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    Jean Lapointe

    1935-12-06 (88 years old) in Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada

    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.

    Movies

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    My Very Own Circus
    57 %|Aug 14, 2020
    Comedy, Drama
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    Crying Out
    49 %|Sep 24, 2010
    Drama
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    Snow & Ashes
    32 %|May 16, 2010
    Drama, Thriller, War
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    The Canadiens, Forever
    57 %|Dec 4, 2009
    Comedy, History, Drama
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    Truffle
    62 %|Aug 22, 2008
    Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction, Horror
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    Looking for Alexander
    66 %|Oct 29, 2004
    Drama
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    The Last Tunnel
    54 %|Mar 12, 2004
    Crime, Drama
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    Les Immortels
    45 %|Sep 26, 2003
    Comedy
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    The Bottle
    66 %|Oct 13, 2000
    Comedy, Drama
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    Never Too Late
    40 %|Aug 26, 1996
    Comedy
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    The Saracen Woman
    70 %|Feb 15, 1992
    Drama
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    An Imaginary Tale
    42 %|May 26, 1991
    Drama
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    Ding et Dong : Le film
    70 %|Dec 7, 1990
    Comedy
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    Hot Dogs
    20 %|Sep 26, 1980
    Crime, Comedy
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    Angela
    44 %|Nov 10, 1977
    Drama
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    J.A. Martin Photographer
    62 %|May 26, 1977
    Drama
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    One Man
    0 %|Apr 26, 1977
    Drama, Thriller
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    Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
    0 %|Jan 13, 1976
    Comedy, Drama
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    Hot Water, Cold Water
    58 %|Jan 4, 1976
    Comedy
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    Tout feu, tout femme
    0 %|May 27, 1975
    Comedy
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    Orders
    74 %|Sep 27, 1974
    Drama, History
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    Once Upon a Time in the East
    54 %|May 26, 1974
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
    10 %|Jan 1, 1974
    Comedy
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    O.K.... Laliberté
    0 %|Nov 1, 1973
    Drama, Romance
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    Master Cats
    0 %|Jun 9, 1971
    Comedy
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    Two Women In Gold
    39 %|May 21, 1970
    Comedy
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    YUL 871
    58 %|Jul 30, 1966
    Drama

    Series

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    La semaine des 4 Julie
    20 %|Jan 6, 2020
    Talk
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    Les Beaux Malaises
    80 %|Jan 22, 2014
    Comedy
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    Club social
    0 %|Sep 25, 2008
    News
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    Viens voir les comédiens
    0 %|Sep 20, 2002
    Talk
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    L'Académie des 9
    0 %|Sep 13, 1982
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    Champs-Elysées
    62 %|Jan 16, 1982
    Talk
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    Duplessis
    0 %|Feb 8, 1978
    War & Politics, Drama
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    Le Grand Échiquier
    80 %|Jan 12, 1972
    Reality