The Q showquestions for a champion is in mourning. William Pinville, actor who was his historic voice-over, has died, we have learned BFMTV on Thursday November 21, 2024 with TV Conseil, the agency responsible for communication for the daily game of France 3.
Julien Lepers pays tribute to William Pinville, historic voice-over of Questions for a champion
At the microphone of Culture Media this Friday, November 22 on Europe 1, Julien Lepers, who hosted QPUC until 2016, reacted with emotion to the disappearance of William Pinville. “Last week, I wished him on his birthday. And then, we talk about the kids, the family, we talk about all that. I text him, he texts me back all the time”confided the one who revealed that he had been “flirted” by Claude François.
“And at the end, we end with: 'Here, I'll send you a candy. Today's candy is a little Quincy Jones!' Because we loved music, he was like me, we had the same tastes. We had an extraordinary 25 years together.added, moved, the former emblematic host of Questions for a champion. He also informed our colleagues that he would be present at the funeral of William Pinville.
Julien Lepers allowed William Pinville to present Questions for a champion
Julien Lepers presented the daily game on France 3 from 1988. William Pinville joined four years later. For twenty-five years, he was responsible for presenting the candidates and communicating to viewers the amounts of the winnings and the gifts won in the show. Like the host, whose son Guillaume is a wrestler, the actor was thanked for Questions for a champion in 2016.
Game aficionados had the opportunity to discover the face of William Pinville on April 1, 2015. He launched the show before Julien Lepers joined him on set. “What we're going to do this evening, you're going to present the show in my place. I'm going there. I'm a spectator and you're a host! Good luck William!”the host told him.