Nagui 1468504 224288939 2008-07-08T04:43:34Z Tabletop 173687 fix '''Nagui Fam''', born on [[November 14]] [[1961]] in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], is a Franco-Egyptian [[TV]] and [[radio]] presenter. In his professional life he goes by his first name '''Nagui'''. == Biography == His family left Egypt in 1967 and Nagui has never returned. His [[Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Greek Orthodox]] [[Egypt|Egyptian]] father was a university professor of [[French literature]], and his mother was a professor of [[classical studies]]. After a period in [[Aix-en-Provence]] and in [[North America]] the family settled in [[Cannes]] in the French [[département]] of [[Alpes-Maritimes]]. During the 1980s he escaped his commercial studies at [[École des Hautes Études Commerciales|HEC]] by participating in [[pirate radio]] (such as Radio [[Vintimille]]), and created, in 2004, a radio of his own: Loisirs AM. In 1988, he was hired by the French radio network [[RTL (French radio)|RTL]]. His television career began in 1987 on [[Métropole Télévision|M6]], and switched to [[TF1]] in 1989. He became well known at the beginning of the 1990s with his game show ''[[Que le meilleur gagne]]'' (''May the Best One Win'') on La Cinq, which he carried over to [[France 2]], which he joined in May 1992. His fame has been marked by frenetic humour in the part-[[parody]] ''[[N'oubliez pas votre brosse à dents]]'' (''[[Don't Forget Your Toothbrush]]'') or by a much more laid-back tone in the more serious ''Que le meilleur gagne''. The former has received some harsh criticism, notably for using a pistol-shaped microphone to question the show's contestants. ''L'Appel de la couette'' (''Invitation to the Duvet'') has received similar criticisms form TV critics as it welcomes celebrity guests in their pyjamas, reclining in bed. Nonetheless, in 1993 he also created a benchmark musical show ''[[Taratata]]'' where artists performed "live". [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taratata]] He founded his own production house, Air Productions, situated at the [[Plaine Saint-Denis]]. In 1996, he found himself caught up in the media turmoil swirling around host/producers at [[France 2]]. He was criticized for lucrative and advantageous clauses in contracts for his broadcasts. He then decided to host programs on the private channel [[TF1]], while remaining a producer on the public channel, including ''[[Taratata]]''. In 1999 he attempted to take on the difficult job of succeeding [[Philippe Gildas]] and [[Antoine de Caunes]] on the [[Canal Plus|Canal+]] show, ''[[Nulle part ailleurs]]'' (''Nowhere Else''), a role that had already defeated [[Guillaume Durand]]. Nagui's failure chilled relations between the host/producer and the network until 2005, when a live musical show to be produced by Nagui was announced. In 2003 he returned to France 2 to present a game show, ''Le Coffre'' (''[[The Vault (game show)|The Vault]]''), then the revival of ''Intervilles'' (''Intercity'') during the summer of 2004. Currently he hosts a daily game show called ''Tout le monde veut prendre sa place''[http://programmes.france2.fr/tout-le-monde-veut-prendre-sa-place/22611338-fr.php], meaning in French "Everybody wants to take his/her place" (the place being that of the current champion on the show), on [[France 2]]. The game concept has been bought by [[Michael Davies]], the [[Power of Ten]] producer. In addition, since mid december 2007, he is hosting a musical game show: ''N'oubliez pas les paroles''[http://programmes.france2.fr/n-oubliez-pas-les-paroles/index.php?numsite=300&page=article&id_article=637&id_rubrique=301],which is the French version of the US show: [[Don't Forget the Lyrics!]] On radio, he is currently hosting the morning show on [[Virgin Radio (France)]] (the successor to Europe 2), from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m, where he regularly invites musicians for live shows. == External links == * [http://site.voila.fr/ainsivanagui Ainsi va Nagui] A fan's tribute (in French): "Cette bio est faite de tout ce que Nagui nous a livré. Le reste n'appartient qu'à lui" ("This biography comes from everything that Nagui has revealed to us. The rest belongs only to him") * [http://www.airprod.com/ Air Productions] Nagui's production house (in French) * [http://perso.easynet.fr/~ingridb/biographie.html Page personnelle sur Nagui] Unofficial Web site by another fan of Nagui's (in French)—no longer updated * [http://blog.france2.fr/nagui] Nagui's unofficial Blog [[Category:French television presenters]] [[Category:Egyptian television personalities]] [[Category:Greek Egyptians]] [[Category:French people of Egyptian descent]] [[fr:Nagui]]