Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author.
Biography Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He worked as a songwriter, a singer, a TV presenter, and an author. He was openly gay. He was involved in a racist controversy when he blamed the "black penis" for famine in Africa.Racism Unfiltered in France He died on 9 May 2008 in Limoges.
Bibliography
As Book Author 1979 : Le Passé Supplémentaire 1980 : Vichy Dancing 1982 : Un garçon de France 1995 : Tous les bonheurs sont provisoires 1998 : Mitterrand, les autres jours about his friendship with François Mitterrand 2006 : Journal (personal diary)
As songwriter He wrote many songs, including : Il venait d'avoir 18 ans Comme disait Mistinguett C'est à Brasilia (music : Henri Betti)
As TV show presenter from 1984 to 1991 : La chance aux chansons (chance to songs) on TF1 channel, then from 1991 to 2000 on France 2 channel. Chanter la vie Sing the life Entrée d'Artiste, his last TV show, stopped in 2007
As an actor 1991 : Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück
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