Louis-José Houde (born October 19, 1977 in Saint-Apollinaire,

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) is a French-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his performances in films such as ''

Bon Cop, Bad Cop ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' is a 2006 Canadian dark comedy- thriller buddy cop film about two police officers – one Ontarian and one Québécois – who reluctantly join forces to solve a murder. The dialogue is a mixture of English and French. The ...

'' in 2006, '' Father and Guns (De père en flic)'' in 2009, '' A Sense of Humour (Le Sens de l'humour)'' in 2011 and '' Compulsive Liar (Menteur)'' in 2019. Houde has hosted two TV shows on

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: ''Louis-José Houde, à suivre...'' (2005) and ''Ici Louis-José Houde'' (2006). In 2003, he won a

Félix Award The Félix Award (french: Trophée Félix or Prix Félix) is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' ( ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian ...

for comic show of the year. He championed '' Un petit pas pour l'homme'' by Stéphane Dompierre in '' Le combat des livres 2006''. He is a graduate of Quebec's École nationale de l'humour.

Personal life

He was in a relationship with actress Magalie Lépine-Blondeau until the couple announced their separation in early 2019."Séparation pour Louis-José Houde et Magalie Lépine-Blondeau"
'' Le Journal de Montréal'', February 21, 2019.

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* * 1977 births French Quebecers Living people Comedians from Quebec People from Chaudière-Appalaches Male actors from Quebec Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian stand-up comedians {{canada-comedian-stub