Gilles Ste-Croix is a Canadian entrepreneur and the vice president and co-creator of

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...

. He started Cirque du Soleil with co-founder

Guy Laliberté Guy Laliberté, (born 2 September 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil. In January 2018, Laliberté was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the 11th wealthiest ...

. His son, Olivier Rochette, a technician with Cirque du Soleil, was killed by a blow to the head from an

aerial lift An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employe ...

in an on-set accident in November 2016.

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* * Living people French Quebecers Canadian businesspeople Circus owners Cirque du Soleil Canadian billionaires Year of birth missing (living people) Officers of the Order of Canada {{Canada-business-bio-stub