Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 6, 1935
Place of Birth:
Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
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Jean Lapointe
Biography
Jean Lapointe (born December 6, 1935) 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | My Very Own Circus | Guédille |
| 2016 | Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette | Himself |
| 2010 | Crying Out | Grand-Père |
| 2010 | Snow & Ashes | |
| 2009 | The Canadiens, Forever | Gerry |
| 2008 | Truffle | L'homme maigre et sec |
| 2004 | The Last Tunnel | Fred Giguere |
| 2004 | Looking for Alexander | Wilbrod Gadouas |
| 2003 | Les Immortels | Adélard Major |
| 2000 | The Bottle | Antoine |
| 1996 | Never Too Late | Woody |
| 1992 | The Saracen Woman | |
| 1991 | An Imaginary Tale | Gaston |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong : Le film | Euclide |
| 1980 | Hot Dogs | Don Parchesi |
| 1977 | J.A. Martin Photographer | Adhémar |
| 1977 | Angela | M. Lebrecque |
| 1977 | One Man | Ben Legault |
| 1976 | A Pacemaker and a Sidecar | Polo |
| 1976 | Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… | Bernie |
| 1975 | Tout feu, tout femme | François Chartrand |
| 1974 | Orders | Clermont Boudreau |
| 1974 | The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds | |
| 1974 | Once Upon a Time in the East | Une Cléopâtre |
| 1973 | O.K.... Laliberté | Louis |
| 1971 | Master Cats | |
| 1970 | Two Women In Gold | Sergent Detective Poivrot |
| 1966 | YUL 871 | |
| Clearing Skies | le père |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | La semaine des 4 Julie | Self |
| 2014 | Les Beaux Malaises | Marcel Coiteau |
| 2008 | Club social | Self |
| 2008 | Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros | Self |
| 2002 | Viens voir les comédiens | Self |
| 1983 | Poivre et sel | Le professeur |
| 1982 | L'Académie des 9 | Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1978 | Duplessis | Maurice Duplessis |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |