Cast & creator
Jean-Pierre Foucault
Best known for Quotidien, Sacrée soirée, Champs-Elysées
Jean-Pierre Foucault (born 23 November 1947) is a French television and radio host. He was born in Marseille, his mother was Jewish. He was the host of Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?, the French version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and the host of Zone Rouge, the French version of The Chair. He has been hosting the Miss France pageant since 1996 and hosted the Miss Europe pageant in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Foucault played himself in the 2006 film Mon Meilleur Ami directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Dany Boon as a taxi driver who wins the top prize in Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?. Foucault shares his life with Evelyn Jarre without being married. He has a daughter from a previous marriage, Virginia Foucault. Source: Article "Jean-Pierre Foucault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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television credits
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1962–2025 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (43)
Showing 43 of 43 credits
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Sacrée soirée
Self - Host
1987
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
L'Académie des 9
Self - Host
1982
Murders in...
Marc Valenci
2013
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest
2006
Vendredi, tout est permis
Self
2011
Stars 90
Self
1990
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2022
Top Gear France
Self - Guest
2015
Les Jeux de 20 heures
Self - Host
1976
Intervilles
Self - Host
1962
Who Wants to Win Millions?
Self - Host
2000Who Wants to Win Millions?
Self - Contestant
2000
Miss France
Self - Host
1986
The Secret Song
Self
2018
C médiatique
Self - Guest
2022
Les 100 plus grands...
Self - Host
2003
Le Cadeau de Noël
Self
1991
My Best Friend
Self
2006
I Love You Coiffure
Gypsy (segment "La Maison de retraite")
2020
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Self - Host (FR)
1992
Le cadeau des cadeaux
1992
Boudu
Self
2005
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
Self - Présentateur
1992
Le Grand Bluff : 30 ans déjà !
Self
2022
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Self
2018
Gladiators : Qui osera les défier ?
Self - Cohost
2024
Most Promising Young Actress
Self
2000
Meurtres sur la Côte bleue
Marc Valenci
2024Michel Sardou - Salut !
Self - Host
1997
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Self (archive footage)
2022
Merci Dorothée !
Self (archive footage)
2025
Dorothée : Le Show
Gendarme
1983
L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
Self
2022
Génération Club Dorothée - L'incroyable histoire d'une émission culte
2014
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
Self - Host
2011
Soirée Pyjama
Self - Guest
2019
Dorothée Show
Director
1987
Madame Soleil, la femme qui était supposée savoir
Self (archive footage)
2023Voyage Magique à Walt Disney World
Host
1988