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Jean Lapointe

Actor

Jean Lapointe

1935 – 2022Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada⇄ Compară

Jean Lapointe (December 6, 1935 - November 18, 2022) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris. He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums have been produced by Yves Lapierre. He was also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and was named to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001 where he sat as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. Lapointe was also a life member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada Post. In 2005, Lapointe was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal. Jean Lapointe owned the sprinter Diapason whose wins included the 1984 Nearctic Stakes and who was voted the Sovereign Award as that year's Canadian Champion Sprint Horse.

Născut

6 decembrie 1935

Zodie

Săgetător

Decedat

18 noiembrie 2022

Locul nașterii

Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada

Filme

27

Activ

1966 – 2020

Ani de carieră

54+

Film iconic

Les ordres

Universul filmelor sale

Dramă41%
Comedie36%
Istoric5%
Thriller5%
Crimă5%
Horror2%
SF2%
Romantic2%
Război2%

Colaborări frecvente

Regie · 2 filme

Claude Fournier

Deux femmes en or, Les chiens chauds

Regie · 2 filme

André Forcier

Une histoire inventée, L'eau chaude, l'eau frette

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Filme

27 filme
24 din 27