Jean LeClerc (; born July 7, 1945) is a Canadian actor best known for his work in the

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as Jeremy Hunter on the American daytime

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s ''

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'' and '' Loving'' in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

LeClerc first started his career in Quebec on the television series '' Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut''. Roles in Québécois movies followed, culminating in his first English-speaking role in the 1976 Canadian film, '' Strange Shadows in an Empty Room''. That same year, he acted in a television

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about the life of

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, playing the role of Bernhardt's husband

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, and the following year he played a film director in the horror anthology film '' The Uncanny''. LeClerc moved to the United States in 1982, playing the part of a French doctor on the soap opera '' The Doctors''. He played similar roles on ''

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'' and ''

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'' before being offered the role of American Jeremy Hunter in 1985. In 1991, LeClerc and his ''

'' costar

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made an extended appearance on another ABC soap opera '' Loving'' for the November sweeps period in an effort to boost the show's ratings. LeClerc left ''All My Children'' in 1992 to join ''Loving'' full-time until his character was killed off in 1995. In 2001, LeClerc briefly reappeared on ''All My Children'', with his character Jeremy appearing as a ghost. LeClerc most recently appeared in a '' Patty Duke Show'' television reunion special and in the 2005 film ''Idole instantanée''. He also appeared on Broadway as the title character in a production of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leclerc, Jean Canadian male soap opera actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Montreal 1948 births Living people