Stéphane Bern
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Stéphane Bern is a journalist, radio host, and French TV presenter. He is known as a specialist in nobility and royalty.
He was inducted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
{Order of Arts and Letters} in January 2010.
in Paris
. He graduated from the École de management de Lyon
in 1985. His mother was from Luxembourg
. He came out
in the magazine Têtu
in October, 2009 and in the documentary "Vie privée, vie publique" (by Mireille Dumas), which aired on France 3
on November 6, 2009.
in 1988. Since 1999 he has been the deputy editor (Events section) of the magazine Le Figaro Madame
.
from 1992 to 1997 before joining Radio Télévision Luxembourg
and participating in the show "Les Grosses Têtes
". Since 2000, he has produced and hosted the show "Le Fou du roi" on France Inter
, which is the most listened to show in France in this time slot.
political movement for 18 years, but left in 1999.
He was alderman of the 9th arrondissement of Paris from 1999 to 2001, then President of the Conservatory of Music of that area.
A member since its inception in January 2001 of the Academy Grevin, he inaugurated the "Grevin Wax Museum" on 10 March 2008.
Bern is also a member of the Cercle de l'Union interalliée
and the "Institute of the Royal House of France", and a sponsor of the Youth Club of the institute.
He was inducted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
{Order of Arts and Letters} in January 2010.
Personal life
Stéphane Bern went to high school at Lycée CarnotLycée Carnot
The Lycée Carnot is a public secondary and higher education school located at 145 Boulevard Malesherbes in the 17th arrondissement, Paris, France. A prestigious Parisian high school, it is also known as one the best classe préparatoire aux écoles de commerce...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He graduated from the École de management de Lyon
École de Management de Lyon
EMLYON Business School is a French business school. It was founded in Lyon in 1872 by the local business community, and is affiliated to the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It has triple accreditation: EQUIS by the EFMD, AMBA, and the AACSB.-Campuses:EMLYON has three campuses...
in 1985. His mother was from Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. He came out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
in the magazine Têtu
Têtu
Têtu is a gay magazine published in France. It is subtitled in French le magazine des gays et lesbiennes .-History:...
in October, 2009 and in the documentary "Vie privée, vie publique" (by Mireille Dumas), which aired on France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
on November 6, 2009.
Newspapers
Bern was editor of the magazine Dynasty from 1985 to 1987 and then worked as a journalist for Jours de FranceJours de France
Jours de France is a defunct French news magazine which was created and belonged to French industrialist Marcel Dassault. It succeeded to an earlier magazine called Semaine de France and was originally intended as a competitor to Paris Match...
in 1988. Since 1999 he has been the deputy editor (Events section) of the magazine Le Figaro Madame
Le Figaro
Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. It is one of three French newspapers of record, with Le Monde and Libération, and is the oldest newspaper in France. It is also the second-largest national newspaper in France after Le Parisien and before Le Monde, but...
.
Radio
Bern chronicled the royal families on Europe 1Europe 1
Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio network created in 1955. It is one of the leading French radio broadcasters and heard throughout France...
from 1992 to 1997 before joining Radio Télévision Luxembourg
RTL (French radio)
In France, RTL is a popular nation-wide commercial radio network owned by the RTL Group.In 1931, Radio Luxembourg, the public radio network from Luxembourg, was privatised. Beginning in 1946, it could be heard easily in France. Until the 1980s, only the French public radio networks could transmit...
and participating in the show "Les Grosses Têtes
Les Grosses Têtes
Les Grosses Têtes is a daily French radio program on the RTL French radio network, created by Jean Farran and Roger Krecher on 1 April 1977. The host is Philippe Bouvard....
". Since 2000, he has produced and hosted the show "Le Fou du roi" on France Inter
France Inter
France Inter is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and intelligent spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of...
, which is the most listened to show in France in this time slot.
Television
- 1998 to 2003: "Sagas" (TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
) - 2003 to 2006: "20 h 10 pétantes", which became "Friday pétantes" and "Saturday pétantes" (Canal+Canal+Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
) - 2006 to 2007: "L'Arène de France" (France 2France 2France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
) - 2007: "Pourquoi les manchots n'ont-ils pas froid aux pieds?" ("Why don't penguins get cold feet?") (France 2)
- 2010: A program in honor of Philippe BouvardPhilippe BouvardPhilippe Bouvard is the well-known host of French radio program Les Grosses Têtes on RTL and TV program Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard broadcast from 1982 to 1986 on Antenne 2....
, in January 2010 on the occasion of his fifty years of television (France 2) - 2010: "Comment ça va bien!" (France 2))
Public service
He was a member of the Nouvelle Action RoyalisteNouvelle Action Royaliste
The Nouvelle Action Royaliste , is a monarchist political movement marked by a will to found a constitutional monarchy in France.-History:...
political movement for 18 years, but left in 1999.
He was alderman of the 9th arrondissement of Paris from 1999 to 2001, then President of the Conservatory of Music of that area.
A member since its inception in January 2001 of the Academy Grevin, he inaugurated the "Grevin Wax Museum" on 10 March 2008.
Bern is also a member of the Cercle de l'Union interalliée
Cercle de l'Union interalliée
The cercle de l'Union interalliée, also known as the Cercle interallié is a social and dining club established in 1917 at No. 33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, France with Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France, as its second president...
and the "Institute of the Royal House of France", and a sponsor of the Youth Club of the institute.
Works
- Grace KellyGrace KellyGrace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...
(2007), co-edited by Albin Michel – Nostalgie, Paris, 2007, 139 p. (ISBN 978-2-226-15220-6) - Oubliez-moi, (2009) ed. Flammarion, Paris (ISBN 978-2081208506)
- Une vie de chien. Les animaux chéris des grands de ce monde, (2009) ed. Albin Michel, Paris (ISBN 978-2226192950)
- Au coeur de l'Écosse, (2009) ed. Flammarion, Paris, (in collaboration with Franck Ferrand, William de Laubier, and Angelika Cawdor) (ISBN 978-2-08-122670-8)
- Le livre fou… du roi, (2010) ed. Flammarion, Paris (ISBN 978-2081233430)
- Secrets d'histoire, (2010) ed. Albin Michel, Paris
- Dictionnaire amoureux des royautés, (2010) ed. Plon, Paris (ISBN 978-2259206099)
External links
- Gotha, the official website of Stéphane Bern
- StéphaneBern.com