Léon Zitrone

Director | Actor

Date of birth : 11/25/1914

Date of death : 11/25/1995

City of birth : Petrograd, Russian Empire [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

Léon Zitrone was born in Russia in 1914 and around 1920 he moved to France with his family. He graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris in 1948 and in 1959 he joint RTF. He was best known for hosting "Intervilles" alongside Guy Lux, commentating on the Tour de France on 6 times, hosting the French coverage for the Olympics between 1964 and 1992, commentating on the Eurovision Song Contest and hosted the 1978 Edition alongside Denise Fabre.