Manuel Tadros

Hany Manuel Tadros (; born 30 September 1956) is an Egyptian-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor. He currently works and lives in Quebec.

Early life

Tadros was born in Cairo, Egypt to a Christian family. His father, Emmanuel Saadi Tadros, was a Copt, and his mother, Suzette Sawaya, was of Lebanese descent. Tadros's parents immigrated to Quebec when he was ten years old. His father bought him a guitar when he was 12 and he started composing and singing, eventually performing at the ''Vieux Damas'' venue in Saint Vincent.

Career

His fame began to grow after he took part in ''Première chance'', a TV program hosted by Fernand Gignac for new talents, in which he sang "Je t'aime, tu sais". Soon after this, he released his first album ''Manuel Tadros'' which featured the song "Un trésor de velours" that topped the Quebec charts. He was also known for his song "Isabelle". Tadros also hosted the variety shows ''Jeunesse'' and ''Pop Express'' between 1982 and 1984 on Télé Métropole.

Toward the end of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s Tadros turned to writing songs for other artists, including the hit tune "C'est zéro" for Julie Masse. He also wrote for Véronic Dicaire, Roch Voisine, Nicole Martin, Patrick Norman and Natasha St-Pier and for shows including Cirque du Soleil's '' Alegria''

At the beginning of the 1990s, Tadros diversified, doing voice-overs for movies and TV series. He acted on stage including in the 2001 play '' Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour''. He also hosted the educational magazine ''Code d’accès'' between 1998 and 2000.

Tadros wrote the French versions of the music in ''Chicago'' in 2003 (including the French-language musical comedy adaptation of the film) and ''Nostalgia'' in 2004. He is the voice of Rodrigo Borgia in the Ubisoft game '' Assassin's Creed II'' and its follow-up '' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' in addition to the short film '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage''. He has dubbed close to 750 films and series.

Personal life

Tadros is a founding member and administrator of ArtistI, an organization that oversees the payment of royalties to artists.

Diabetic from a very young age, he is known for his involvement as a spokesman for ''Fondation de la recherche sur le diabète juvénile'' (FRDJ) for many years.

Tadros was married to Geneviève Dolan, a Québécois public college administrator, with whom he had a son, film director and actor Xavier Dolan. Tadros and Dolan divorced in 1991, when their son was 2 years old. Tadros also has another son from a previous relationship with a woman named Diane.

On 28 August 2021, Tadros married Québécois writer Émilie Ndejuru, with whom he had been in a relationship since 2016.

Filmography

*1996: ''Omerta, la loi du silence'' as Frank Vastelli(TV series)
*1997: ''Omerta 2, la loi du silence'' as Frank Vastelli (TV series)
*1997: ''Twist of Fate'' as Dr. Hassan
*1998: ''Pendant ce temps...'' as a Mafioso
*1998: ''Meurtrière par amour'' (The Girl Next Door) as Carlo (TV)
*1999: ''Omertà 3, Le dernier des hommes d'honneur'' as Frank Vastelli (TV series)
*1999: ''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'' as Mimi Sebella (TV)
*2000: ''La Promesse''
*2001: ''The Warden'' as Diaz (TV)
*2002: ''Le Dernier Chapitre'' as Carlos Vasquez (TV series)
*2002: '' A Loving Father (Aime ton père)'' as M. Azouz (film)
*2002-2005: '' Watatatow'' as Luigi Del Vecchio (TV series)
*2003: '' How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'' as a Biologist
*2003: '' Beyond Borders'' as a Chechen mobster
*2005: '' Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père)'' as a doctor
*2005: ''Human Trafficking (Trafic d'innocence)'' as Miguel, a Mexican smuggler (TV series)
*2008: '' The American Trap (Le piège américain)'' as Joseph Valachi
*2008: ''Casino'' as Kia (TV)
*2009: '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage'' as Rodrigo Borgia (short film)
*2009: '' I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)'' as a concierge
*2010: '' The Bait (L'Appât)'' as MC
*2013: '' Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme)'' as the bartender
*2016: '' X-Men: Apocalypse'' as Clan Akkaba Leader
*2020: '' The Sticky Side of Baklava (La Face cachée du baklava)''
*2022: '' Montreal Girls'' - Hani
*2022: '' Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (Dounia et la princesse d'Alep)''

;Video games
*2009: '' Assassin's Creed II'' as Rodrigo Borgia
*2010: '' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' as Rodrigo Borgia

Theater and musical comedies

*1995: ''Le Bijou''
*1998: ''A vos souhaits''
*1998: ''Jerusalem the Musical''
*2000: ''Un cadeau du ciel''
*2002: '' Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour'' as Prince of Verona
*2004: ''Nostalgia''

References

External links

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20th-century Canadian male singers
Canadian male songwriters
Male actors from Quebec
Egyptian people of Lebanese descent
Canadian people of Coptic descent
Canadian people of Lebanese descent
1956 births
Living people
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Egyptian emigrants to Canada