Dan Bigras (born 23 December 1957) is a
francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
rock singer and
actor from
Canada. He has released a number of albums of rock music, beginning with ''Ange Animal'' in 1990.
He is the spokesman of ''Refuge des Jeunes de Montréal'' (meaning Refuge of Montreal's youth), an agency to help homeless and at-risk youth. The organisation produces ''le show du Refuge'' each year.
Early life
Bigras was born in
Montreal,
Quebec. He left home at age 16 and began playing rock music in bars.
Career
Bigras was discovered by rock singer
Gerry Boulet in 1983. In 1990 he released his first album, ''Ange Animal''. A year later, his song "Un bateau dans une bouteille" was performed as part of the city of Montreal's 350th anniversary celebration. His second album, ''Tue-Moi'', was nominated for a
Félix Award.
Bigras worked as an actor in the ''30 Vies'' television series. He was seen nationally in a pair of
CBC miniseries dramas about Canadian
biker gang
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s called ''
The Last Chapter The Last Chapter may refer to:
* Fallada: The Last Chapter, a 1988 East German drama film
*The Last Chapter (TV series), a 2002 Canadian television miniseries
* The Last Chapter (album), a 2010 album by R.K.M & Ken-Y
* Terrorizer: The Last Chapter, ...
'' (2002), and ''
The Last Chapter II: The War Continues'' (2002), as Roots Racine, the impetuous leader of the Montreal chapter of the Triple Sixers, a fictional group loosely based on the
Hells Angels.
[ These series were produced in English and French. He was nominated for a ]Genie Award
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for Best Achievem