Overview
- The funeral on July 17 at Église Saint-Roch adhered to Ardisson’s “dress code” requiring guests to wear his signature black outfits
- He personally chose a playlist including songs by George Harrison, John Lennon, David Bowie and Jean-Louis Aubert to accompany the ceremony
- Around a thousand figures from politics, media and entertainment attended, notably Brigitte Macron, Gabriel Attal, Laurent Baffie and Léa Salamé
- On July 16 TF1 aired Audrey Crespo-Mara’s documentary “La face cachée de l’homme en noir”, now streaming on TF1+, which charts his life, faith and decade-long battle with liver cancer
- His wife Audrey Crespo-Mara and his three children, Manon, Ninon and Gaston, oversaw the meticulously staged farewell that underscored his enduring influence on French television