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Franz-Olivier Giesbert

Franz-Olivier Giesbert (born January 18, 1949, in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American-born French journalist, author, and television presenter. Giesbert worked for Le Figaro from 1988 to 2000 and for Le Point starting in 2000. In 2013, he wrote the scenario of a documentary about his relationship with the former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, secrets d’une présidence. ("Nicholas Sarkozy, secrets of a presidency"). Giesbert hosts the cable television, weekly, literary show Le Gai Savoir on Paris Première. In 1999, the show won the Richelieu price of the Association for the Defense of French Language. Since October 2011, he hosts Les Grandes Questions on France 5. And starting in 2012, he also hosts on France 3 the monthly show Le Monde d'après ("The world after"). In 2007, he wrote the biography of Marseille's mobster Jacky le Mat, l'Immortel, adapted by Richard Berry. In 2018, he is attacked by Asia Argento and Marlène Schiappa, for explaining actresses presented as crucified and raped by Harvey Weinstein had to know what happened than, analyzed as Gaslighting, Slut shaming and Victim blaming. In 2021, the pedophile writer Gabriel Matzneff, describes him as an unwavering support. He was criticized byt Laure Adler for regretting that people didn't speak french, at the train station of Marseille. Source: Article "Franz-Olivier Giesbert" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Jan 18, 1949 In Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the series Vivement dimanche 1998-09-20
Latest Project:
Movie 214, rue de Rivoli : Le dîner spécial 20 ans 2023-12-16
Known For
Poster of Juppé, le ressuscité
Poster of Ministre ou rien
Poster of François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996
Poster of François Mitterrand et la guerre d'Algérie
Filmography
Movie 214, rue de Rivoli : Le dîner spécial 20 ans 2023-12-16
Movie Mitterrand, président culturel Self 2021-05-12
Movie Juppé, le ressuscité 2016-10-03
Movie Ministre ou rien Self 2014-06-25
Movie The New Watchdogs Self 2012-01-11
Movie François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996 Self 2011-05-10
Movie François Mitterrand et la guerre d'Algérie Self 2010-11-01
Series Salut les Terriens ! Self (guest) 2006-11-04
Movie Who Is Bernard Tapie? Self - Editor-in-Chief, Le Figaro 2001-09-08
Movie Les Guignols de l'info - L’Exclusive des 10 ans des Guignols Self, Directeur des Redactions du Figaro 1999-02-19
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20