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Anne-Marie Losique
Anne-Marie Losique (also known by the stage name AML born July 14, 1965) is a television producer, television host and singer in Quebec, Canada. Along with Marc Trudeau, she is co-founder of production company Image Diffusion International. She is the daughter of Serge Losique, president and founder of the Montreal World Film Festival. She's the owner and current CEO of VanessaTV (now VividTV Canada), the first French adult entertainment channel in Quebec. Profile Losique studied theatre at ''La Sorbonne'' in Paris. She first became famous as the host of ''Box-office'', a cinema television magazine. Quebec comedians soon parodied her as a ditzy gal with the perpetual giggles (something she has been known for), but later ventures showed her potential as a businesswoman, now producing a vast array of trendy television shows through IDI seen across Canada (see the list of her productions). She also produced songs (dance music and other) and shot risqué music videos. She also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsou
Mitsou Annie Marie Gélinas (born September 1, 1970, in Loretteville, Quebec) is a Canadian pop singer, businesswoman, television and radio host, and actress. She is credited as Mitsou Gélinas when acting, but records simply as Mitsou (the French spelling of ''Mitsu'', which means honey in Japanese). Biography Born in Loretteville, Quebec, Mitsou is the granddaughter of Quebec actor and playwright Gratien Gélinas. She got involved in acting and modelling as a child notably in the French-Canadian soap opera ''Terre humaine'', but also began to pursue singing in her teenage years. In 1988, she signed with Canadian independent Isba Records and released her first single, "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (composed and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac), which became a pop hit across Canada, an extremely rare feat for a francophone song, in 1989. Later that year, she followed with her debut, multicultural-themed album, ''El Mundo'' which also spawned the singles "La Corrida" and "Les Chinois". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Industry
The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide Sex worker, sex-related products and services or adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related services, such as prostitution, strip clubs, host and hostess clubs and sex-related pastimes, such as pornography, sex-oriented men's magazines, pornographic film, sex movies, sex toys and Sexual fetishism, fetish or BDSM paraphernalia. Sex channels for television and Prepayment for service, pre-paid sex movies for video on demand, are part of the sex industry, as are adult movie theaters, sex shops, peep shows, and strip clubs. The sex industry employs millions of people worldwide, mainly women. These range from the sex worker, also called adult service provider (ASP) or adult sex provider, who provides sexual services, to a multitude of support personnel. Etymology The origins of the term ''sex industry'' are uncertain, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Quebec Television Series
This is a non-exhaustive list of French-language television series from Canada. Most such television series are produced in Quebec, although a small number are also produced elsewhere in Canada. Series produced outside Quebec are noted below with a †. For English Canadian series, see list of English-language Canadian television series. 0-9 * ''100 limites'' * '' 14, rue de Galais'' - drama * '' 19-2'' - drama * ''2 laits, un sucre'' - talk show * ''450, Chemin du Golf'' - sitcom A * '' À cause de mon oncle'' - comedy * '' À la Di Stasio'' - cooking * '' À table avec mon ex!'' - reality * '' Action Réaction'' - game show * ''Ad Lib'' - talk / comedy / variety * '' L'Âge adulte'' - comedy-drama * ''L'Amour est dans le pré'' * '' Appelez-moi Lise'' * '' Après OD'' - reality aftershow * '' L'Arbitre'' - judge show * '' Atomes Crochus'' - licensed French-language version of RTL's ''Match Game'' * '' L'Attaque à 5'' - sports news * ''Aventures en nord'' * ''Au secours de Bé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Ardisson
Thierry Ardisson (; born 6 January 1949, Bourganeuf, Creuse), is a French television producer and host and a movie producer. Many of his shows have some of the longest run times on French television, such as ''Paris Dernière'', ''Tout le monde en parle'', and ''On a tout essayé.'' He is the author of several books, including best-sellers (Louis XX – Contre-enquête sur la Monarchie and Confessions d’un Babyboomer). In 2013, he released and produced the French movie ''Max''. Biography Ardisson's parents were originally from Nice, in southern France. His father, a construction worker, and mother settled for a short while in Bourganeuf (Creuse) where Ardisson was born. Early career in advertising and journalism In 1969, Ardisson moved to Paris to start a career in advertising. He was first hired at BBDO, then at TBWA, and later at Ted Bates, before founding his own agency, Business, in 1978 with Éric Bousquet and Henri Baché. While working at Business, Ardisson in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Job
''La Job'' is a Canadian French-language comedy television series set in Montreal, Quebec. It is an adaptation of the British show ''The Office''. Produced by Anne-Marie Losique's Image Diffusion International, it has been broadcast for a limited number of viewers on Bell Satellite TV satellite television, beginning on October 9, 2006. It was later seen by a wider audience on the public broadcaster Radio-Canada (starting in January 2007)"Les infos d'Anne-Marie Losique" , on the Anne-Marie Losique official website, retrieved August 28, 2006 and specialty channel ARTV (starting in the third quarter of the same year). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Office (UK TV Series)
''The Office'' is a British television mockumentary sitcom first broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme follows the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictional Wernham Hogg paper company. Gervais also starred in the series, playing the central character David Brent. Two six-episode series were made, followed by a two-part Christmas special. When it was first shown on BBC Two, ratings were relatively low, but it has since become one of the most successful of all British comedy exports. As well as being shown internationally on BBC Worldwide, channels such as BBC Prime, BBC America, and BBC Canada, the series has been sold to broadcasters in over 80 countries, including ABC1 in Australia, The Comedy Network in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand, and the pan-Asian satellite channel Star World, based in Hong Kong. The show was shown in the United States on BBC America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Surreal Life
''The Surreal Life'' is an American reality television series that records a group of celebrities as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks. The format of the show resembles that of ''The Real World'' and ''Road Rules'', in that the cameras not only record the castmates' participation in group activities assigned to them, but also their interpersonal relationships and conflicts. The series is also likened to '' The Challenge'' in that previously known individuals from separate origins of entertainment are brought together into one cast. The show's first two seasons aired on The WB, and subsequent seasons were shown on VH1. Series overview Season 1 (2003) The first season of ''The Surreal Life'' began airing on January 9, 2003, and starred Gabrielle Carteris, MC Hammer, Corey Feldman, Emmanuel Lewis, Jerri Manthey, Vince Neil, and Brande Roderick. Throughout the two-week production, the cast participated in a '' Survivor''-insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Quebec Television Series Imports And Exports
This is a list of Quebec television series imports and exports. Imports Exports See also *EdTV (an American remake of the Quebec film ''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'') *List of Quebec television series *Television of Quebec *Culture of Quebec The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiri ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Quebec television series imports and exports Lists of television series Television series imports and exports International trade-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simple Life
''The Simple Life'' is an American reality television series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It depicts the two wealthy socialites, as they struggle to do manual, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fast-food restaurants, and working as camp counselors. The series premiered on December 2, 2003, on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and concluded on August 5, 2007, on E!. A falling out between Hilton and Richie in 2005 led the series to be cancelled by Fox following its third season. It was eventually picked up by E!, which aired its fourth and fifth seasons. ''The Simple Life'' helped catapult Hilton and Richie into international stardom, and maintained a consistently high viewership throughout its run on both networks. It also spawned a number of international remakes. Series overview In the first season, Paris and Nicole agreed to leave behind their cellphones, credit cards and celebrity status to move in with the Leding family in Altus, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacynthe
Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau (born September 13, 1979) is a Canadian pop music, pop singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italian, and has had Top 40 hits on both the English language, anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada. She lives in Montreal. As of 2020, she has retired her from her career in entertainment and now is an English second language teacher as well as budding politician in her community of Laval, Quebec. Jacynthe is best known amongst adults for starring, along with Anne-Marie Losique, in the French-speaking Quebecer, Québécois version of the reality show ''The Simple Life'', called ''La Vie Rurale''. In 2006 she toured with the Cirque du Soleil in their very first arena tour, ''Delirium (Cirque du Soleil), Delirium''. She left the show in May. She appears on the show's album, which was released in June 2006. In 2011, Jacynthe released her fifth studio album, ''Dévoile qui tu es'', her first in eight years. She is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
