Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian from

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Career

Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality, with success as a stand-up comedian in the early 1990s. He had his first film role in the 1997 film '' Heads or Tails (J’en suis!)'', attaining greater success the following year with a recurring role as a hockey player in the '' Les Boys'' franchise. With François Flamand, he launched the theatre troupe Le Nouveau Theatre Insolite, which debuted with a French-language adaptation of

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's ''

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'' in 1997, with Huard in the lead role. He cemented his credentials as the co-star and co-writer of '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop'', now the most successful domestic film at the box office in the history of Canadian cinema. In 2007 he made his debut as a director with ''

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(Les 3 P’tits cochons)'', which was a hit in Quebec and won the Golden Reel Award for the top-grossing Canadian film of the year. He followed up in 2010 with '' File 13 (Filière 13)'', and has also directed short films and episodes of the television series '' Taxi 0-22'' and '' Escouade 99''. In 2020 he launched a talk show, ''La Tour'', on

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. He hosted the show for two seasons until leaving in 2022. In 2023 he hosted ''LOL: Qui rira le dernier?'', the Quebec adaptation of the international '' Documental'' franchise. In 2024, he was named the recipient of the

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, the

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's lifetime achievement award for acting, at the

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.Connie Thiessen
"Canadian Academy to recognize Blue Ant Media CEO, among others"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', May 1, 2024.

Personal life

He was married to singer Lynda Lemay in the 1990s, having one daughter with her before their divorce. He remarried in 2011 to singer Anik Jean. Their son, Nathan Jean-Huard, had an acting role in his mother's directorial debut film '' My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère)'' in 2023."Anik Jean dévoile les photos de casting de son fils"
'' Noovo Moi'', June 5, 2023.

Filmography

Feature films

* 1997: '' Heads or Tails (J’en suis!)'' * 1997: '' Les Boys'' – T-Guy * 1998: ''Les Boys II'' * 2000: '' Life After Love (La vie après l’amour)'' * 2000: '' Stardom'' – Montreal Talk-Show Host * 2001: ''Les Boys III'' * 2003: '' How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'' * 2003: '' Red Nose (Nez rouge)'' * 2003: '' Evil Words (Sur le seuil)'' * 2004: '' Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'' * 2005: '' Maman Last Call'' * 2006: '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' – David Bouchard * 2007: ''

(Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' * 2009: '' Cadavres'' * 2010: ''

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'' – Bastien Lavallée * 2011: '' Starbuck'' – David Wozniak * 2012: '' Le Projet Omerta'' – Steve Bélanger * 2014: '' Mommy'' - Paul Béliveau * 2015: '' My Internship in Canada'' - Steve Guibord * 2017: '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2'' - David Bouchard * 2020: '' My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi)'' - Bill * 2023: '' My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère)'' - Paul

Television

* 1993-1994: ''Là tu parles'' * 1998: ''Réseaux'' * 2006: '' Au nom de la loi'' * 2006: ''

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'' * 2006: '' Le Cœur a ses raisons'' * 2006: ''Music Hall'' * 2007: '' Taxi 0-22'' * 2023: '' LOL: Qui rira le dernier?''

Awards and accolades

References

External links

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Patrick Huard official website
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Patrick Huard official website
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