Gérard Vivès

Gérard Vivès
Gérard during Danse avec les stars tour in Paris, 31 January 2015
Born	(1962-11-30) 30 November 1962 (age 54) Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France
Occupation	Actor, television presenter
Years active	1987–present
Height	5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m)
Television	Les Filles d'à côté Les Nouvelles Filles d'à côté Le Juste Prix Danse avec les stars Splash : le grand plongeon

Gérard Vivès (born 30 November 1962) is a French actor, humorist and television presenter. He is better known for playing in the series Les Filles d'à côté from 1993 to 1996, and co-hosting the game show Le Juste Prix from 2009 to 2011, hosted by Vincent Lagaf'.

Gérard Vivès was born on 30 November 1962 in Choisy-le-Roi in the department of Val-de-Marne. He began his acting career in the film Aria (1987), portraying a bodybuilder. In 1992, he briefly appeared in the program Les Nuls L'émission. The same year, he played a small role in the film Les Visiteurs, where he escorts Godefroy le Hardi (played by Jean Reno) when he comes out of the psychiatrist hospital. However, he was uncredited in the film cast.

After playing a few guest roles in a number of AB Productions series including Le Miel et les abeilles, Hélène et les garçons and Le Collège des cœurs brisés, Gérard Vivès became well-known from the audience in the series Les Filles d'à côté, in which he portrays Gérard, an effeminate gym club owner who is a gay stereotype.

The series broadcast on TF1 since 1993, was a success until 1995, period where the actors were progressively replaced one after the other. The series was then renamed Les Nouvelles Filles d'à côté. Playing the character of Gérard, he contributes a lot at the success of the sitcom. In two episodes of the new series, he also portrays Berny, the twin brother of Gérard. The same character of Gérard also appeared in other sitcoms such as Permiers baisers (1994) and La Croisière foll'amour (1996).

After his role in Les Filles d'à côté, Gérard Vivès became a television presenter. He regularly participated at the game show Drôle de jeu on TF1, presented by Vincent Lagaf' and produced by Hervé Hubert.