Jean-Pierre Foucault (born 23 November 1947) is a French television and radio host. He was born in Marseille, his mother was Jewish. He was the host of Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?, the French version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and the host of Zone Rouge, the French version of The Chair. He has been hosting the Miss France pageant since 1996 and hosted the Miss Europe pageant in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Foucault played himself in the 2006 film Mon Meilleur Ami directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Dany Boon as a taxi driver who wins the top prize in Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?. Foucault shares his life with Evelyn Jarre without being married. He has a daughter from a previous marriage, Virginia Foucault. Source: Article "Jean-Pierre Foucault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

• 2024Meurtres sur la Côte bleue — Marc Valenci
• 2020I Love You Coiffure — Gypsy (segment "La Maison de retraite")
• 2014Génération Club Dorothée - L'incroyable histoire d'une émission culte
• Murders in... — Marc Valenci
• 1992Le cadeau des cadeaux
• 1988Voyage Magique à Walt Disney World — Host
• 1987Dorothée Show — Director
• 1983Dorothée : Le Show — Gendarme

Appearances as themselves (34)

• 2025Merci Dorothée ! — Self (archive footage)
• Gladiators : Qui osera les défier ? — Self - Cohost
• 2023Madame Soleil, la femme qui était supposée savoir — Self (archive footage)
• C médiatique — Self - Guest
• 2022L'histoire française des Rolling Stones — Self
• 2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Le Grand Bluff : 30 ans déjà ! — Self
• 2022Sheila, toutes ces vies-là — Self (archive footage)
• The Unexpected Getaway — Self
• 2019Soirée Pyjama — Self - Guest
• 2018L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc — Self
• The Secret Song — Self
• Quotidien — Self - Guest
• Top Gear France — Self - Guest
• 2011Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien — Self - Host
• Vendredi, tout est permis — Self
• C à vous — Self - Guest
• 2006My Best Friend — Self
• Salut les Terriens ! — Self - Guest
• 2005Boudu — Self
• Les 100 plus grands... — Self - Host
• 2000Most Promising Young Actress — Self
• Who Wants to Win Millions? — Self - Host, Self - Contestant
• 1997Michel Sardou - Salut ! — Self - Host
• 1992Euro Disney : L'Ouverture — Self - Présentateur
• 1992The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland — Self - Host (FR)
• 1991Le Cadeau de Noël — Self
• Stars 90 — Self
• Sacrée soirée — Self - Host
• Miss France — Self - Host
• Champs-Elysées — Self
• L'Académie des 9 — Self - Host
• Les Jeux de 20 heures — Self - Host
• Intervilles — Self - Host