Close to François Bayrou, (he followed Francois' presidential campaign in 2007) and to Jack Lang, he died in June 2013 at the age of 59 years.

[9] In September 2011, Julian Bugier was appointed joker (parttime replacement) of David Pujadas, for the Vingt Heures weekday news show on France 2.

[10] From January to May 2012, in anticipation of the 2012 French presidential election, Julien presented the short program Elysee me Monday to Saturday at 7:55 pm just before the France 2 news.

[13] On 27 May 2015, at the entrance to the Pantheon with Pierre Brossolette, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Germaine Tillion and Jean Zay, he presented the special show on France 2 Quatre résistants au Panthéon with consultants at his side Stéphane Bern and Nathalie Saint-Cricq.

Julian Bugier presented, in addition to his work as a part-time substitute, news shows on the weekend between March and July 2015 because of the pregnancy of Marie Drucker.

In 2009, the magazine Têtu designated him as le plus beau mec du PAF (in English: The best looking guy at the TV station)[20].