Guy Lux

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Guy Lux
Paris, France
Died13 June 2003(2003-06-13) (aged 83)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Resting placeSaint-Gratien Cemetery in Val-d'Oise
Spouse(s)Paulette Lisle, 1942–1995 (her death)
Partner(s)Vonny (extramarital)
Muriel Montossey (extramarital)
Children6 (2 deceased)
Career
ShowIntervilles
NetworkRTF, ORTF, FR3, TF1
ShowTop Club
NetworkAntenne 2
StyleTelevision host
Television producer
CountryFrance

Guy Maurice Lux (21 June 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a French TV host and producer best known for his 1961 creation of the game show Intervilles and its numerous spinoffs.[1] During his 40 year career, he produced, directed, hosted, and wrote more than 40 television shows.[2]

Biography

Lux was born Guy Maurice Lux on 21 June 1919 in Paris, France, and had Alsatian ancestry.[1][2][3][4] He attended Lycée Arago for high school[citation needed] then École Estienne for university. He studied fine arts and applied arts and studied to be a lyricist.[5][6][4] In 1939, he joined the war effort as an ambulance driver but was taken prisoner by enemy troops.[4][3] He escaped and joined the French Resistance and later the Allied troops.[4][3][7] After the war, he was awarded the Escapees' Medal and a Croix de Guerre.[3][7]

Due in part to the economic conditions in post-war France, Lux had difficulty finding buyers for his songs.[6][8][5][3] In the 1940s, he ran a hardware store in Asnières-sur-Seine, where he would set up games for his customers to play, especially during the Tour de France.[5] He did not start working in media until 1952.[3]

Television career

Lux hosted his first game show, Contact, in 1960. This show would later become La roue tourne, which he hosted alongside Jean-Francois Chiappe and Marina Gray in 1960-1964.[5][3] Another significant game show he hosted was Intervilles in 1962-1964, 1970-1971, 1973, and 1985-1991, almost the entire time with Léon Zitrone, Simone Garnier, and Claude Savarit. This show was based on the Italian programme Campanile sera and later inspired the British show It's a Knockout.[4][2][3] He created and hosted the spinoffs Jeux sans frontières (all-Europe competition), Interneige (continuation of Jeux sans frontières), Intercontinents (international competition), Interglace (winter competitions), and Interchallenges.[4][2][5][9] He also hosted Ring Parade and its sequel Système 2 and the popular variety show Le Schmilblick,[9][6][2][5] which popularized the word schmilblick, similar to the English thingamajig.[citation needed] He created and produced the shows La Classe, La Une est à vous, Succès fous, Capitale d'un soir, and L'Or à l'appel as well.[5][3][9]

Though he mainly worked with television, he appeared, oftentimes as a fictionalized version of himself, in several films, including Clémentine chérie (1964), Bang Bang (1967), Les fous du stade (1972), Comme sur des roulettes (1977), and Le bourreau des cœurs (1983).[5] He also wrote and composed the song "A la queue leu leu" which was sung by André Bézu, and recorded a comedy song called "Le Tango d'Intervilles" with co-host Léon Zitrone.[5][10] In 2021, Lux and Zitrone were featured in the documentary Les Duos mythiques de la television as one of France's legendary duos.[11][12] He wrote and directed Drôles de zèbres in 1977 and in 1980 created his own production company, People Production.[5]

He retired from his television career in 1993, due largely to his age and the new talent available elsewhere.[5][13]

Personal life

Lux was known to enjoy betting on horses, so much so that there is now a race called Prix Guy Lux et Léon Zitrone held in Paris.[14][15][3] Sophie Darel, with whom he worked for 15 years on a number of shows, described him as "very anxious" and angry because of it, though she still had affection for him since his violent outbursts lasted only briefly.[13][16][17] In 1994, Lux started Pas d'enfants sans vacances (English: No child without vacation), which takes children from families who cannot afford vacations over the summer holidays to the beach and/or countryside.[18][5][3][19]

Lux married Paulette Lisle in 1942 and the couple had two children: Christiane (1942-1964) and Michel (1943-present).[4] Christiane died in a car accident in 1964 and Lux and his wife raised her 3-month old son, Jean-Christophe Lauduique, in her place.[4] Jean-Christophe and actress Ariane Séguillon are parents to Dorian Lauduique of the French DJ duo Ofenbach.[20][21] Jean-Christophe released music under the name Christophe Jenac in the 1980s.[4]

Lux had at least two extramarital affairs during his marriage to Paulette, resulting in four illegitimate children, three of which he never publicly acknowledged.[21][4] Pierre, Alexandra, and Anna Guillaud Lux Jacobs were all mothered by actress and TV host Vonny.[21][4] He had another daughter, Laura-Charlotte, with actress Muriel Montossey. This was revealed following Laura-Charlotte's death on 26 May 1993 at 16 months old, when her death certificate, which included Lux's name, was published in newspapers and tabloids across France.[22][21]

Lux died on 13 June 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is buried in Saint-Gratien Cemetery in Val-d'Oise alongside his wife Paulette and daughter Christiane.[4][14]

Selected filmography

Television

Year Title Show type Role(s) Episodes Ref
1965–1968, 1979–1981 Le palmarès des chansons Music competition Self, producer 65 [6][23]
1969 Le schmilblic Game show Host 2 [9]
1971 Les étoiles de la chanson Music competition Host, executive producer 11 [23]
1962–1971 Intervilles Game show Host, creator, writer, producer 21 [5]
1971–1973 Cadet Rousselle Variety show Host, producer 28 [3]
1974 Domino Music Host, producer 17 [23]
French CanCan Host, producer 8 [13]
1975–1976 Samedi est à vous Music competition Presenter, producer [23][24]
Ring Parade Music competition Host, producer 64 [9]
Système 2 Music competition Host, producer 64 [9][23]
1977 Un taxi en or Variety show, soap opera Host, creator [23]
1978–1981 Top Club Music competition Host, producer 88 [25]
1965–1982 Jeux sans frontières Game show Host, creator, writer 56 [4][5]
1983–1985 Cadence 3 Variety show Host, writer (1 ep), producer 50 [23]
1987 La classe Variety show Producer 45 [9][23]
1989 La une est à vous Competition Creator, writer, songwriter, producer 1 [5][24]
1992 Double jeu Talk show Self 1 [14]

Film

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref
1964 Clémentine chérie Self [5]
1967 Bang Bang Guy Descartes, Sheila's uncle [5]
1972 Les fous du stade Self [5]
1977 Drôles de zèbres Self (uncredited), director, writer [5]
La Bastille en chantant Host, producer TV special [23]
Comme sur des roulettes Guy Lux [5]
1980 Sur son 31 Self, producer TV special [26]
1983 Le bourreau des cœurs Guy Lux [5]
1996 L'Or à l'appel Writer [5]

References

  1. ^ a b Muller, Véronique (23 June 2019). "Généalogie: les racines alsaciennes de Guy Lux" (in French). DNA. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Perrone, Pierre (24 June 2003). "Guy Lux". Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Biane, Patrick (22 April 2020). "Guy Lux, le Tiercé c'était son dada". Equidia (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Guy Lux" (in French). Gala. n.d. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "GUY LUX, le père des « Jeux » : présentateur et producteur français de 1965 à 1982" (in French). JSFnet. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "L'animateur Guy Lux est mort" (in French). Le Monde. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Dave : "Le grand-père de Jacques Martin était le cuisinier du tsar Nicolas II"" (in French). France Dimanche. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ Lebelley, Frédérique (24 June 1983). "1983 – Guy Lux, les secrets de l'amuseur public" (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Bonnet, Dominique (10 January 2015). "L'ancien château de Guy Lux en piteux état - Un ambitieux projet qui n'a pas vu le jour". Paris Match. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Les pionniers" (in French). linternaute. n.d. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Les Duos mythiques de la télévision" (in French). FranceTV pro. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. ^ Michel, Ugo (5 February 2021). "Guy Lux : à cause de quel drame ses cheveux étaient-ils devenus blancs en une nuit ?". TeleStar. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "Sophie Darel : "Travailler avec Guy Lux ? Ce n'était pas facile du tout !"" (in French). Europe 1. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Guy Lux, l'animateur fidèle à Saint-Gratien" (in French). Le Parisien. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  15. ^ "PRIX GUY LUX ET LEON ZITRONE" (in French). Equidia. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  16. ^ ""Il était magnifique" : Sophie Darel se confie sur son histoire avec Mike Brant auprès de Faustine Bollaert (VIDEO)". Tele-Loisirs. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  17. ^ Terrade, Xavier (5 February 2021). "VIDÉO – « Guy Lux a jeté un séchoir à la tête d'une assistante » : Sophie Darel l'admirait quand même" (in French). Gala. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  18. ^ Michalik, Marie-Liévine (28 July 2020). "Cet été, un enfant sur quatre ne partira pas en vacances" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  19. ^ "L'association Pas d'enfants sans vacances au parc" (in French). Le Parisien. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Guy Lux : ce DJ à la mode qui n'est autre que son arrière-petit-fils" (in French). Gala. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d Alfonso Almeida, Laura (24 March 2021). "amour caché, déces de sa fille, coup de sang... La vie tourmentée de l'animateur Guy Lux" (in French). Planet fr. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  22. ^ Monnier, Thomas (5 February 2021). "Flashback – Guy Lux : sa double vie avec Muriel Montossey révélée par la mort de leur enfant" (in French). Gala. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i "EMISSIONS TV Un Taxi en or" (in French). Toutela tele. n.d. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  24. ^ a b Coudène, Eric (n.d.). "La Une est à vous / Samedi est à vous (1973-1976)" (in French). Sens Critique. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Top Club" (in French). Melody. n.d. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Sur son 31" (in French). Melody. n.d. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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