This Thursday, November 21, the death of William Pinville, the voice-over of Questions for a champion. Julien Lepers reacted to this news in Culture Media on Europe 1.
A cult voice has died down. This Thursday, November 21, the TV Conseil agency announced that the actor William Pinville had died. His face was not necessarily known, but his voice is inseparable from the game show Questions for a champion. He worked for 25 years alongside Julien Lepers as a voice-over for the program. He presented the candidates, gave the amount of their prize pools or even revealed the gifts they could win. Julien Lepers, who hosted the game alongside him, reacted to this sad news in Culture Media on Europe 1.
Death of William Pinville: Julien Lepers was still in contact with the voice-over of Questions for a champion
Contacted by our colleagues from Europe 1, Julien Lepers confided that he spoke regularly with William Pinville. “Last week I wished him on his birthday. And then, we talk about children, we talk about family, we talk about all that. I text him, he texts me back all the time“, he began. The host confided that he had something in common with his former colleague. “And at the end, we end with: 'Here, I'm sending you a candy, today's candy is a little Quincy Jones!' Because we loved music, he loved it, he was like me, we had the same tastes. We lived an extraordinary 25 years together.“, he concluded. Julien Lepers announced that he will be present at the funeral of William Pinville.
William Pinville presented a broadcast of Questions for a champion
Very close friends, Julien Lepers and William Pinvile shared a lot during these 25 years working together. On April 1, 2015, he made an appearance on television by welcoming viewers in place of the host. “What we're going to do tonight, you're going to present the show in my place, I'm going there. I am a spectator and you are a presenter! Good luck William!“, then launched Julien Lepers. A memory which will remain engraved in the latter's memory for years to come.
