Laurent Ruquier
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Laurent Ruquier at the Casino de Paris in 2013
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| Born |
24 February 1963 Le Havre, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | journalist, satirical comedian, columnist, radio & TV presenter, lyricist, author, screenwriter, impresario, theatre owner. |
Laurent Ruquier (born 24 February 1963 in Le Havre) is a French television and radio host, producer, and satirical comedian. He is also a lyricist, writer, playwright and producer of shows, and owns his own theatre. Since September 2006, he has been the host of On n'est pas couché on France 2 every Saturday evening.
Ruquier grew up in a large family of modest means, the second of five siblings. His father, Roger Ruquier, now deceased, was a boilermaker at construction sites in Le Havre and his mother, Raymonde Ruquier (1924-September 2015), was a housewife.
In high school, Laurent entertained his friends by publishing his first satires in the school newspaper. At first he studied accounting (he obtained a DEUG in Economic and Social Administration (AES) at the Le Havre site of the University of Rouen and a Diploma from the Institute of Technology (DUT) in Business Management and Training administration (GEA).
He also attended a course in Constitutional Law given by Patrice Gélard. Upon the advice of the latter, he finally turned to humour. In 1986, he did 21 months of military service as a conscientious objector at the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs.
His mentor was Pierre Doris, whose black humour he was particularly fond of.
Between 1983 and 1986, he made his debut on the local radio stations in Le Havre: Radio Force 7,Ocean Gate Radio, and Radio FMR in Rouen. At first, he mainly presented the show "The Little Heads", using the concept of the show "The Big Heads" on RTL with local comedians and other entertainers from the station.
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