Laurent Paquin (born September 21, 1971 in

Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie, Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the South Shore (Montreal), south shore o ...

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, Canada), is a

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and radio personality from Quebec.

Bibliography

Paquin has hosted several galas for the Just for laughs festival in

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, Quebec. He also played in the comedy musical ''Chicago'' presented at the

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and in Montreal. He also worked on commercials for

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, where he is the voice of the beaver named Bertrand. He also played in the television series ''Histoires de filles''. Paquin performs in two active shows: ''Première impression'', and ''Tout est relatif''. He cohosts the show ''Lève-toi et marche'' with

Guy Jodoin Guy Jodoin (born 1966 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Quebec comedian. He is best known as Capitaine Charles Patenaude in ''Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'' and ''Sucré Salé'' as well as the host of TVA's game show Le Tricheur. In 2020 he appe ...

, Patrice Bélanger and Karine Robert on Montreal radio station

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. He has a son named Albert.

Discography

*2012: ''Chante Laurent Paquin'' #70 CAN

References

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