Thierry Beccaro

Thierry Beccaro
Born	(1956-10-19) 19 October 1956 Saint-Mandé, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Game show host
Known for	Presenter Motus (1990-2019)

Thierry Beccaro (born 19 October 1956) is a French stage actor and TV presenter, with an Italian grandfather and a Breton grandmother. He has a sister, younger by four years. He was primarily known to the general public as the presenter of TV game Motus on France 2 (1990-2019) .

Radio career

He began his radio career in 1978 as an assistant to Macha Béranger at Radio France in the copyright department. In 1981, he became a reporter for Radio Bleue, and then hosted his first radio show Grand-mère et boule de gomme. In 1983, he presented the morning and early afternoon programs on Radio France and on France Inter.

TV career

• In 1983, on TF1 he presented La Une est à vous.
• In 1987, he moved to Antenne 2 with the show Matin Bonheur.
• In January 1990, he hosted Après-midi show.
• On 25 June 1990, the game Motus was launched on France 2.
• He hosted other games such as Dingbats (1992) and Jeux de comédie (1996).
• He presented the show Le Grand Zapping de l'humour, broadcast on the weekend on France 2.
• He led 40 ° à l'ombre on France 3.
• He hosted several prime-time shows : La nuit des rigolos, co-presented by Valérie Maurice (1993), Parlez-moi d'amour (2000) and Y a quoi à la télé (November 14, 1998).
• He took part in various shows including Surprise sur prise or Telethon (December 2006, with Frédéric Courant and Jamy Gourmaud, hosts of the program C'est pas sorcier).
• Thierry Beccaro often replaces William Leymergie on Télématin during his vacations.
• Finally, he co-presented Le grand code du savoir vivre with Sandrine Quétier.
• He hosted a new game called Slam on France 2.
• In 2019, he leaves the game Motus and France Televisions.

Theatre career

• 1993 : Boeing-boeing by Marc Camoletti, Théâtre Michel
• 1997 : Voyage de noces by Marc Camoletti, Théâtre Michel
• 2010 : Coach by Julie Carcuac, Théâtre Saint Georges