Pierre Brassard (born April 24, 1966) is a French-Canadian actor, comedian, television personality, and radio broadcaster. He is associated with

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and known for his phone call hoaxes. In one publicized incident, Brassard, thinly disguised as a television reporter, encountered former Canadian prime minister

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at the 1993 Montreal Film Festival. After Brassard asked a series of absurd questions, Trudeau ripped off Brassard's fake beard, slapped the prankster in the face, and aimed a kick at his groin. In 2021 he was a competitor on '' Chanteurs masqués'', the Quebec adaptation of the ''

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'' franchise. He sang Les B.B.'s "Fais attention" in costume as a speckled trout, but was the second person eliminated from the competition.Élizabeth Lepage-Boily
"Chanteurs masqués : La truite mouchetée révèle quelle chanson elle aurait interprétée par la suite"
''Showbizz'', September 27, 2021.

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1966 births Living people Male actors from Montreal Canadian radio hosts Canadian male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian television hosts Comedians from Montreal Canadian male comedians {{Quebec-bio-stub