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Martin Drainville
Martin Drainville (born August 21, 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor and comedian from Quebec. He is best known for his role in the film '' Louis 19, le roi des ondes'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994. Career Drainville appeared in the films '' Nelligan'', '' The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal)'', '' It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'', '' The Score'' and '' Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)'', and the television series '' Million Dollar Babies'', ''Scoop'',"Scoop star Drainville flattered by first film lead; `I made people laugh and I enjoyed it'". '' Montreal Gazette'', March 26, 1994. '' Caméra Café'', '' Lol:-)'', ''Moi et l'autre'', '' Série noire'', ''Piment Fort ''Piment Fort'' was a popular Quebec humoristic game show hosted by the colorful Normand Brathwaite which aired on TVA (Canadian TV network), TVA from 1993 to 2001. Piment Fort means "hot pepper" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Série Noire (2014 TV Series)
''Série noire'' is a Quebec Comedy drama thriller series which was originally broadcast on Radio-Canada and TOU.TV in 2014–2015."Série noire one cool film-noir dramedy" '''', January 9, 2014. The series centres on Denis () and Patrick ( Vincent-Guillaume Otis
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Dieu Merci!
''Dieu merci!'' (''Thank God!'') is a French language Quebec television series based on the Australian series, ''Thank God You're Here ''Thank God You're Here'' is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons and on Seven for the fourth season. Ea ...''. This version began on September 27, 2007, on TVA on Sundays at 7 pm, and differed from the original in that it used actors, singers and other artists. During its fall upfronts, TVA announced the show as ''Thank God You're Here'', indicating that the show's final title had not yet been decided. External links Official website 2007 Canadian television series debuts 2000s Canadian reality television series 2010s Canadian reality television series 2012 Canadian television series endings TVA (Canadian TV network) original programming Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Petite Vie
''La petite vie'' was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. In total, 59 episodes were created plus 3 specials, two for Christmas and one for New Year's 2000. Widely considered a classic of the Quebec television, it was the first Canadian TV show (of either English or French language) to ever gather more than 4 million viewers, a performance it achieved twice in 1995 (since surpassed by ''Bye Bye 2018'' with 4.41 million). Synopsis The stories of ''La petite vie'', sketch and television show, revolve around the strange couple simply known as ''Pôpa'' and ''Môman'' (Quebec Joual for ''pa'' and ''ma''). The sketch was memorable for the pillow talk scenes with the beds comically placed straight up so the actors, seemingly laid on the bed but still standing (a pun with the French saying «''histoire à dormir debout''» "''story to sleep s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Cadieux II
''Laura Cadieux II'' (french: Laura Cadieux...la suite) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Denise Filiatrault and released in 1999. A sequel to the 1998 film ''It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C'est à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'', the film placed the characters from the first film, which was a direct adaptation of the novel by Michel Tremblay, in an original story written entirely by Filiatrault. In the film, Laura Cadieux (Ginette Reno) and her friends are taking a cruise on the St. Lawrence River to celebrate Laura's 50th birthday."Laura takes a cruise: Cadieux, part deux, offers laughs, but lacks depth of original". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 3, 1999. Laura is trying to fend off the advances of the ship's captain (Michel Dumont); Alice Thibodeau (Sonia Vachon) is freely flirting with nearly all of the men on board while Albert (Martin Drainville) is struggling to make his own feelings for her known; Lucille Bolduc (Adèle Reinhardt) is unsuccessfully trying to catch the eye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Homme Idéal
''L’Homme idéal'' is a 1997 French film directed by Xavier Gélin. Synopsis Marie, incapable of choosing between three marriage proposals, decides to give up. Circumstances mean that the three men meet. Far from being hostile, Stéphane, Fabrice and Paul console each other.... Cast * Pascal Légitimus as Stéphane * Christophe Malavoy as Fabrice * Daniel Russo as Paul * Amélie Pick as Marie * Zabou Breitman as Madeleine * Fanny Cottençon as Claire * Mylène Demongeot as Guillemette * Christine Boisson as Nicole * K-mel as Grégoire * Marie Fugain as Sabine * François Berléand François Berléand (; born 22 April 1952) is a French actor. He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in ''Le Bureau'', the French version of '' The Office'', produced by Canal+. He also appeared in the 2002 fi ... as The Balto's man * Rita Lafontaine as Lucie's mother References External links * 1997 films 1997 comedy films French comedy fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Florida (film)
''La Florida'' is a Quebec comedy film, released in 1993.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 79. The film was directed by George Mihalka, and written by Suzette Couture and Pierre Sarrazin. Synopsis The film stars Rémy Girard and Pauline Lapointe as Léo and Ginette Lespérance, a married couple who, after facing one too many Montreal winters, move their family to Fort Lauderdale, where they buy a motel catering to "snowbirds". However, their new business runs afoul of "Big Daddy" ( Raymond Bouchard), an established motel operator and local crime boss, who makes it his mission to drive the Lespérances out of business. The Lespérances may, however, have an ally in Jay Lamori (Jason Blicker), a local businessman of uncertain motives who may or may not be what he seems. Award nominations The film received eight Genie Award nominations at the 14th Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Girard), Best Actress ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Stories
''Montreal Stories'' (french: Montréal vu par...), also titled ''Montreal Sextet'' in some releases, is a Canadian drama film, released in 1991 as an homage to the city of Montreal, Quebec on the occasion of its 350th anniversary.''Montréal vu par ...'' at 's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Written and directed by , , |
Ding Et Dong
''Ding et Dong'' was a Canadian comedy duo from Quebec, consisting of Serge Thériault as "Ding" and Claude Meunier as "Dong". They are most noted for their eponymous 1990 comedy film, which was based on their prior stage show. '' La Presse'', June 15, 2017. In the film, Ding and Dong are aspiring comedians, who begin performing door-to-door comedy shows but find their collaboration threatened when a wealthy dying man names them as the heirs in his will, leaving them $30 million toward the creation of their own theatre company and thus sparking creative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lessons On Life
''Lessons on Life'' (french: Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1989.Charles-Henri Ramond"Trois pommes à côté du sommeil – Film de Jacques Leduc" ''Films du Québec'', March 12, 2009. The film stars Normand Chouinard as an unnamed magazine journalist who is reflecting on his life, and the important influence of three women on it, on the occasion of his 40th birthday.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 44. The cast also includes Paule Baillargeon, Paule Marier, Hubert Reeves, Marcel Sabourin, Guy Nadon, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Frédérique Collin and France Castel. The film won the Prix Luc-Perreault from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma The Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) is a Canadian organization of film critics from Quebec. Formed in 1973, the organization currently presents two annual awards, the Prix Luc-Perreault for be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Lee (actor)
Greg Lee (born March 3, 1962) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. Biography Lee was born in Hebron, Nebraska. He attended York College in York, Nebraska, and Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City in the early 1980s. Lee co-hosted (with Molly Scott) Nickelodeon's variety show ''Total Panic'' from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1991, he stayed on Nickelodeon to be an announcer for another show, ''Outta Here!'' He is best known for his roles as ACME's Special (later Senior) Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits on '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' and as the voice of Mayor/Principal White on ''Doug''. Lee got his start acting in television commercials and bit parts in different films and TV shows. He worked as a contestant coordinator on '' Double Dare''. Lee currently is a player with Tokens, a variety show from Nashville, Tennessee, that performs at the Ryman Auditorium. His character is Brother Preacher. He was also hired for the show ''NewsRadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game Show)
''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' was an American half-hour children's television game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Broderbund. The show was hosted by Greg Lee, who was joined by Lynne Thigpen, and the a cappella vocal group Rockapella, who served as the show's house band and comedy troupe. The series was videotaped in New York City at Chelsea Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios and co-produced by WQED and WGBH-TV, and aired on PBS stations from September 30, 1991, to December 22, 1995, with reruns continuing to air until May 31, 1996. A total of 295 episodes over five seasons were recorded. The show won seven Daytime Emmys and a 1992 Peabody Award. In 2001, ''TV Guide'' ranked the show at No. 47 on its list of 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time. The show was created partially in response to the results of a National Geographic survey that indicated Americans had alarmingly little knowledge of geography, with one in four being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
