French writer, journalist and actor.
He was a member of the 1990s punk rock group Zabriskie Point as a singer and lyricist.
He published his first novel, "Jouer juste" in 2003. In 2005, he published "Dans la diagonale" and "Un démocrate, Mick Jagger 1960-1969," a fictionalized account of the life of Mick Jagger. In 2006, his third novel "Entre les murs" earned him the Prix France Culture/Télérama.
François Bégaudeau was a movie critic for Cahiers du cinéma and the French version of Playboy. Since September 2006, he has been a columnist for La Matinale and Le Cercle on Canal+ television.
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