Marc Bessou (b. 1956)

Birthplace:
Lyon, Rhône, France

Born:
January 1, 1956

Marc Bessou is a French television host, born in Lyon in 1956, with degrees in political science and law.  In September 1987, he hosted Domicile A2 every afternoon on Antenne 2. In January 1988, the presenter took up the same business, with Fête comme chez vous. In March 90, he presented Les Démons de midi with Paul Wermuth on Antenne 2. From October 22, 1990, he hosted Les Surdoués, a game broadcast every day at 11:00 a.m. on La Cinq. This is the resumption of the game Good question, thank you for asking it created by Jean Bardin, presented by Lionel Cassan in the summer of 1990 on Antenne 2. He also presented The Treasure Map in 2006, replacing Sylvain Augier who hosted the game from 1996 to 2005. He himself was replaced by Nathalie Simon for the 2007 season.  Since 1993, he has produced reports and television documentaries, such as: 1956, a few days in November (RTBF, Tout l'Histoire, 2017); The Mendès France mystery (All History, Public Senate, 2014); Algeria, the two soldiers (All History, 2012); Cousins ​​​​of America (France 3, 2008); Reunion (La Cinquième, 2001); France, the visit (Éditions Montparnasse, 2000); Cuban travel diaries (La Cinquième, 1999); Théodore Monod, Terre et Ciel (La Cinquième, 1997); Adventurers and Writers [in 34 episodes of 26'] (La Cinquième, 1996), portraits of writers such as: André Malraux, Romain Gary, Jack London, Blaise Cendrars, Ernest Hemingway, etc.

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