Vincent Perrot

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Vincent Perrot
radio presenter, drag racing driver
Years active1982–present

Vincent Perrot (born 3 August 1965 in

.

Biography

Perrot's father was the Mayor of the town and died when Vincent was 11. His mother Marina decided to move the family to

Career

Perrot started being well known in the late 1980s when he replaced

FR3 and then hosting summer afternoons the program 40° à l'ombre on the same channel. During the rest of the year, he presented a number of programs including On va gagner,[2]
Vincent à l'heure and Zapper n'est pas jouer. In 1989, still on FR3, he co-hosts the teenager program C'est pas juste.

During summer 1997, Perrot joined TF1 and presents the game show Mokshû Patamû, which had a moderate success. After that, it took him a few years to find again his success on television. He then presented in 2001 L'été des records on the same channel and Un contre tous (French version of the Belgian game show Septante et un) on France 3.

Perrot is one of the most famous radio presenters on RTL, in which he presents Vendredi c'est VIP and Le Cékoidon. He is also one of the most famous guests of the program Les Grosses Têtes hosted by Philippe Bouvard.

In 1998, Perrot became the fastest in the world accelerating with a speed of 402.8 km/h (251.8 mph) with a

Motors TV
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Since summer 2010, with the agreement and the collaboration of Jean-Paul Belmondo, Perrot co-produces the first official documentary about the life and career of the actor. The program had an excellent distribution due to the exceptional participation of Alain Delon, Jean Dujardin, Vanessa Paradis, Albert Dupontel, Vincent Cassel, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Claude Lelouch, Claudia Cardinale, and even Zinedine Zidane. This documentary was broadcast on primetime on France 2 on May 17, 2011, and in the official selection of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

References

  1. ^ Ma première rencontre avec Vincent Perrot par Jean-Michel Morange (in French)
  2. ^ "On va gagner - L'Encyclopédie des émissions TV" (in French). Toutelatele.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

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