Biography

Daniel Cohn-Bendit was born on April 4, 1945 in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. He is a writer and actor, known for C'est la vie (1991), Un amour à Paris (1987) and Wind from the East (1970). He has been married to Ingrid Apel since 1987. They have one child.

Influential public figure of the May 1968 events in France. Later a politician for the Green Party.

Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).

Franco-German political figure.

(1994-) serving as Green Party member of European Parliament

Wrote and published texts in the '70s that defended pedophilia and tried to normalize it. He also described own experiences as a kindergarten teacher with children as "erotic". These comments later resulted in a public controversy in Germany, when in 2013 the Green Party was forced to discuss its early acceptance of pedophilia.

The sexuality of a child is something marvelous. You have to be sincere, serious, it's something else with the little ones, but when a 5-year-old girl starts to undress you: It's amazing, because it's a game. An incredibly erotic game. [on French TV, 1982 - translated]