Biography: Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author. Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He worked as a songwriter, a singer, a TV presenter, and an author. He was openly gay. He was involved in a racist controversy when he blamed the "black penis" for famine in Africa. He died on 9 May 2008 in Limoges. Source: Article "Pascal Sevran" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.