Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 06, 1935
Died
Nov 18, 2022
Place of Birth
Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Credits
40 titles
Jean Lapointe
Biography
Jean Lapointe (December 6, 1935 - November 18, 2022) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris. He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums have been produced by Yves Lapierre. He was also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and was named to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001 where he sat as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. Lapointe was also a life member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada Post. In 2005, Lapointe was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal. Jean Lapointe owned the sprinter Diapason whose wins included the 1984 Nearctic Stakes and who was voted the Sovereign Award as that year's Canadian Champion Sprint Horse.
Known For
Filmography
Jean Lapointe, Pour une dernière fois
My Very Own Circus
Guédille
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette
Self
Les Beaux Malaises
Marcel Coiteau
Crying Out
Grand-Père
Snow and Ashes
Thomas
The Canadiens, Forever
Gerry
Club social
Self
Truffle
L'homme maigre et sec
Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros
Self
Looking for Alexander
Wilbrod Gadouas
The Last Tunnel
Fred Giguere
Les Immortels
Adélard Major
Viens voir les comédiens
Self
The Bottle
Antoine
Never Too Late
Woody
The Saracen Woman
An Imaginary Tale
Gaston
Ding et Dong : Le film
Euclide
Poivre et sel
Le professeur
L'Académie des 9
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Hot Dogs
Don Parchesi
Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis
Angela
M. Lebrecque
J.A. Martin Photographer
Adhémar
One Man
Ben Legault
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Bernie
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
Polo
Tout feu, tout femme
François Chartrand
Orders
Clermont Boudreau
Once Upon a Time in the East
Une Cléopâtre
The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
M. Robinson
O.K.... Laliberté
Louis
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Master Cats
Policier
Two Women In Gold
Sergent Detective Poivrot
YUL 871
Clearing Skies
le père