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Jean Lapointe

Actor / Politician / Comedian / Singer-songwriter | * 12/06/1935 († 86, 11/18/2022) | Price (Canada)
Jean Lapointe, (December 6, 1935 – November 18, 2022) was a Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a 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 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 campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984, he was appointed to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001, where he served as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was appointed 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. Lapointe died on November 18, 2022, at the age of 86. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | History

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Awards & Nominations for Jean Lapointe

Officer of The Order of Canada Officer of The National Order of Quebec
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Movies with Jean Lapointe as Actor(26)

as Guédille2020 My Very Own Circus
as Grand-Père2010 Crying Out
2008 Truffle
as Wilbrod Gadouas2004 Looking for Alexander
as Fred Giguere2004 The Last Tunnel
as Adélard Major2003 Les Immortels
as Antoine2000 The Bottle
as Woody1996 Never Too Late
as Gaston1991 An Imaginary Tale
as Euclide1990 Ding et Dong : Le film
as Lawyer1980 Hot Dogs
as Adhémar1977 J.A. Martin Photographer
as M. Lebrecque1977 Angela
as Ben Legault1977 One Man
as François Chartrand1975 Tout feu, tout femme
as Clermont Boudreau1974 Orderers
as Une Cléopâtre1974 Once Upon a Time in the East
as Louis1973 O.K.... Laliberté
as Sergent Detective Poivrot1970 Two Women In Gold
1966 YUL 871

TV Shows/Series with Jean Lapointe as Actor(5)

as himself2020 La semaine des 4 Julie
as Marcel Coiteau2014 Les Beaux Malaises
as himself1982 Champs-Elysées
as Maurice Duplessis1978 Duplessis
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier

Full Name: Jean Lapointe
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Friday, 12/06 1935 (December) in Price (Canada)
Died: Friday, 11/18 2022 (November) in Montreal (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: French (FR)
Siblings: Gabriel Lapointe
Father: Arthur-Joseph Lapointe
Other names for Jean Lapointe (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Arthur Louis Philippe Jean Marie Lapointe"
Jean Lapointe frequently works together with these people:
Claude Fournier (12x, Crew)
Julien Clerc (5x, Actor)
Tino Rossi (5x, Actor)
Jean-Thomas Jobin (5x, Actor)
Marcel Sabourin (5x, Actor)
André Forcier (5x, Crew)
Françoise Berd (4x, Actress)
J. Léo Gagnon (4x, Actor)
Denis Drouin (4x, Actor)
Guy L'Ecuyer (4x, Actor)
Sophie Clément (4x, Actress)
Thérèse Morange (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:165210, Added: 07/07/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024