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Jean Lapointe (December 6, 1935 - November 18, 2022) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator.
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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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 6, 1935
Died
November 18, 2022
Birthplace
Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Never Too Late
1996
My Very Own Circus
2020
Snow & Ashes
2010
O.K.... Laliberté
1973
Hot Dogs
1980
Orders
1974
Master Cats
1971
Truffle
2008
The Last Tunnel
2004
One Man
1977
Angela
1977
The Bottle
2000
Les Immortels
2003
YUL 871
1966
Two Women In Gold
1970
The Saracen Woman
1992
The Canadiens, Forever
2009
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974
Ding et Dong : Le film
1990
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