1. Son of the conductor Raymond Julien Lepers and the singer Maria Remusat, and grandson of the painter Claude Remusat, Julien Lepers was born in Paris but spent his childhood in Antibes, then in Saint-Die-des-Vosges.
10 Facts About Julien Lepers
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Julien Lepers studied law at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, and became licentiate.
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Julien Lepers won a presenter contest organised by Jean-Pierre Foucault at the radio station RMC where he became a radio host, from 1973 to 1978.
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Julien Lepers debuted as a television host in France in 1986, at the age of 36, on FR3 in La Nouvelle Affiche, and then in the breakfast television show Telematin on Antenne 2.
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From November 1988 until February 2016, Julien Lepers hosted Questions pour un champion, the French version of the game show Going for Gold.
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Julien Lepers has written many songs for Sylvie Vartan, Michel Delpech and Sheila.
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On 4 January 1994, Julien Lepers, suspected of tax avoidance, was given a one-year suspended prison sentence as well as a fine of 150,000 French francs.
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In 2009, Julien Lepers appeared in a radio advertisement for Saint-Yorre, a brand of bottled mineral water.
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In September 2010, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Julien Lepers says he would enjoy being a news anchor for France 3.
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Julien Lepers has made several appearances in movies and series where he plays himself.