Philippe Bouvard
Philippe Bouvard (6 December 1929 – 24 August 2026) was a French television and radio presenter.
Philippe Bouvard
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- Name
- Philippe Bouvard
- Born
- 6 December 1929
- Birthplace
- Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France
- Died
- 24 August 2026
- Place of death
- Cannes, France
- Known for
- Les Grosses Têtes, Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard
- Occupation
- Television and radio host
- Full name
- Philippe Pierre Louis Bouvard.
- Nationality
- France.
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Philippe Bouvard (6 December 1929 – 24 August 2026) was a French television and radio presenter.
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• Name — Philippe Bouvard • Born — 6 December 1929 • Birthplace — Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France • Died — 24 August 2026 • Place of death — Cannes, France • Known for — Les Grosses Têtes, Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard • Occupation — Television and radio host
Career
Career
From 1977 to 2014 he hosted the French radio program Les Grosses Têtes on RTL (formerly Radio Luxembourg), from 1982 to 1986 he hosted the television program Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard, and hosted the radio program Allô Bouvard on RTL from 2014 until his retirement in 2025 at age 95, after a career of more than 60 years in radio. Bouvard holds a world record as "the presenter who has spent the most seasons at one station".
Death
Death
Bouvard died at his home in Cannes, on 24 August 2026, at the age of 96.
Filmography
Filmography
• Vacances explosives (1957).... François Morel • The Dirty Game (1965, dialogues) • A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973).... Himself • L'aile ou la cuisse (1976).... himself as TV presenter
Books
• Un homme libre, 1995
Philippe Bouvard in his program "Les Grosses tetes" on RTL.
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Honours
2014: Commander in the Order of the Crown.
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