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Marc Labrèche
Marc Labrèche (born November 20, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor, comedian and host. Background The son of Quebec comedian Gaetan Labrèche, Marc Labrèche had an interest in stage acting from his childhood. His career began in live theatre, but Labrèche's television career started in 1980 when he performed in several television shows and soap-operas including his first TV role in Claude Jasmin's ''Boogie-woogie 47''. His first appearance in a movie was in 1987 when he appeared in ''If Only''. In total, Labrèche has appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series, including '' Matusalem'', ''Ding et Dong'', ''La Petite Vie'', ''Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'', '' L'Odysée d'Alice Tremblay'' and ''Les Bougon''. Labrèche had a leading role in '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'' directed by Denys Arcand. Labrèche has also performed in the French versions of Toy Story and Toy Story II as Slinky, and on The Simpsons as Krusty the Clown since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toy Story
''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story'' franchise, it was the first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film from Pixar. It was written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow from a story by Lasseter, Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft. The film features music by Randy Newman, was produced by Bonnie Arnold and Ralph Guggenheim, and was executive-produced by Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull. The film features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, and Erik von Detten. Taking place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, the plot of ''Toy Story'' focuses on the relationship between a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Stiffs And A Trombone
''Four Stiffs and a Trombone'' (french: L'assassin jouait du trombone) is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Roger Cantin and released in 1991. The film stars Germain Houde as Augustin Marleau, a nighttime security guard at a film studio who entertains fantasies of being a ''film noir'' detective, and becomes involved in a murder investigation when a killer begins murdering employees of the studio. The cast also includes Marc Labrèche, Raymond Bouchard, Normand Lévesque, Gildor Roy, France Castel and Paule Baillargeon. A sequel film, ''The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La vengeance de la femme en noir)'', was released in 1997.Ray Conlogue, "The silly season: Two established filmmakers have just released light confections untroubled by plot". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Belly Of The Dragon
''In the Belly of the Dragon'' (french: Dans le ventre du dragon) is a Canadian comedy science fiction film, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 1989. The film stars David La Haye as Lou, an aimless slacker who is dissatisfied with his job distributing flyers around the city, and signs up to be a drug testing subject for two mysterious scientists (Monique Mercure and Marie Tifo); meanwhile, his delivery colleagues Steve (Rémy Girard) and Bozo ( Michel Côté) must team up to find and rescue him before the medical experiments go horribly wrong. The cast also includes Andrée Lachapelle, Pierre Curzi, Jean-Louis Millette, Roy Dupuis, Angèle Coutu, Suzanne Champagne and Pierrette Robitaille. Reception The film set what was at the time Quebec's all-time record for box office receipts in the first three days of release and was the third-highest-grossing film in Canada for the year with a gross of C$1.16 million. Award Paul Dion received a Genie Award nomination for Best Sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Only (1997 Film)
If Only may refer to: * ''If Only'' (2004 film), a film directed by Gil Junger * ''If Only'', English title for ''Sana Dati'', a 2013 Philippine film * ''If Only'' (2019 film), an Italian film * ''If Only'' (TV series), an Armenian TV series * ''If Only'' (book), Geri Halliwell's 1999 autobiography * "If Only" (Descendants song), 2015 * "If Only" (KT Tunstall song), 2008 * "If Only" (Hanson song), 2000 *"If Only", song from ''Away from the World'' by Dave Matthews Band *"If Only", song from '' Popstar: A Dream Come True'' by Sarah Geronimo *"If Only", song from '' Whistle Down the Wind'' by Andrew Lloyd Webber *"If Only", song from '' Every Man for Himself'' by Hoobastank *"If Only", song from ''Kiss Me Once'' by Kylie Minogue *"If Only", song from ''Feeling the Space'' by Yoko Ono *"If Only", song from ''Two'' by the Calling *"If Only", song from ''Gouldian Finch Vol. 2'' by San Holo (featuring Eastghost, Analogue Dear, Taska Black, Droeloe, Losi, ILIVEHERE., and GOSLO) *"If Only", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions. In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and digital media, dubbed the "Canadian Screen Awards". The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013. The Geminis c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Presse (Canadian Newspaper)
, founded in 1884, is a French-language digital newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned by an independent nonprofit trust. ' was formerly a broadsheet daily, considered a newspaper of record in Canada. Its Sunday edition was discontinued in 2009, and the weekday edition in 2016. The weekend Saturday printed edition was discontinued on 31 December 2017, turning ' into an entirely digital newspaper. Audience and sections ' is published on its website, .ca, and its mobile app, . The newspaper targets an educated, middle-class readership. Its main competitors are two Montreal print dailies, the tabloid-format ', which aims at a more populist audience, and the more left-leaning broadsheet . ' comprises several sections, dealing individually with arts, sports, business and economy and other themes. Its Saturday print edition (now discontinued) contained over 10 sections. The newspaper's archives from 2000 to 2019 are available on its website. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9 (2016 Film)
''9'' (french: 9, le film) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, which was released in 2016. Adapted from Stéphane E. Roy's theatrical play ''9 Variations on the Void (Neuf variations sur le vide)'', the film is an anthology of nine short films by nine different film directors on the theme of communication difficulties, unified by the common narrative element of a conference on communication by self-help guru Marc Gélinas (played by Roy). Segments were directed by Roy, Claude Brie, Érik Canuel, Jean-Philippe Duval, Marc Labrèche, Micheline Lanctôt, Luc Picard, Éric Tessier and Ricardo Trogi.Alain de Repentigny"9 - Le film: un «truc de gang»" '' La Presse'', September 7, 2016. Segments *"Abus" (Roy) - Annabelle (Anne-Marie Cadieux) and Christian ( Christian Bégin) are a married couple who play manipulative games with each other.Alain de Repentigny"9 - Le film: la parole aux neuf réalisateurs" '' La Presse'', September 7, 2016. *"Subitement" (Picard) – An actor receives a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Fric Show
''Le Fric Show'' is a Canadian television series, which airs on Radio-Canada. Hosted by Marc Labrèche, the series airs a satirical mix of advocacy journalism and entertainment segments. The series has some similarities to Labrèche's earlier ''La Fin du monde est à 7 heures''. The show first aired in 2006, and was renewed for a second season in 2007. In 2007, the show collaborated with Bande à part to produce and present "0.99$", a one-off single and video by the Quebec supergroup Vauvandalou. CRTC complaint On April 26, 2007, the program aired a report on the pornography industry. Because the show airs at 7:30 p.m., before the traditional 9 p.m. watershed hour for airing adult content on Canadian television, a viewer complaint was subsequently filed with the CRTC The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVA (TV Network)
TVA is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network, owned by Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. Headquartered in Montreal, the network only has terrestrial stations in Quebec. However, parts of New Brunswick and Ontario are within the broadcast ranges of TVA stations, and two TVA stations operate rebroadcasters in New Brunswick. Since becoming a national network in 1998, it has been available on cable television across Canada. TVA is short for Téléviseurs associés (roughly translated to "Associated Telecasters"). This reflects the network's roots as a cooperative. Overview TVA traces its roots to 1963, when CJPM-TV in Chicoutimi, a station only a few months old and in need of revenue, began sharing programs with the biggest privately owned francophone station in Canada, CFTM-TV in Montreal. They were joined by CFCM-TV in Quebec City in 1964 after CFCM lost its Radio-Canada affiliation to newly-launched CBVT. While the three stations sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand Blond Avec Un Show Sournois
''Le Grand Blond avec un show sournois'' (the title a pastiche of the title of the film ''Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire'') was a Québécois late night comedy television show presented by Marc Labrèche, shown from 2000 to 2003 (3 seasons) on TVA. It was from this talk show that the idea of the show '' Le Cœur a ses raisons'', a parody of American soaps, was born. The show was produced by Dominique Chaloult for the production company Zone 3. See also *''La Fin du monde est à 7 heures ''La Fin du monde est à 7 heures'' ("The end of the world is at 7 o'clock") was a Quebec television comedy series, which aired on TQS from 1997 to 2000."Labreche is the name; playing host is the plan". '' The Gazette'', March 6, 2000. The show was ...'' External links *Archive of TVA* TVA (Canadian TV network) original programming 2001 Canadian television series debuts 2003 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian satirical television series Canadian late-night tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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