Gildor Roy (born May 11, 1960) is a Canadian actor. Gildor is the brother of Québécois

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s Luc Roy, Yvon Roy and Maxim Roy.

Biography

He is the former owner of a

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club in the

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, where his wife is from. Gildor Roy played

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in baseball and is a fan of the

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hockey team. Professionally, he was the

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of the

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'' C't'encore drôle'' with Michel Barrette on CKMF, and a regular on the

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'' Piment Fort'', hosted by Normand Brathwaite. From 2002 to 2003, he was the host of the show '' L'île de Gilidor''. In 2009, he was the host of a

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program on TQS named Cafeine.

Awards and nominations

He was nominated for a Genie in the 1992

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s for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for '' Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)'' (

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

Filmography

* ''

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'' (unknown episodes, 1984) .... * '' Épopée rock'' (unknown episodes, 1984) .... Gerry * '' La grand remous'' (unknown episodes, 1989) .... * '' Super sans plomb'' (unknown episodes, 1989) .... Robert Boissonneau * '' Blanche est la nuit'' (1989) .... * '' Ding et Dong, le film'' (1990) .... Chauffeur de taxi * '' The Party (Le Party)'' (1990) .... Jacques * '' Un autre homme'' (1990) .... * '' Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'assassin jouait du trombone)'' (1991) .... Le tatoué * '' Des fleurs sur la neige'' (unknown episodes, 1991) .... * '' Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)'' (1992) .... Louis-Régis Savoie * '' La Florida'' (1993) .... Rheal also

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and

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of ''Rent a Wreck'' and

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of ''La Quete'' (''The Impossible Dream''), '' Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer'', ''Tu m'travailles'', ''Rent a Wreck'' * '' Miséricorde'' (1994) ( TV) .... * ''

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves ''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves'' () is a Canadian comedy film, released in April 1994. The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on television. Unbeknownst to him, however, his prize is to be ...

(Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'' (1994) .... Gai * ''

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'' (1 episode, "Family Secrets", 1994).... Mr. Stevens * '' 10-07: L'affaire Zeus'' (1995) TV

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.... Phil Nadeau * '' 10-07: L'affaire Kafka'' (1996) TV

.... Phil Nadeau * ''Le retour'' (unknown episodes, 1996) .... François Jourdain * ''

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'' (1996) .... Marceau * '' Karmina'' (1996) .... Ghislain Chabot/Patrick * ''

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'' (unknown episodes, 1998) .... Germain Langlois * '' Karmina 2'' (2001) .... Ghislain Chabot * '' The Mysterious Miss C. (La mystérieuse mademoiselle C.)'' (2002) .... Marcel Lenragé * '' Les Boys IV'' (2005) .... Willie * '' May God Bless America (Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique)'' (2006) .... Maurice Ménard * '' Duo'' (2006) .... Étienne Poulin * '' Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'' (2007) .... Claude * ''

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'' (2008) .... Forgeron Riopel * ''

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'' (2012) .... Forgeron Riopel * '' Snowtime!'' (2015) - Chabot * '' District 31'' (2016–present), commander Daniel Chiasson * '' Lâcher prise'' (2017–present) * ''

Ville Neuve ''Ville Neuve'' is a Canadian animated drama film, directed by Félix Dufour-Laperrière and released in 2018. Using traditional animation, ink on paper animation, the film stars Robert Lalonde and Johanne-Marie Tremblay as Joseph and Emma, a divor ...

'' (2018) * ''

Motel Paradis ''Motel Paradis'' (English: ''Paradise Motel'') is a Canadian television crime drama series, which was broadcast on Club Illico from October 11, 2022. Its six episodes are directed by Sophie Deraspe, who co-wrote the screenplay with Stéphane Ho ...

'' (2022) .... Jean Richard * ''

Blue Sky Jo ''Blue Sky Jo'' (, lit. "The Little Girl and the Old Man") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Patrice Sauvé and released in 2024. Adapted from Marie-Renée Lavoie's 2010 novel ''La petite et le vieux'', the film stars Juliette Bharucha ...

(La petite et le vieux)'' - 2024

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Gildor 1960 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors People from Montérégie People from Rouyn-Noranda Canadian television hosts Male actors from Quebec Canadian country singers Canadian male singers Singers from Quebec French-language singers of Canada