Jean-Pierre Coffe

Born: 1938-03-24

Jean-Pierre Coffe (24 March 1938 – 29 March 2016) was a French radio and television presenter, food critic, and author. Jean-Pierre Coffe spent a major part of his childhood in the town where he was born, Lunéville. He never knew his father, mobilized in 1937 and killed on the field of battle in 1940. He was raised by his mother, who took over the family hairdressing salon. His grandmother was a cook and his grandfather a market gardener. His mother left Lorraine for Paris where he studied at boarding school. At the age of 13, he was seized by a passion for theatre. After completing his studies, he took classes at the Cours Simon and had a number of small jobs at the same time. Jean-Pierre Coffe then began a career in television in the early 1980s. He joined Canal+ on November 4, 1984 and appeared on a number of occasions in the programs hosted by Michel Denisot. In 1992 and 1993, he made his first appearances in La Grande Famille hosted by Jean-Luc Delarue and Demain hosted by Michel Denisot for the cooking theme. He then joined the French public television channels where he hosted a cooking program with children titled Comment c'est fait ? ("How is it done?") from 1992 to 1993 on France 3, followed in 1994 by C'est tout Coffe ("This is all Coffe") on France 2. He joined private channel TF1 in 1999 to present Bien jardiner ("Gardening well"), produced by Jean-Luc Delarue, who finally decided to end the broadcast soon after, which marked the end of their friendship. In 2003, he joined Michel Drucker on France 2 where he served as a food critic in the program Vivement dimanche prochain. On 5 September 2012 he announced his departure of the program to spend more time on writing.


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Violette Nozière

as uncredited
Released: 1978-05-24

Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a...

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Swann in Love

as Aime
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Mia and the Migoo

as Nenesse
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What a Flash!

as uncredited
Released: 1972-10-03

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All Mixed Up

as Le commissaire de police
Released: 1985-03-19

After the death of her little boy, Anita wants to take her own life.

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These Kids Are Grown-Ups

as Charles
Released: 1979-03-14

When a real-estate promoter attempts to take over the homes of two electronics whizzes and boot...

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The Associate

as L'employé du magasin de squelettes
Released: 1979-08-22

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Make Room for Tomorrow

as Brigitte's Husband
Released: 1979-06-06

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Le Dernier Baiser

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Released: 1977-05-11

The meeting of two women of the same age. One is a taxi driver, a little idealistic and romantic...

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Champs-Elysées

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First aired: 1982-01-16

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Apostrophes

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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Vivement dimanche

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First aired: 1998-09-20

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Nulle part ailleurs

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First aired: 1987-08-31

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La Parenthèse inattendue

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First aired: 2012-10-31

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Panique dans l'oreillette

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First aired: 2008-09-06

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Yummy Yummy!

as Narrateur
First aired: 2013-04-15

Healthy eating reviewed in an alternative form, light hearted and funny, while getting across a...

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