Julien Lepers

Julien Lepers

Born: April 12, 1949
in Paris, France
Julien Lepers (whose real name is Ronan Gerval Lepers) is a French television and radio presenter, and a singer-songwriter, born on 12 August 1949 in Paris.

Son of the conductor Raymond Lepers and the singer Maria Rémusat, and grandson of the painter Claude Rémusat, Lepers was born in Paris but spent his childhood in Antibes, then in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. He studied law at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, and became licentiate.

Lepers won a presenter contest organised by Jean-Pierre Foucault at the radio station RMC where he became a radio host, from 1973 to 1978. There, he was Mister Hit parade before moving to RTL.

In the eighties, Lepers was the host for a year of À tout cœur, an entertainment programme broadcast by the Swiss TV channel TSR, which featured famous singers.

He debuted as a television host in France in 1986, at the age of 36, on FR3 in La Nouvelle Affiche, and then in the breakfast television show Télématin on Antenne 2.

From November 1988 until February 2016, Lepers hosted Questions pour un champion, the French version of the game show Going for Gold.

In August 1998, Lepers also hosted C'est l'été on France 3.

In 1978 and 1979, Lepers recorded four songs: "De retour de vacances", "Je t'aime trop", "Pleure sous la pluie" and "Oh! Sylvie".

As a self-taught pianist, keen on music, he is the composer of three hits by French singer, Herbert Léonard: "Pour le plaisir" in 1981, "Amoureux fous" (duet with Julie Pietri) in 1983, and "Flagrant délit" (which became a number-one hit in Quebec) in 1985. He has also written many songs for Sylvie Vartan, Michel Delpech and Sheila.

In June 1996, he recorded an album with the Bratislava Symphonic Orchestra. In parallel with his television career, he continues his career as a musician.

On 4 January 1994, Lepers, suspected of tax avoidance, was given a one-year suspended prison sentence as well as a fine of 150,000 French francs. As a consequence, French presenter Vincent Perrot replaced him as host of Questions pour un champion for a few days.

On 15 April 2010, in Cyril Hanouna's show Touche pas à mon poste! aired on France 4, he said that the tax officials made a mistake, were aware of it, and refunded him soon after the sentence.

In 2009, Lepers appeared in a radio advertisement for Saint-Yorre, a brand of bottled mineral water.

In September 2010, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Lepers says he would enjoy being a news anchor for France 3.

"I would enjoy presenting a news programme . It would interest me, and reading a teleprompter is not exactly rocket science! But currently, I also really like economics programmes and, of course, music programmes. In any case, I'm still touring France, Belgium and Switzerland with my orchestra, and composing songs."

In August 2011, Lepers was a jury member for the "Prix Iznogoud" award of the "Humour et Eau Salée" French comedy festival held in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.

In November 2011, irritated by the misuse of the French language, Lepers published a book with the title Les fautes de Français? Plus jamais! (French mistakes? Never again!) in which he says: "Wrong notes offend my ears. They annoy me. A mistake in French has the same effect on me as a wrong note." ...

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Movies for Julien Lepers...

Merci Patron !
Title: Merci Patron !
Character: Julien Lepers
Released: December 21, 2023
Type: Movie
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Title: La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 7, 2022
Type: Movie
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions was to break up the ORTF with the creation of three new television channels: TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. Three new public channels but autonomous and competing. It is a race for the audience which is engaged then, and from now on the channels will make the war! This competition will give birth to a real golden age for television programs, with variety shows in the forefront. The stars of the song are going to invade the living rooms of the French for their biggest pleasure. This unedited documentary tells the story of the metamorphosis of this television of the early 1970s, between freedom of tone, scandals, political intrigues and programs that have become mythical.
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Title: Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
Character: Self
Released: March 21, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: 3615 code Arthur et Jarry
Character: Self - Special Appearance
Released: June 2, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: Amanda
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 2016
Type: TV
The program combines comedy, celebrity, musical guests, and human-interest stories.
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Title: Le Meilleur Pâtissier : Célébrités
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: TV
Different celebrity faces battle it out with their baking skills to claim the coveted blue apron
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MCWALTER
Title: MCWALTER
Character: Julien Lepers
Released: June 7, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Danse avec les stars
Character: Self - Candidate
Released: February 12, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: TV
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Fantôme avec chauffeur
Title: Fantôme avec chauffeur
Character: Lui-même en animateur de télévision
Released: March 20, 1996
Type: Movie
A chauffeur for a corrupt CEO, and a few hours later, his boss himself, are killed by the industrialist's associate. But their ghosts remain on Earth, and they try to tell the millionaire's teenage son the identity of the killer.
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Title: Fort Boyard
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: TV
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.
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Title: Télématin
Character: Self - Host
Released: January 10, 1985
Type: TV
Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV. In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.
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Title: Midi Première
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1975
Type: TV
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
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Title: Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là !
Character: Julien
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Je suis une célébrité, sortez moi de là ! is a French television reality show presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and Christophe Dechavanne. It was broadcast on TF1 from 14 April 2006 to 28 April 2006. It is the French version of the international reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. The programme was broadcast live in the early evening after Teresópolis to Brazil.
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Title: Questions pour un champion
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Samuel Etienne hosts this emblematic game, which sees four candidates compete each evening around questions of general culture.