His deep voice anticipated the (always dynamic) arrival of Julien Lepers on the set of “Questions pour un champion” for almost 25 years. William Pinville, historic voice-over of the France 3 game, died on November 19, 2024, according to information published by blogger Clément Garin that Puremédias is able to confirm.
“William himself carves out the short 5 or 6 second texts which are used to present the candidates”
The voice actor was responsible for briefly describing to viewers the profile of the four protagonists of each show. “William himself carves out the short 5 or 6 second texts which are used to present the candidates“, wrote “Le Figaro” about him in an article published in 2008.
The voice-over regularly punctuated the broadcast with his interventions to indicate the amount of the day's prize pool or announce the gifts to the eliminated candidates after “The 9 winning points”, “The 4 in a row” and “The face to face”. of consolation with which they would leave the studio. William Pinville left the Fremantle-produced game in February 2016 when Julien Lepers was replaced by Samuel Étienne as host of the program. He appeared briefly on air in a program broadcast in April 2015. Puremédias invites you to view the extract at the top of the article.
In addition to “Questions pour un champion”, William Pinville, radio host who worked among others at Pacific FM, Rire et Chansons and Radio Latina – where he served as on-air director – has lent his voice for documentaries, commercials and radio and television or even audio books published by Gallimard jeunesse.
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