Denis Bouchard (born October 9, 1953) is a Canadian actor and playwright from

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. He is most noted for his performances in

Denise Filiatrault Denise Filiatrault, (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director. Biography Filiatrault attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series '' Moi et l'autre'' (1967–71 ...

's 1998 film ''

It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux ''It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux'' () is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Denise Filiatrault and released in 1998. The film was based on the comedic novel by Michel Tremblay. The film centers on a group of women in Montreal who meet once a week ...

(C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'', for which he received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the

1st Jutra Awards The 1st Jutra Awards were held on March 7, 1999 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 1998."Red Violin makes sweet Jutra music: Wins nine awards, including best picture, best director". ''Montreal Gazette'', Mar ...

in 1998, and

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's 1999 film '' Winter Stories (Histoires d'hiver)'', for which he received a

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nomination for Best Actor at the

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in 2000. Originally from L'Abord-à-Plouffe, a village which has since been amalgamated into the city of Laval, Bouchard has acted in film, television and stage roles since the late 1970s. His noted roles have included the television series ''

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'', ''

He Shoots, He Scores ''He Shoots, He Scores'' () is a Canadian '' téléroman'', or television drama series, revolving around a fictional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and revival series on TQS in ...

(Lance et compte)'', ''

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'', '' Avec un grand A'' and ''Annie et ses hommes'', the films ''

Unfaithful Mornings ''Unfaithful Mornings'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and Jean Beaudry and released in 1989.

(Les matins infidèles)'', ''

An Imaginary Tale ''An Imaginary Tale'' () is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by André Forcier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Librar ...

(Une histoire inventée)'', '' Love Me (Love-moi)'', '' La Florida'', ''

The Ideal Man ''The Ideal Man'' () is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by George Mihalka and released in 1996. The film stars Marie-Lise Pilote as Lucie, a successful magazine editor who feels her biological clock ticking as she has reached the age of 3 ...

(L'homme idéal)'', ''

The Barbarian Invasions ''The Barbarian Invasions'' () is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arcand ...

(Les Invasions barbares)'', '' The Little Queen (La Petite reine)'' and ''

The Fall of the American Empire ''The Fall of the American Empire'' () is a 2018 Canadian crime thriller film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Alexandre Landry, Maxim Roy, Yan England and Rémy Girard. It is about a man (Landry) who, after an armed robbery i ...

(La chute de l'empire américain)'', and a 1980s stage revival of

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's ''Fridolinades''.Matthew Fraser, "Fridolin's as funny as ever". ''

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'', January 27, 1987. He was formerly married to actress Sandra Dumaresq, with whom he has one son.Élizabeth Lepage-Boily
"Denis Bouchard parle amoureusement de sa nouvelle conjointe"
''Showbizz'', October 29, 2010. In a 2020 interview on

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's television talk show ''La semaine des 4 Julie'', he spoke for the first time about his relationship with his new wife, a funeral director whom he met while doing radio promotion for his death-themed theatrical play ''Le dernier sacrement''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouchard, Denis 1953 births Living people 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Quebec Writers from Laval, Quebec