Pascal Sevran

Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author.

Biography
Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He worked as a songwriter, a singer, a TV presenter, and an author. He was openly gay. He was involved in a racist controversy when he blamed the "black penis" for famine in Africa. He died on 9 May 2008 in Limoges.

As Book Author

 * 1979 : Le Passé Supplémentaire
 * 1980 : Vichy Dancing
 * 1982 : Un garçon de France
 * 1995 : Tous les bonheurs sont provisoires
 * 1998 : Mitterrand, les autres jours about his friendship with François Mitterrand
 * 2006 : Journal (personal diary)

As songwriter
He wrote many songs, including :
 * Il venait d'avoir 18 ans
 * Comme disait Mistinguett
 * C'est à Brasilia (music : Henri Betti)

As TV show presenter

 * from 1984 to 1991 : La chance aux chansons (chance to songs) on TF1 channel, then from 1991 to 2000 on France 2 channel.
 * Chanter la vie Sing the life
 * Entrée d'Artiste, his last TV show, stopped in 2007

As an actor

 * 1991 : Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück