Patrice Laffont

Patrice Laffont (born 21 August 1939 in Marseille) is a French television presenter, actor and entertainer.

Career

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, and again since 2007. He hosted the French version of Fort Boyard and Pyramid between 1990 and 1997, he hosted the 2005 edition of Intervilles, presented poker tournaments for Direct 8.

Laffont is the father of Axelle Laffont and Mathilde Laffont.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1962The SuitorStella's Son
1963Les viergesRémi
1964The Troops of St. TropezJean-Luc
1965La tête du clientGuy Tannait
1970Ces messieurs de la gâchetteLuigi Lombardi
1979The AssociateUn présentateur TV
1982Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien...Un journaliste TVUncredited
1991Mocky storyUn snob
1992La Belle HistoireHimself
1994La Cité de la peurHimself
1996BeaumarchaisUn douanier
2008VilaineHimself - En personneUncredited
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