Thierry Beccaro (born 19 October 1956) is a French stage actor and TV presenter, known primarily to the general public as the presenter of the television game show ''Motus'' on

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(1990-2019).

Personal life

Beccaro has an Italian grandfather and a Breton grandmother. He has a sister, younger by four years.

Radio career

He began his radio career in 1978 as an assistant to Macha Béranger at

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in the copyright department. In 1981, he became a reporter for Radio Bleue, and then hosted his first radio show ''Grand-mère et boule de gomme''. In 1983, he presented the morning and early afternoon programs on Radio France and on

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TV career

* In 1983, on TF1 he presented ''La Une est à vous''. * In 1987, he moved to

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with the show ''Matin Bonheur''. * In January 1990, he hosted ''Après-midi show''. * On 25 June 1990, the game ''Motus'' was launched on France 2. * He hosted other games such as ''Dingbats'' (1992) and ''Jeux de comédie'' (1996). * He presented the show ''Le Grand Zapping de l'humour'', broadcast on the weekend on France 2. * He led ''40 ° à l'ombre'' on

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. * He hosted several prime-time shows : ''La nuit des rigolos'', co-presented by Valérie Maurice (1993), ''Parlez-moi d'amour'' (2000) and ''Y a quoi à la télé'' (November 14, 1998). * He took part in various shows including ''Surprise sur prise'' or ''Telethon'' (December 2006, with Frédéric Courant and Jamy Gourmaud, hosts of the program ''C'est pas sorcier''). * Thierry Beccaro often replaces

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on ''Télématin'' during his vacations. * Finally, he co-presented ''Le grand code du savoir vivre'' with

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. * He hosted a new game called ''Slam'' on France 2. * In 2019, he leaves the game Motus and France Televisions.

Theatre career

* 1993 : ''Boeing-boeing'' by Marc Camoletti, Théâtre Michel * 1997 : ''Voyage de noces'' by Marc Camoletti, Théâtre Michel * 2010 : ''Coach'' by Julie Carcuac, Théâtre Saint Georges

References

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