Mick Jagger once won $19,000.00 challenging a couple of his
countrymen to a game of petanque while in Cannes. They had completely underestimated his
skills.
One of the first orders, in 1991, to petanqueamerica.com came from
David Lee Roth, of "Van
Halen" fame. He had discovered the game while vacationing in French Polynesia.
Morley Safer
("60 Minutes") is an avid player,
who once wrote an entire New York Times Magazine article about petanque (and the
appropriate dishes to go along with it). Now he plays with famous chef Jacques Pepin.Peter Gabriel - remember "Genesis" ? There's a movie called
"Family Portrait" about his 2002-2003 tour with David Rhodes, Tony Levin, Ged
Lynch and others, during which they spend a great deal of time playing petanque.
|  Brigitte Bardot at St Tropez Karl Lagerfeld organized a Chanel Petanque Party in May 2010 place des lices at St Tropez.
 Johnny Depp's partner french actress and singer Vanessa Paradis also plays petanque occasionally at St tropez.
Diane Kruger at Chanel Petanque Day Actor Joshua Jackson has the right throw.
Actress Sofia Loren and Carlo Ponti in St Tropez 1958.
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 Johnny Depp plays at le boulodrome du Plan de la Tour when in France. His partner Vanessa Paradis also plays occasionally.
French actor singer Yves Montand played regurarly at St Paul de Vence
Bill Cosby devoted one of his Cosby Shows to petanque in 1988. It was an
hilarious episode! Diedrich Bader: better known as Oswald, on
the Drew Carey Show. Perhaps the fact that he grew up in Paris has something to do with his love for petanque! Governor Bob Taft of Ohio really enjoys playing petanque with
his friends and guests.
The famous singer, Henri Salvador, playing in the Doublette, place des Invalides in Paris back in 2001. |
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Diedrich Bader: better known as Oswald, on
the Drew Carey Show. Perhaps the fact that he grew up in Paris has something to do with his love for petanque!