Antoine de Caunes

Personal Info

Birthday

December 1, 1953

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Paul Persavon

Antoine de Caunes

Biography

Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a French television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert.

He is the father of the actress Emma de Caunes. He began his career writing theme songs for cartoons for Antenne 2 under the pseudonym of Paul Persavon, including Cobra and Space Sheriff Gavan (known in France as X-Or). His early TV appearances included Chorus (1975), the series Les Enfants du rock, again for A2, and then his breakthrough with Nulle part ailleurs for Canal+.

Known For

Kaamelott

Bref

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Rex the Runt

The New Adventures of Lucky Luke

Kaamelott: The First Chapter

Neuf Mecs

Mumu

Filmography

2026
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
as Dagonet
2025
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
as Dagonet
En route pour le SNL
as Self - Guest
2024
40
as Self
Bruuuuuce By Antoine
as Self - Host
La Génération des Enfants du rock
as Self (voice)
2023
L'Olympia, du rêve à la scène
as Self
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
as Self - Host
2022
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
Neuf mecs - Le film
as Gustave
César Awards, de Caunes Era
as Self - Archive
2021
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
as Dagonet
Canal+ Replay
as Mr. Replay / Les Deschiens / La Minute Blond / Bref / Plateaux
2018
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
as Self
La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé
as Self
2017
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
as Self
2016
The Jews
as Antoine de Caunes
2014
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
as Self
2013
Maboul de Séoul
as Self - Host
Dangereuses retrouvailles
as Paul Aubras
L'Homme à la tête de kraft
as Antoine
2012
En tatanes à Manhattan
as Self - Host
Cinderella: Once Upon a Time in the West
as Le Prince (voice)
2011
Baba de Barcelone
as Self
2010
Toqué de Tokyo
as Self - Host
Chorus : La première émission Rock d'Antoine de Caunes
as Self - Host
Mumu
as Le Colonel
2009
He's My Girl
as Simon Eskenazy
En Berline à Berlin
as Self - Host
2008
48 Hours a Day
as Bruno Tellier
Can You Keep a Secret?
as Julien
2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Anchorman
2006
A Perfect Friend
as julien rossi
2005
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin !
as Various characters
The Dark Side of Porn: Death of a Porn Star
as Self
2004
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
as Various (archive footage)
Les amants du bagne
as Albert Londres
2003
The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
2002
Blanche
as Le capitaine KKK
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
2001
Eurotrash Unzipped
as Self - Presenter
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
as Narrateur
2000
Return to Algiers
as Pierre Nivel
1999
Chili con carne
as Claude
The Color of Lies
as Germain-Roland Desmot
1998
A Song for Eurotrash
as Self - Presenter
Man Is a Woman
as Simon Eskenazy
Bob le magnifique
as François Morin / Bob St Clar
1997
The Gods Must Be Daring
as Alex
For a Good Cause
as Daniel
1996
Two Dads and One Mom
as Jérôme
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Self
1980
The Ruts: Live from Le Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris
as Self - Presenter