Léon Zitrone
Ator
25 de novembro de 1914 — 25 de novembro de 1995 (81 anos)
Léon Zitrone (25 November 1914 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.
Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. He arrived in France with his family fleeing communism at the age of six. He graduated from the ESJ Paris. He began by training in scientific studies but his mastership of Russian, French, English and German gave him entrance in 1948 to the radio foreign broadcasting services of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF). In 1959, he joined the television activity of RTF. From 1961, he became news presenter, function he occupied for nearly 20 years, first until 1975, on the first French television channel (now TF1), then also on Antenne 2, the other public service channel. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach called him back in 1979. He then took charge of the news program during the week-end (his contract was established until 1 February 1981). He would come back for those news programs also during the Easter and Pentecost week-ends.
But Léon Zitrone's celebrity is due to the programs he presented or co-presented. He was host of the televised program Intervilles (French counterpart of Britain's It's a Knockout) with Guy Lux. He commented 6 times the Tour de France, and he is remembered for his prodigious memory for names of riders. He presented the Olympics for 8 times, commented the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions and presented 16 Bastille Day military parades. Above all, he was the key-commenter for big events, such as weddings, burials or investitures of world's key figures, some thirty of them during the course of his career.
In 1978, following French singer Marie Myriam's victory the previous year, the Eurovision song contest took place in Paris. Léon Zitrone co-presented with Denise Fabre and made the presentation in English. He was the oldest host of the Eurovision Song Contest, aged 63.
In 1984, Zitrone took a leading role in the movie American Dreamer.
He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on his 81st birthday, 25 November 1995, at the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris.
Source: Article "Léon Zitrone" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. He arrived in France with his family fleeing communism at the age of six. He graduated from the ESJ Paris. He began by training in scientific studies but his mastership of Russian, French, English and German gave him entrance in 1948 to the radio foreign broadcasting services of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF). In 1959, he joined the television activity of RTF. From 1961, he became news presenter, function he occupied for nearly 20 years, first until 1975, on the first French television channel (now TF1), then also on Antenne 2, the other public service channel. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach called him back in 1979. He then took charge of the news program during the week-end (his contract was established until 1 February 1981). He would come back for those news programs also during the Easter and Pentecost week-ends.
But Léon Zitrone's celebrity is due to the programs he presented or co-presented. He was host of the televised program Intervilles (French counterpart of Britain's It's a Knockout) with Guy Lux. He commented 6 times the Tour de France, and he is remembered for his prodigious memory for names of riders. He presented the Olympics for 8 times, commented the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions and presented 16 Bastille Day military parades. Above all, he was the key-commenter for big events, such as weddings, burials or investitures of world's key figures, some thirty of them during the course of his career.
In 1978, following French singer Marie Myriam's victory the previous year, the Eurovision song contest took place in Paris. Léon Zitrone co-presented with Denise Fabre and made the presentation in English. He was the oldest host of the Eurovision Song Contest, aged 63.
In 1984, Zitrone took a leading role in the movie American Dreamer.
He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on his 81st birthday, 25 November 1995, at the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris.
Source: Article "Léon Zitrone" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Louis de Funès, champion du box office · as Self |
| 2009 | The Hidden Side of the Bottom · as Self |
| 1994 | Les enfants de la télé · as Self |
| 1991 | Eurovision Song Contest Rome 1991 · as Self - French Commentator |
| 1985 | Les Grosses Tetes · as Self |
| 1984 | Eurovision Song Contest Luxembourg 1984 · as Self - French Commentator |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees · as Self |
| 1982 | Les enfants du rock · as Self - Series Introducer |
| 1981 | The Royal Wedding · as Self - French Presenter |
| 1980 | The Party · as Self |
| 1978 | And Long Live Liberty · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes · as Self |
| 1975 | Midi-Première · as Self |
| 1974 | Marriage · as Self |
| 1972 | Midi Trente · as Self |
| 1969 | Les gros malins · as Self |
| 1968 | Ho! · as Self |
| 1968 | Pasha · as Self |
| 1966 | Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième ciel · as Self (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Train d'enfer · as Self |
| 1965 | Games Without Borders · as Self |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom · as Self (voice) |
| 1964 | Clémentine chérie · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Dandelions by the Roots · as Self |
| 1963 | Méfiez-vous, mesdames! · as Self |
| 1961 | Le puits aux trois vérités · as Self |
| 1961 | Cocagne · as Self |
| 1961 | The President · as Self |
| 1959 | Rue de Paris · as Self |
| 1956 | Eurovision Song Contest · as Self - Presenter |
| 1985 | Marriage of the Century · as Voix Du Commentateur (voice) |
| 1984 | American Dreamer · as Ivan Stranauvlitch |
| 1983 | Les mots pour le dire · as Tv Show Presenter (uncredited) |
| 1982 | La marseillaise · as Cast |
| 1982 | Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ · as Presenter Of The Circus Games |
| 1980 | The Umbrella Coup · as Le Commentateur De La Soirée |
| 1977 | Drôles de zèbres · as Race Commentator |
| 1976 | Holy Year · as Récitant Tv |
| 1975 | Stade 2 · as Columnist (horse Riding And Ice Skating) (19??-19??) |
| 1975 | From Hong Kong with Love · as Espion Français |
| 1972 | Les intrus · as Le Journaliste |
| 1969 | Three Men on a Horse · as Un Turfiste |
| 1967 | Live for Life · as Le Présentateur Télé |
| 1962 | The Gentleman from Epsom · as En Personne |
| 1961 | Leon Garros ishchet druga · as Léon Garros |
| 1958 | Les Cinq dernières minutes · as Le Présentateur J. T. |