Pierre Tchernia
Known For
Writing
Born
1928-01-29 in Paris, France
Died
2016-10-08
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Vivement dimanche
as Self
Apostrophes
as Self
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Spécial cinéma
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
Cinépanorama
as Self
Midi trente
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
Discorama
as Self - Host
Samedi soir
as Self
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur
L'Académie des 9
as Self
Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self - Guest
Téléthon
as Self
Carom Shots
as Legris, nouveau cadre supérieur de 321 (uncredited)
Asterix at the Olympic Games
as Le narrateur (voice)
Héloïse
as Narrateur
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cérémonie des César
as Self - Host