Interviewed by journalists from LiberationJean-Luc Reichmann revealed the details of his beginnings on television and in particular his modest childhood. Born in Fontainebleau, the host of Twelve strokes of noon attended school in Haute-Garonne, notably at the Saint-Joseph high school and the Sainte-Marie-des-Champs high school in Toulouse. Noted at a very young age for his ease in public, Jean-Luc Reichmann was the victim of a serious motorcycle accident at the age of 23 and spent a year in hospital. After his convalescence, he moved to Paris to try to find a place on the small screen. At this time, the presenter who is celebrating his 64th birthday this year says: “In the evening I went to the concerts at the Palais des sports to interview Gainsbourg or Goldman (…) I lived in Belleville in a maid's room, rue des Couronnes, without money: it was hot“.
A district deemed very dangerous according to the site Paris Anecdote. “The northern districts of Paris, in particular, are considered hotspots and are avoided not only by tourists, but also by locals. The Barbès-Rochechouart, Château-Rouge and Château d'eau districts around the metro stations of the same name are not the most welcoming” we can read.
According to this site, the 19th arrondissement (which is located right next to Belleville in the 20th) is even the most criminogenic place in France.
Jean-Luc Reichmann worked as a Parisian taxi
Before starting on television, Jean-Luc Reichmann was a Parisian taxi driver and therefore knows the corners of the capital perfectly. He explains: “I didn't even know what this job was, but it gave me a chance to get started; I was proud like Artaban to arrive in Paris“.
Now based near Porte de Champerret with his wife Nathalie Lecoultre, the host also has a house in Normandy. In 2020, it was also invaded by water.
