Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France, he was known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema.
Born in Paris as Pierre Tcherniakowski, he was the youngest of four children. His father, a Ukrainian immigrant, was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. He grew up in Courbevoie. In 1940, at age 12, he saw John Ford's Western Stagecoach and was i
He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, Monsieur Cinéma (in French). He was also host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years such as La Clé des champs. Tchernia was the regular French commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest on 14 occasions from 1958 until 1974.
On 14 July 2011, he became Commandeur of the Legion of Honor.
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Born
Jan 29, 1928
Paris, France
Died
Oct 08, 2016
Known For
Writing
Movies
32 acting
36 crew
Popularity
0.9
Known For
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
as Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
as Le narrateur (voice)
Asterix and the Vikings
2006
as Le narrateur (voice)
The Little Bather
1968
as Le président du jury (uncredited)
War of the Buttons
1962
as Bédouin, rural warden
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