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Brutal death of William Pinville, historic voice of Questions for a Champion

It is a cult voice of French television which has passed away. This Thursday, November 21, journalist Clément Garin reported the death of William Pinville, who died last Tuesday following a heart attack. He was known as the historic voice of Questions for a champion between 1992 and 2016 on 3in particular by announcing the candidates, the prize pool or even by presenting the gifts and the famous encyclopedias and other suitcases. Acolyte of Julien Lepers, William Pinville left the show at the same time as the famous host, who was replaced by journalist Samuel Étienne in February 2016.

A cult voice

An actor specializing in dubbing thanks to his deep voice, William Pinville had other activities in parallel with Questions for a championnotably in advertisements, or even on the radio, he who went through Radio TSF, Pacific FM, Laughter and Songs before becoming an antenna director at Radio Latina. In 1990, he hosted the first NTM and IAM concert at the Palais des sports in Saint-Denis.

The tribute to William Pinville

On Facebook, Patrick Winzelle, William Pinville's former radio colleague, paid a vibrant tribute to his tragically deceased friend: “My friend, my brother of a thousand adventures left without warning me. How hard it is to say that William is dead… Heart attack. I'm devastated and I'm crying, it's stupid. We laughed so much together and made us laugh too. Hello old brother, you leave me with unforgettable memories… Our last restaurant, a whole afternoon rebuilding our career. I can still hear your voiceover and this way of attacking the word. My grief is immense.

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