What inheritance did Thierry Ardisson left to his loved ones? Before disappearing, the man in black confided in his fortune and the goods he should transmit to his family …
The late animator Thierry Ardisson had meticulously prepared his burial, which took place this July 17 at the Saint-Roch church in Paris. But what inheritance was the nickname “man in black” leave to his loved ones?
Thierry Ardisson, lucid on his fortune: “I am not rich …”
Considered by some as a genius of the small screen, Thierry Ardisson has permanently marked the French audiovisual landscape with its unique tone and innovative ideas. He leaves behind him programs that have become cult as Everyone talks about it Or Hi Terrans! He also introduced original formats, like 93, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoréa program in which Thierry Ardisson received his guests around an intimate dinner. A great career which, over the years, has also allowed him to build a solid fortune.
The husband of the presenter of the TF1 JT, Audrey Crespo-Mara, had confided in Jordan luxury to his fortune without detour: “I am not rich like Arthur, but I have enough to hold up to 106 years“. In The Parisian In 2021, he had already recognized that he could have built a greater fortune if he had made other strategic choices: “I did not make a fortune. I would have been richer if I had sold my Endemol box, like Fogiel or Karl Zero. But I have always favored my freedom“He had explained without filter.
Thierry Ardisson: What real estate did he have?
The host has never hidden his lifestyle. In 2023, in an interview with ReleaseThierry Ardisson revealed that his monthly expenses amounted to around 20,000 euros. A substantial sum which, according to him, included not only the social charges and salaries of his employees, but also the costs linked to the maintenance of his real estate, which he could bequeath, in addition to his fortune, to his relatives, his wife Audrey Crespo-Mara and his three children born of an old union, Manon, 36, Ninon, 34, and Gaston, 29 years old.
On the heritage side, the former advertiser notably had an apartment of 120 m² located rue de Rivoli, in the heart of Paris. A prestigious property to which was added a more recent property. The Journal du Midi Libre had reported that Thierry Ardisson “had just bought a house in the Luberon with his partner, Audrey Crespo-Mara“.