Patrick Boyard, known professionally as Patrick Roy (b. April 17, 1952; d. February 18, 1993) was a French radio and television presenter.
Life and Career[]
Radio Career and Television Beginnings[]
In 1976, Roy graduated from the Ecole Francaise d'Attaches de Presses (French Home School). From 1977 to 1992, he hosted a radio programs Vanille Fraise (Vanilla Strawberry), Passe-Present (Past-Present), Destination Bonheur (Destination Happiness) and Bienvenue a board (Welcome to Board) on RMC.
In the meantime, he appeared in 1982 in the television program Les Fugues a Fugain hosted by Michel Fugain on TF1 and on Cadence 3 on FR3 with Guy Lux.
Career on TF1[]
He joined TF1 in 1987. He replaced intermittently Eric Galliano on Les Grades Oreilles (Big Ears) and the hosted L'Affaire est dans le sac (It's in the Bag) from October 1987 to June 1988. He became very popular hosting on the same channel Le Juste Prix [The Right Price] (French version of The Price is Right from July 1988 to November 1992 and Une Famille en Or [A Gold Family] (French version of Family Feud) from July 1990 to October 1992.
From 1990 to 1992, he co-hosted with Philippe Risoli and Christian Morin the variety program Succes Fous (Crazy Successes), in which a number of famous bands and singers appeared as guests. During Summer 1991, he co-hosted Intervilles (French version of It's a Knockout) with Philippe Risoli and Guy Lux.
Anecdote with Patrick Sebastien[]
In 1992, in a broadcast of the game show Une Famille en Or (A Gold Family), he became a victim of a hoax organized by Patrick Sebastein disguised as a contestant, confronting and tricking him during the game. He is among the celebrities (especially presenters of TF1) who were tricked by Sebastien in the program Le Grand Bluff (The Grand Bluff) broadcast on December 26, 1992.
Death and Tribute[]
In October 1992, Roy was diagnosed with bone cancer and was sent to the hospital. Philippe Risoli replaced him to host Le Juste Prix (The Right Price) on November 10 of that year.
He died on February 18, 1993 of that cancer in Villejuif in the Val-de-Marne. As a very popular presenter, the tribute of TF1 during the Journal de 20 heures (8 p.m. News) made the record audience of the year. The channel also broadcast all episodes of the variety program Succes Fous (Crazy Successes) during the Summer of 1993.
He is buried in Saint-Benoit in the department of Vienne where his parents live.
In the memory of their child, his parents published a book titled Patrick Roy, ecrit par Colette et Pierre Boyard (Patrick Roy, Written by Colette and Pierre Boyard), prefaced by Jean-Pierre Foucault.