![Jacques Martin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/thY3Onak5Adf5SjuYH6bV5CjJ5n.jpg)
Jacques Martin
Jacques Martin (22 June 1933 – 14 September 2007) was a French television host and producer.
Martin was born in Lyon. In the late 1960s, he formed a comical duet of hosts on radio Europe 1 with French actor Jean Yanne.
In the early 1970s, he was the sidekick of Danièle Gilbert, the host of Midi Première. Martin created and hosted such popular satirical TV shows such as Le Petit Rapporteur ("The Little Snitch, 1975–1976, TF1) and La Lorgnette ("The Opera Glasses", 1976–1977, Antenne 2). He also tried a film career, writing and directing one film (Na !, 1973) and playing in others such as La Passante du Sans-Souci, without great success.
An operetta fan, he enjoyed presenting TV shows mixing popular and classical music, such as Musique and music, which he prepared with the help of French composer Pierre Porte, invariably singing a few operetta arias himself during the show.
He was a great discoverer of talents throughout his career, with future successes such as Pierre Desproges, Stéphane Collaro, Laurent Ruquier or Laurent Gerra. He was also good at creating new concepts for television shows, the most famous being Le Petit Rapporteur and L'École des Fans. He was particularly apt at interacting with small children on television, which was the reason of the success of L'École des Fans. On a side note, L'École des Fans was the first television appearance of French singer Vanessa Paradis, in 1980; she was 7 years old.
He was a regular of the radio show Les Grosses Têtes. He was also an admirer of Sacha Guitry, whom he liked to quote and whose mannerisms he tried to emulate.
Until 1998, he hosted the entire afternoon of France 2 on Sundays, with a show called Dimanche Martin.
Martin died, aged 74, from cancer, on 14 September 2007 in the Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz, where he had settled. He is buried in Guillotière Cemetery in Lyon.
He was married and divorced twice; his second wife, Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz, was the second wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy and France's first lady. ...
Source: Article "Jacques Martin (TV host)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 11.819 |
Birthday | 1933-06-22 |
Place of Birth | Lyon, Rhône, France |
Also Known As |
![Trintignant by Trintignant](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fI6rsTSXu8SC6MDwftKk1YLDHTM.jpg)
2021
![Trintignant by Trintignant](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fI6rsTSXu8SC6MDwftKk1YLDHTM.jpg)
Trintignant by Trintignant
6.667/3
A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed Frenc...
Watch Now
Trintignant by Trintignant
![Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hGW0TUTVBtvV4MXZh9eDDMiNtiA.jpg)
2022
![Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hGW0TUTVBtvV4MXZh9eDDMiNtiA.jpg)
Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?
0/0
Watch Now
Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?
![Jacques Martin, derrière vos applaudissements](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5oeSW4Mvwtt6eOHl4mYj4Xeish2.jpg)
2021
![Jacques Martin, derrière vos applaudissements](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5oeSW4Mvwtt6eOHl4mYj4Xeish2.jpg)
Jacques Martin, derrière vos applaudissements
6/1
From Le Petit Rapporteur to Sous vos applaudissements, from La Lorgnette to L'Ecole des fans, everyone remembers the mythical programs of Jacques Mart...
Watch Now
Jacques Martin, derrière vos applaudissements
![Erotissimo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zeUA25Xc4J09pR8O8uKdMy2ci3G.jpg)
1969
![Erotissimo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zeUA25Xc4J09pR8O8uKdMy2ci3G.jpg)
Erotissimo
6/16
Annie is a middle-age wife, still sexy and pampered by her husband, Phillippe, who is the owner and general manager of a dynamic company. Under the de...
Watch Now
Erotissimo
![Le rescapé de Tikeroa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jfVWGAqqQPXpcQznLTAdX1pCYBK.jpg)
1981
![Le rescapé de Tikeroa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jfVWGAqqQPXpcQznLTAdX1pCYBK.jpg)
Le rescapé de Tikeroa
0/0
In 1939 a French policeman (Jacques Martin) is forgotten on a Polynesian island, during an administrative tour. When war broke out, he knew nothing ab...
Watch Now
Le rescapé de Tikeroa
![Claude Francois: The Film of His Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oATiVPDfV8gBlUufS2EZINnEZjb.jpg)
1979
![Claude Francois: The Film of His Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oATiVPDfV8gBlUufS2EZINnEZjb.jpg)
Claude Francois: The Film of His Life
0/0
Watch Now
Claude Francois: The Film of His Life
![Na !](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1973
![Na !](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Na !
10/1
A group of pensioners, exasperated by the Social Security strike, meet Chalupot, a former paratrooper and ex-priest who has just been released from pr...
Watch Now
Na !
![Sex Shop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sECoIANBueKQjA52htHjvmLFLth.jpg)
1972
![Sex Shop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sECoIANBueKQjA52htHjvmLFLth.jpg)
Sex Shop
5.729/24
On the advice of a friend, Claude, married to the charming Isabelle and father of two, decided to transform his library, hardly flourishing, into a se...
Watch Now
Sex Shop
![La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8Heh90FuUdSPKT67UlWjA291bX3.jpg)
2022
![La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8Heh90FuUdSPKT67UlWjA291bX3.jpg)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.25/4
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 wa...
Watch Now
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
![Pleasure Mafia](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1971
![Pleasure Mafia](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Pleasure Mafia
0/0
A fictionalized report from the Côte d'Azur. Preparing for vacation (diet and artificial tanning). The vacation route (a hitchhiker has her luggage st...
Watch Now
Pleasure Mafia
![The Passerby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/k67NPm1Id6Hl09oCdcCRqON2Axq.jpg)
1982
![The Passerby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/k67NPm1Id6Hl09oCdcCRqON2Axq.jpg)
The Passerby
6.077/39
Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an...
Watch Now
The Passerby
![Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6f2T2zER55tcndmIph17LDD29Rn.jpg)
2009
![Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6f2T2zER55tcndmIph17LDD29Rn.jpg)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
0/0
Watch Now
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
![In the Affirmative](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/itFGShcSHOeW2tLhut2ftIWJNEu.jpg)
1964
![In the Affirmative](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/itFGShcSHOeW2tLhut2ftIWJNEu.jpg)
In the Affirmative
5.1/8
The film is a road movie that follows a middle aged man who gives a young woman a lift. On the car radio, news bulletins warn the population against a...
Watch Now
In the Affirmative
![Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989)](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1ZnAKgocjtWLwPtTs3gfyUHn7yE.jpg)
2021
![Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989)](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1ZnAKgocjtWLwPtTs3gfyUHn7yE.jpg)
Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989)
0/0
Watch Now