A name engraved forever at TF1. At the end of his 1 p.m. diary this Friday, July 7, 2023, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau announced to viewers the disappearance of Gilles Amadodirector in particular of the programs Sacred Eveningor concerts of Motherfuckers. The man died on July 7, at the age of 74. Working on the first channel since the 1980s, he was one of the pillars of TF1. It was he who, from 1995, signed the retransmission of the July 14 parade alongside Jean-Claude Narcy. This one, moreover, paid tribute to him in a text published by TF1 Info: “your mischievous smile, the way you looked at the worldyour natural empathy for others will be missed by all of us.” writes the journalist who also recalls the many direct from the director, dedicated to the celebrations of the anniversaries of historical events, such as “The Normandy landings andProvence, the liberation of the concentration camps.” And to add: “We have also (…) accomplished the television feat of holding 27 hours of live airtime for the transition to the Year 2000”.
He had the look, the director’s eye. We owe him our most beautiful TV shows of the 80s and 90s. Gilles Amado left to join some of the artists he had sublimated, and who will give him a guard of honor in paradise. Thank you for these twenty years of complicity!
— Jean-Pierre Foucault (@Foucault_JP) July 6, 2023
“Gilles Amado left to join some of the artists he had sublimated”
For his part, the presenter of Sacrée Soirée, Jean-Pierre Foucault posted a tribute on Twitter: “He had the look, the director’s eye. We owe him our most beautiful TV shows of the 80s and 90s.”And to greet his friend: “Gilles Amado left to join some of the artists he had sublimated, and who will give him a guard of honor in paradise”, “Thank you for these twenty years of complicity!” It should also be remembered that this now-lamented man had received, in 2012, the Grand Prize for author-director of the audiovisual sector during the presentation of the Grands Prix Sacem.
⚫ – We have learned of the disappearance of Gilles Amado. For nearly 30 years, he produced numerous special editions for the information of @TF1All our thoughts to his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/VoV6r1eouk
— TF1Info (@TF1Info) July 7, 2023
It is therefore in this context of tributes and memories that Marie-Sophie Lacarrau wanted to salute the memory of this great television director to her viewers at the end of her 1 p.m. newspaper this Friday, July 7 on TF1. But by aligning the record figures of the latter, the beautiful journalist was a little overwhelmed… “We have learned of the disappearance of Gilles Amado. Star director here at TF1, for thirty years he will have married kings and princesses, buried the greatest and celebrated birthdays that have marked history. she begins. Then continue stumbling: “Also to his credit, more than 14… er, more than 20 14-July and the longest program was for the transition to the Year 2000, 26 hours live.” A mistake quickly forgiven!
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