Patrice Laffont

Patrice Laffont
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Born	(1939-08-21)21 August 1939 Marseille, France
Died	Oppède, France
Occupation	Television presenter, actor, entertainer
Years active	1962–2024
Children	Axelle and Mathilde Laffont

Patrice Laffont (21 August 1939 – 7 August 2024) was a French television presenter, actor and entertainer.

Life and 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. Laffont hosted the French version of Fort Boyard from its creation in 1990 until 1999 and Pyramid between 1990 and 1997, he also hosted Les Bons Génies (French version of Match Game) and a short-lived remake of Le Juste Prix called Le Juste Euro (French versions of The Price Is Right) in 2001. Laffont hosted the 2005 edition of Intervilles and presented poker tournaments for Direct 8.

Laffont was the father of Axelle Laffont and Mathilde Laffont. Patrice Laffont died from a cardiac arrest in his home in Oppède, on 7 August 2024. He was 84.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	The Suitor	Stella's Son
1963	Les vierges	Rémi
1964	The Troops of St. Tropez	Jean-Luc
1965	La tête du client	Guy Tannait
1970	Ces messieurs de la gâchette	Luigi Lombardi
1979	The Associate	Un présentateur TV
1982	Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien...	Un journaliste TV	Uncredited
1991	Mocky story	Un snob
1992	La Belle Histoire	Himself
1994	La Cité de la peur	Himself
1996	Beaumarchais	Un douanier
2008	Vilaine	Himself - En personne	Uncredited
2021	Bloody Oranges	Patrice

External links

• Official website of Patrice Laffont