Christian Jeanpierre

Christian Jeanpierre (also spelt Jean-Pierre, born 9 April 1965) His grandparents were farmers. He studied at the Journalists Training Center in Montpellier. Jeanpierre is a supporter of Toulouse FC, and rugby union team Stade Toulousain. At TF1, he then became a reporter, and then a columnist. Jeanpierre covered the Rugby World Cups between 1995 and 2019. In January 2005, they were replaced by Thierry Gilardi. After the death of Gilardi in 2008, Christian Jeanpierre returned as Téléfoot presenter. His first programme was dedicated to Gilardi. Co-presenters alongside Jeanpierre included and , and Bixente Lizarazu made some host appearances on the show. and continued to cover other matches at Euro 2016, He commentated on seven matches, including England against Slovakia, and also interviewed French manager Didier Deschamps two days after France's first match of the tournament against Romania. Jeanpierre was then demoted to only covering minor matches. He left TF1 in 2020;

Works In 2015, Jeanpierre wrote a book Quarante-Huit Deux-Tiers (48 and two-thirds) about his interactions with famous people, including Arsène Wenger, Christian Califano, Lionel Messi, Kad Merad and . In 2021, Jeanpierre wrote a novel 2026, l'année où le football deviendra américain (2026, the year when football becomes America).

Jeanpierre, Christian, Quarante-Huit Deux-Tiers (48 and two-thirds), , 2015 (in French) Hourcade, Bertrand, Jeanpierre, Christian, Sorry, good game ! : Le dico bilingue du rugby, La Maison du Dictionnaire, 2019 (dual language English and French) Jeanpierre, Christian, 2026, l'année où le football deviendra américain (2026, the year when football becomes America), Solar, 2021,