Jean Lapointe
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1935-12-06
- Died
- 2022-11-18
- Place of birth
- Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
L'Académie des 9
1982
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self
Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self
Poivre et sel
1983
as Le professeur
Club social
2008
as Self
Les Beaux Malaises
2014
as Marcel Coiteau
Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros
2008
as Self
Duplessis
1978
as Maurice Duplessis
Movies (30)
Angela
1977
as M. Lebrecque
Truffle
2008
as L'homme maigre et sec
My Very Own Circus
2020
as Guédille
One Man
1977
as Ben Legault
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976
as Bernie
Never Too Late
1996
as Woody
An Imaginary Tale
1991
as Gaston
Orders
1974
as Clermont Boudreau
The Bottle
2000
as Antoine
The Last Tunnel
2004
as Fred Giguere
Hot Dogs
1980
as Don Parchesi
The Saracen Woman
1992
Snow and Ashes
2010
as Thomas
Les Immortels
2003
as Adélard Major
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974
as Une Cléopâtre
The Canadiens, Forever
2009
as Gerry
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
1976
as Polo
O.K.... Laliberté
1973
as Louis
YUL 871
1966
J.A. Martin Photographer
1977
as Adhémar
Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette
2016
as Self
Two Women In Gold
1970
as Sergent Detective Poivrot
The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
1974
as M. Robinson
Master Cats
1971
as Policier
Ding et Dong : Le film
1990
as Euclide
Crying Out
2010
as Grand-Père
Looking for Alexander
2004
as Wilbrod Gadouas
Jean Lapointe, Pour une dernière fois
2022
Clearing Skies
as le père
Tout feu, tout femme
1975
as François Chartrand
About Jean Lapointe
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 h… With 40 credits spanning from 1966 to 2022, Jean Lapointe has appeared in 30 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean Lapointe Movies
- Angela (1977) — as M. Lebrecque
- Truffle (2008) — as L'homme maigre et sec
- My Very Own Circus (2020) — as Guédille
- One Man (1977) — as Ben Legault
- Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… (1976) — as Bernie
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