La Gaule d'Antoine
2017
as Self

Serge à Paris
2024

Cannes
2023
as Self - Host

La Télé des années 80 : Les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé
2018
as Self

Super Plan
2025
as Self - Host

Neuf Mecs
2022
as Gustave

Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English?
2018
as Self

Antoine de Caunes : La vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
2025
as Self

On the Road to SNL
2025
as Self - Guest

Les Enfants Du Rock
1982
as Self - Host

Décrypté
2024
as Self - Guest

L'affaire Swagg Man : Hip-hop, influence et bitcoin
2025
as Self

L'émission d'Antoine
2016
as Self - Host
Movies (59)

Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
as Anchorman

Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
as Dagonet

Mumu
2010
as Le Colonel

The Jews
2016
as Antoine de Caunes

40
2024
as Self

A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self

CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014
as Self

Man Is a Woman
1998
as Simon Eskenazy

Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self

The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026
as Dagonet

Blanche
2002
as Le capitaine KKK

Canal+ Replay
2021
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self

Tell Me Iggy
2022
as Self : Interviewer

The Color of Lies
1999
as Germain-Roland Desmot

The Original+
2025
as Self - Presenter

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
2001
as Narrateur

Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West
2012
as Le Prince (voice)

The Gods Must Be Daring
1997
as Alex

Bruuuuuce By Antoine
2024
as Self - Host

Chili con carne
1999
as Claude

48 Hours a Day
2008
as Bruno Tellier

Two Dads and One Mom
1996
as Jérôme

De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
as Various (archive footage)

En route pour le SNL
2025
as Self - Guest

Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
2023
as Self : Narrator (voice over)

Dangereuses retrouvailles
2013
as Paul Aubras

A Song for Eurotrash
1998
as Self - Presenter

He's My Girl
2009
as Simon Eskenazy

Nine Men
2022
as Gustave

Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
2017
as Self

A Perfect Friend
2006
as julien rossi

Return to Algiers
2000
as Pierre Nivel

Never Twice
1995

Illegal Love
2011
as Self (voice over)

L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène
2023
as Self

For a Good Cause
1997
as Daniel

Les amants du bagne
2004
as Albert Londres

Can You Keep a Secret?
2008
as Julien

La Génération des Enfants du rock
2024
as Self (voice)

La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé
2018
as Self

Pentimento
1989
as Charles

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
2026
as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director

En tatanes à Manhattan
2012
as Self - Host

La véritable histoire des hippies
2025
as Narrator (Self )

César Awards, de Caunes Era
2022
as Self

The Dark Side of Porn: Death of a Porn Star
2005
as Self
Baba de Barcelone
2011
as Self

De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin !
2005
as Various characters

Maboul de Séoul
2013
as Self - Host

Toqué de Tokyo
2010
as Self - Host

Chorus : La première émission Rock d'Antoine de Caunes
2010
as Self - Host

Eurotrash Unzipped
2001
as Self - Presenter

Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France
2025
as Self

Bob le magnifique
1998
as François Morin / Bob St Clar

L'Homme à la tête de kraft
2013
as Antoine

The Ruts: Live from Le Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris
1980
as Self - Presenter
En Berline à Berlin
2009
as Self - Host
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 100 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Antoine de Caunes has appeared in 59 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Antoine de Caunes Movies
- Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) — as Anchorman
- Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021) — as Dagonet
- Mumu (2010) — as Le Colonel
- The Jews (2016) — as Antoine de Caunes
- 40 (2024) — as Self
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