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person_profile-Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe Died at age: 86

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jean Lapointe

Date of Birth:

Dec 06, 1935

Country of birth:

Canada

Died:

Nov 18, 2022

Biography of

Jean Lapointe

    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.

    Source: Article "Jean Lapointe" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Jean Lapointe

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Filmography of

Jean Lapointe

Found 26 Movies in total

My Very Own Circus

Guédille ( Actor )

... 2020

Crying Out

Grand-Père ( Actor )

... 2010

... 2010

The Canadiens, Forever

Gerry ( Actor )

... 2009

Truffle

Actor

... 2008

Looking for Alexander

Wilbrod Gadouas ( Actor )

... 2004

The Last Tunnel

Fred Giguere ( Actor )

... 2004

Les Immortels

Adélard Major ( Actor )

... 2003

The Bottle

Antoine ( Actor )

... 2000

Never Too Late

Woody ( Actor )

... 1996

... 1992

An Imaginary Tale

Gaston ( Actor )

... 1991

Ding et Dong : Le film

Euclide ( Actor )

... 1990

Hot Dogs

Lawyer ( Actor )

... 1980

Angela

M. Lebrecque ( Actor )

... 1977

J.A. Martin Photographer

Adhémar ( Actor )

... 1977

One Man

Ben Legault ( Actor )

... 1977

... 1976

Tout feu, tout femme

François Chartrand ( Actor )

... 1975

Orders

Clermont Boudreau ( Actor )

... 1974

Once Upon a Time in the East

Une Cléopâtre ( Actor )

... 1974

... 1974

O.K.... Laliberté

Louis ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1971

Two Women In Gold

Sergent Detective Poivrot ( Actor )

... 1970

YUL 871

Actor

... 1966