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Pierre Tchernia
Paris, France
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor…
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Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France, he was known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema. Born in Paris as Pierre Tcherniakowski, he was the youngest of four children. His father, a Ukrainian immigrant, was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. He grew up in Courbevoie. In 1940, at age 12, he saw John Ford's Western Stagecoach and was inspired to work in cinema. After graduation, he enrolled in a film and photography technical school, and then joined the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies. He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, Monsieur Cinéma (in French). He was also host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years such as La Clé des champs. Tchernia was the regular French commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest on 14 occasions from 1958 until 1974. On 14 July 2011, he became Commandeur of the Legion of Honor. Source: Article "Pierre Tchernia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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2019
Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Movie Self / Interviewer (archive footage)
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2017
The Clouzot Scandal
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2010
Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima
Movie Writer
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2008
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Movie Le narrateur (voice)
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2007
Bravo Charlot!
Movie Self
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2006
Asterix and the Vikings
Movie Le narrateur (voice)
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2003
Paul Grimault, image par image
Movie Self
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2002
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Movie Self - Actor
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2002
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Movie Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur
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2001
Le Club : Claude Jade
Movie Self
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2001
Tintin voyageur du siècle
Movie Narrateur
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1998
Vivement dimanche
TV show Self
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1994
Les Enfants de la télé
TV show Self - Co-Host
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1991
Héloïse
Movie Narrateur
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1991
L'Huissier
Movie Director
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1990
Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
TV show Director
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1990
Les Nuls, l'émission
TV show Self - Guest
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1988
Turning Table
Movie The Mockingbird (voice)
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1988
Bonjour l'angoisse
Movie Writer
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1987
Téléthon
TV show Self
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1987
Sacrée soirée
TV show Self
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1987
Nulle part ailleurs
TV show Self
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1986
Asterix in Britain
Movie Adaptation
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1985
Les Rois du gag
Movie Presenter of the Césars
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1985
Asterix vs. Caesar
Movie Writer
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1982
L'Académie des 9
TV show Self
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1982
Champs-Elysées
TV show Self
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1982
Le Voyageur imprudent
Movie Director
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1981
Signé Furax
Movie Un agent de l'Obélisque
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1979
The Other One's Mug
Movie Director
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1979
La Grâce
Movie Director
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1978
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Movie Other
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1977
Le Passe-muraille
Movie Director
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1976
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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1976
Cérémonie des César
TV show Self - Host
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1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV show Self
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1975
Apostrophes
TV show Self
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1974
Spécial cinéma
TV show Self
