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Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

Actor · Born 1947-09-20 · Reims, Marne, France

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Biography

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news to his credit, he was one of the longest serving newsreaders in the world until he was fired in 2008. He presented his last newscast on TF1 on 10 July 2008. Since 2021, a total of 27 women have accused Patrick Poivre d'Arvor of sexual assault or rape that would have allegedly happened during decades prior. Seventeen women filed a formal complaint. Among them, eight did so for alleged rape. Patrick Poivre was born in Reims, France. He obtained his Baccalauréat at 15, the year he became a father. He then studied Oriental Languages at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales and Law. Poivre claims to be descended in the male line from Jacques Poivre, brother of Pierre Poivre, an 18th-century nobleman in the time of Louis XV, "d'Arvor" being Jacques Poivre's pseudonym. Poivre, his siblings and his three surviving children legally changed their surname to Poivre d'Arvor in 1994. Poivre started training as a journalist a…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Taxi 4 (2007) — Self - Le présentateur du JT
  2. Presidents (2021) — Self
  3. Disclaimer (2019) — Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
  4. Me Two (2008) — Self - PPDA dans la télé
  5. A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986) — Self / Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
  6. Stardom (2000) — French TV Anchorman
  7. Fort Boyard (1990) — Self
  8. The Case of the Grinning Cat (2006) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  9. Not Seen, Not Caught (1998) — Self
  10. Nulle part ailleurs (1987) — Self
  11. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  12. Cinématon (1978) — N°600 / N°621
  13. Let There Be Light! (1998) — Dieu le journaliste
  14. La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  15. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
  16. The Troubles We've Seen (1994) — Self
  17. Make Room for Tomorrow (1979) — Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
  18. L'Âme sœur (1999) — Self
  19. La télé des années 80 - Les 10 ans qui ont tout changé (2018) — Self
  20. Apostrophes (1975) — Self
  21. Mitterrand et la télé (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  22. Les Guignols, les 10 premières années (1999) — Self
  23. The Unexpected Getaway (2012) — Self
  24. Zone interdite (1993) — Self
  25. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
  26. La Télé des années 80 : Les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé (2018) — Self
  27. The Baudis affair, the murderous rumor (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  28. Madame Petlet's True Story (1995) — Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
  29. Eric Escoffier, la Fureur de Vivre (2019) — Self
  30. Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  31. Romy Schneider, face à son destin (2023) — Self
  32. 28 minutes (2012) — Self
  33. Michèle Morgan, une vie (2017) — Self
  34. Tribunal des flagrants délires : Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (1982) — Self
  35. Suppr. (2005) — Présentateur JT
  36. Amanda (2016) — Self

Directed

  1. Mon frère Yves (2012) — Director