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| − | | birth_name = Pierre Tcherniakowski |
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| ⚫ | '''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''. |
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| − | 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pierre Tchernia, alias "Monsieur Cinéma", l'ambassadeur du 7e art|url=http://www.la-croix.com/France/Pierre-Tchernia-alias-Monsieur-Cinema-ambassadeur-7e-2016-10-08-1300794823|accessdate=8 October 2016|work=La Croix|agency=AFP|date=8 October 2016|language=fr-FR}}</ref> He grew up in [[Courbevoie]]. In 1940, at age 12, he saw [[John Ford]]'s Western ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' and was inspired to work in cinema. After graduation, he enrolled in a film and photography technical school, and then joined the [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques|Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Séry|first1=Macha|title=Pierre Tchernia est mort|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2016/10/08/pierre-tchernia-homme-de-television-est-mort_5010436_3382.html|accessdate=8 October 2016|work=Le Monde|date=8 October 2016|language=fr}}</ref> |
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| − | == Career == |
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| − | 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, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040924203924/http://monsieurcinema.tiscali.fr/ Monsieur Cinéma]''. He was also host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years. Tchernia was the regular French commentator in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] on 14 occasions from 1958 until 1974. |
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| − | On 14 July 2011, he became Commandeur of the [[Legion of Honor]].<ref>'La promotion du 14 juillet de la Légion d'honneur', in ''[[Le Figaro]]'', 14/07/2011 [http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2011/07/14/01016-20110714DIMWWW00310-la-promotion-du-14-juillet-de-la-legion-d-honneur.php]</ref> |
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== ''Asterix'' == |
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* in Pilote 556 the announcement page for ''[[Asterix in Switzerland]]'' has him hosting a game show with Asterix as guest and Goscinny & Uderzo as contestants |
* in Pilote 556 the announcement page for ''[[Asterix in Switzerland]]'' has him hosting a game show with Asterix as guest and Goscinny & Uderzo as contestants |
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* in ''[[Asterix in Corsica]]'' he is "Centurion Hippopotamus" of the Roman camp of Totorum (same character is used in "[[Asterix Versus Caesar]]" animated movie) |
* in ''[[Asterix in Corsica]]'' he is "Centurion Hippopotamus" of the Roman camp of Totorum (same character is used in "[[Asterix Versus Caesar]]" animated movie) |
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| − | * in ''[[Asterix and Caesar's Gift]]'' he appears as one of the soldiers being |
+ | * in ''[[Asterix and Caesar's Gift]]'' he appears as one of the soldiers being demobbed |
| − | * in ''[[Obelix and Co.]]'' he is part of the demoralized troop being replaced at the start of the story—drinking from an |
+ | * in ''[[Obelix and Co.]]'' he is part of the demoralized troop being replaced at the start of the story—drinking from an amphora of wine, he is seen being carried out by caricatures of Goscinny and Uderzo |
* in ''[[Asterix in Belgium]]'' he is a legionary who has no problem with being beaten up by Obelix after having been stationed in Belgium |
* in ''[[Asterix in Belgium]]'' he is a legionary who has no problem with being beaten up by Obelix after having been stationed in Belgium |
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* in ''[[The Twelve Tasks of Asterix]]'' he is the Roman Prefect in a bureaucratic office known as "The Place That Sends You Mad." |
* in ''[[The Twelve Tasks of Asterix]]'' he is the Roman Prefect in a bureaucratic office known as "The Place That Sends You Mad." |
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+ | His caricature can also be found in the Lucky Luke animated film ''La Ballade des Dalton'' (1978), where he is depicted on a picture on the wall, when Luke visits the character Thaddeus Collins. |
== Filmography (selected) == |
== Filmography (selected) == |
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* 2002 ''[[Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra|Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra]]'' — played "Caius Gaspachoandalus"/narrator in the original French |
* 2002 ''[[Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra|Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra]]'' — played "Caius Gaspachoandalus"/narrator in the original French |
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* 2006 ''[[Asterix and the Vikings]]'' — narrator in the original French |
* 2006 ''[[Asterix and the Vikings]]'' — narrator in the original French |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 2 August 2019
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.
Asterix
A good friend of René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the creators of Asterix, he narrated many of the Asterix films in the original French, and wrote the screenplay for four of them. He was also caricatured numerous times in the series:
- initially in Pilote 306 he is shown interviewing Asterix about the upcoming story Asterix in Britain
- in Asterix the Legionary he is pictured as one of the Roman officers around Caesar's map table
- in Pilote 556 the announcement page for Asterix in Switzerland has him hosting a game show with Asterix as guest and Goscinny & Uderzo as contestants
- in Asterix in Corsica he is "Centurion Hippopotamus" of the Roman camp of Totorum (same character is used in "Asterix Versus Caesar" animated movie)
- in Asterix and Caesar's Gift he appears as one of the soldiers being demobbed
- in Obelix and Co. he is part of the demoralized troop being replaced at the start of the story—drinking from an amphora of wine, he is seen being carried out by caricatures of Goscinny and Uderzo
- in Asterix in Belgium he is a legionary who has no problem with being beaten up by Obelix after having been stationed in Belgium
- in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix he is the Roman Prefect in a bureaucratic office known as "The Place That Sends You Mad."
His caricature can also be found in the Lucky Luke animated film La Ballade des Dalton (1978), where he is depicted on a picture on the wall, when Luke visits the character Thaddeus Collins.
Filmography (selected)
- 1968 Asterix and Cleopatra — screenwriter/film adaption
- 1976 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix — screenwriter/narrator in the original French
- 1985 Asterix Versus Caesar — screenwriter
- 1986 Asterix in Britain — screenwriter/film adaption
- 2002 Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra — played "Caius Gaspachoandalus"/narrator in the original French
- 2006 Asterix and the Vikings — narrator in the original French
External links
- Mini Biography
- Caricatures of Pierre Tchernia in many Astérix albums