Philippe Vignolo, known as Philousports (3 October 1971 – 19 June 2021) was a French internet personality.[1][2][3] He was best known for his GIFs[4] and sports commentary on Twitter since April 2011, where he had over 260,000 followers.[5] He suffered from myopathy and had been using a wheelchair since the age of nine.[6]
Philousports | |
|---|---|
| Born | Philippe Vignolo 3 October 1971 Marseille, France |
| Died | 19 June 2021 (aged 49) Pietracorbara, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Influencer |
Biography
editVignolo was born in 1971 in Marseille and began living with a host family in Corsica in 2014.[7] In 2016, he started gaining popularity for his coverage of Ligue 1, in which several clubs enabled him to buy a wheelchair.[8][9] In 2018, his Twitter account was suspended due to a crackdown on Ligue 1 for the production of GIFs, which sparked outrage.[10][11]
In 2019, Vignolo published his autobiography, Moi, Philousports, with Hachette.[12]
Philippe Vignolo died of a heart attack in Pietracorbara on 19 June 2021.[13][14] Minister of France Roxana Mărăcineanu,[15] Kylian Mbappé, André-Pierre Gignac, Fabien Galthié, Allan Saint-Maximin and many others paid tribute to him.[16]
Publications
edit- Philousports (2019). Moi, Philousports : [la biographie inédite de Philousports, le Zidane du Gif]. Mickaël. Grall. Vanves. ISBN 978-2-01-704695-0. OCLC 1134669940.
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References
edit- ^ "Philippe Vignolo de "Philousports" est mort, vague d'hommages sur Twitter". HuffPost (in French). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Twitter suspend momentanément le compte de @philousports, "le roi du gif"". Europe 1 (in French). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Arbrun, Clément (22 January 2017). "Qui est Philousports, le roi du gif qui tacle le monde du sport ?". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Henry, Michel (27 May 2016). "Philousports : ça roule !". Libération (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Philousports, personnalité sportive des réseaux sociaux, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Vinstock, Benoit (18 April 2019). "Philousports, myopathe marseillais devenu star de Twitter". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Commolet, Clément (15 December 2020). "IMMERSION. Philousports, son quotidien, ses rituels : 24 heures avec la star de Twitter". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Demey, Juliette (5 June 2016). "Philou, roi de Twitter dans un fauteuil". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Elan du coeur pour offrir un fauteuil roulant à Philousports, roi des gifs sur Twitter". L'Expres (in French). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Guillou, Clément (29 January 2018). "En censurant Philousports et ses GIF, la LFP se tire une balle dans le pied". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Twitter se mobilise et obtient la réapparition du compte de "Philousports", suspendu pour "violation de droits télé"". France Info (in French). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Bérard, Christophe (11 March 2019). ""Moi Philousports" : celui qui fait rire Twitter depuis son fauteuil vous raconte sa vie". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Immense vague d'émotion après la disparition de "Philousports", figure du sport sur les réseaux sociaux". Le Figaro (in French). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Philousports, star de Twitter, est mort". Le Point (in French). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Simon, Cyril (19 June 2021). "Mort de Philousports : de Mbappé à l'OM en passant par Maracineanu... le monde du sport sous le choc". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Philousports, figure du sport sur les réseaux sociaux, est mort". L'Équipe (in French). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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