Cyril Hanouna Biography
| Full Name | Cyril Valéry Isaac Hanouna |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 23 September 1974 |
| Nationality | French (of Tunisian origin) |
| Professions | Radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer, occasional actor, comedian |
| Notable Show | Touche pas à mon poste (French TV show) |
| Languages | French, Arabic |
Cyril Hanouna Early life
| Name | Hanouna |
|---|---|
| Family | Jewish |
| Parents | Father: Physician |
| Mother: Saleswoman | |
| Arrival | Both arrived in France from Tunis in 1969 |
| Education | Initially pursued medical studies |
| Later studied management | |
| Abandoned studies | |
| Career Goal | Initially aimed to become a certified accountant |
| Academic | Experienced academic difficulties in high school |
Cyril Hanouna Career Highlights
| Year | Career Milestones and Affiliations |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Television debut on Comédie+ as a text composer for trailers |
| 2002 | Co-hosted the third series of La Grosse Émission with Kad et Olivier |
| 2002 | Hosted the radio show “Planet Arthur” on RTL Radio with Manu Levy and Valérie Bénaïm |
| 2003 | Hosted the morning show “Morning Live” on M6 |
| 2008 | Associated with Eurovision Song Contest, presented French tele-votes and provided commentary in 2009 and 2010 with Julien Courbet and Stéphane Bern |
| Present | Affiliated with Europe 1 TV and hosts “Touche Pas à Mon Poste” |
| 2012 | “Touche Pas à Mon Poste” moved to D8 (later C8) with its production team |
| Present | Host of “Nouvelle Star,” the French version of Pop Idol |
| 2011 | Acted in the third installment of “La Vérité si je mens !” |
| Present | Producer of his own entertainment company, H2O Productions |
| 2015 | Retained by Vincent Bolloré for 250 million euros |
| 2019 | Proposed a television show addressing the concerns of French citizens in reaction to the yellow vests movement |
Cyril Hanouna Career Controversies
| Year | Awards and Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Industrial Mistake Award (Gérards de la Télévision) |
| 2013, 2014 | Worst Presenter (Gérards de la Télévision) |
| 2016 | The Presenter Who Doesn’t Need Drugs (Gérards de la Télévision) |
| February 2016 | Depicted as a mosquito sucking out children’s brains by Charlie Hebdo |
| Various | Described as an annoying clown with vulgarities, involved in affairs like offering non-existent gifts, ripping a book during a broadcast, humiliating journalists, making sexist and homophobic jokes |
| February 2016 | Accused of threatening French journalists who refused to appear on his show (Julien Cazarre and Arnaud Ramsay) |
| 2016 | Labeled “tyrannical, pretentious, full of anger,” and accused of managing his team with “scabrous practices” by Society magazine based on evidence from anonymous collaborators |
| 2016 | Described as the “Kim Jong-Il of C8” by Stéphane Guillon (another Canal+ presenter) |
| Nov-Dec 2016 | Two administrative procedures launched against “Touche Pas à Mon Poste” by the Superior Council of Audiovisual due to frequent humiliations and sexist and homophobic statements during the broadcast |
| 2016 | Posted a fake gay dating profile online using a picture of gay model Max Emerson, mocking men who responded to the profile while live on air, triggering complaints and condemnation from LGBT groups |
| Dec 2016 | French association of LGBT journalists counted 42 sexist and homophobic jokes, describing him as an unapologetic promoter of homophobia |
