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Virginie Auffret
''Virginie'' was a French-language Canadian television series that aired Monday through Thursday on Radio-Canada (the French-language CBC television network). It debuted in 1996. The show examined the public and private lives of teachers, students, and families at the fictional Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc high school. It frequently dealt with controversial social topics, such as teen drug use, ethnic prejudice, divorce, and other subjects touching on contemporary Quebec life. "Virginie" was a ''téléroman''-style drama that often used "cliffhangers" in the storylines. It aired 120 episodes per year of 30 minutes each. The series was produced and largely written by Fabienne Larouche. Virginie ended in December 2010 after 15 years on air; the last episode aired on December 15, 2010. The final episode drew more than 807,000 viewers in Quebec, or about 200,000 more than its average viewership for a typical episode. The program maintained a high level of popularity throughout its televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabienne Larouche
Fabienne is a feminine French language, French and English language, English given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fabienne André (born 1996), British athlete * Fabienne Dufour (born 1981), Belgian swimmer * Fabienne Feraez (born 1976), Beninese sprinter * Fabienne Keller (born 1959), French politician * Fabienne Reuteler (born 1979), Swiss snowboarder * Fabienne Serrat (born 1956), French ski alpine racer and world champion * Fabienne Shine (21st century), French model, musician and actor * Fabienne Suter (born 1985), Swiss Alpine skier * Fabienne Thibeault (born 1952), Canadian singer The name is derived from the female version of "Fabianus" and "Fabien" and means "the noble". in other languages the name may be as follows: * Fabiana (Latin) * Fabiana (Italian) * Fabiana (Portuguese and Spanish) References {{given name French feminine given names English feminine given names English-language feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Miller (actor)
Peter Miller (born 1968) is a Canadian actor. His credits have included the television series ''MVP'', ''Virginie'' and ''Lance et Compte'', and the films '' Mambo Italiano'' and ''Rouge sang''. Miller portrayed Galeazzo Maria Sforza in the 2009 short-film series '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage''. Miller graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan, New York City. He was born in Chibougamau, Quebec and spent part of his childhood in the Bahamas. His mother is of French descent and his father is of Irish descent. He is anglophone-francophone bilingual. He is also a former professional football player in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1992 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and played six seasons in the CFL with the Roughriders, BC Lions, and Toronto Argonauts as a linebacker; he played college football for Pacific. Filmography Film Series See also * ''Hero and the Terror ''Hero and the Terror'' is a 1988 Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Sharif Jr
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr () as the first caliph and served as the closest adviser t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Leboeuf
Laurence Charlotte Leboeuf (born December 13, 1985) is a Canadian actress. Biography Leboeuf was born on December 13, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec. She went to École Notre-Dame-de-Grâce for elementary and later on, she went to Villa Maria for high school. She made her acting debut as Évelyne Boivin in the French Canadian television series ''Virginie''. Later, she played Louise Lavigueur in the Quebec television series ''Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire'', and more recently as Apple in '' Turbo Kid''. She won the Prix Jutra for Best Supporting Actress at the 10th Jutra Awards, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Genie Awards, for her performance in the 2007 film ''My Daughter, My Angel (Ma fille mon ange)''. She has also received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for '' 19-2'' at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards and the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and Québec Cinéma nominations for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Bernard (actor)
Denis Bernard (born December 6, 1957) is a Genie Award-winning Canadian film, television and theater actor and producer. Biography Born in Lac-Etchemin, Quebec, Bernard graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Québec in 1980. He is the cousin of actress Micheline Bernard.Yves Leclerc"L’Everest de Micheline Bernard" ''Le Journal de Québec'', March 16, 2019. Filmography Actor Producer Awards * Prix Paul-Hébert (2007) * Prix Nicky-Roy (2006) * Genie Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role of Phillipe Chevalier in Audition (L'Audition) * 5 nominations at the Gemeaux Awards Gemeaux () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The communes cooper ... * 6 nominations at the Soirée des Masques for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Director. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvan Ponton
Yvan Ponton (born 22 October 1945) is a Canadian actor, commentator and television host. Ponton has had a lengthy acting career which includes roles in a variety of major French-Canadian television shows and movies. He is most well known to English-speaking audiences for his role as Drouin in the 1977 film '' Slap Shot''. Background Ponton was born in Farnham, Quebec. Ponton's acting career started in the early 1970s when he appeared in the television series ''Mont-Joye'' for five years. He would also appear in other significant Quebec series such as ''Ent'Cadieux'', ''Diva'', ''Jasmine'' and ''Zap''. In his film career, his first notable acting role was in the 1977 film '' Slap Shot'' featuring Paul Newman and the Hanson Brothers when he played the role of Jean-Guy Drouin. His second role was as Jacques Mercier, in the television series ''Lance et Compte'' (''He Shoots, He Scores'' in English) which started with three seasons from 1987 to 1989 before doing three more seasons f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Martin
Pauline Martin (born April 19, 1952) is a Canadian film actress and television personality known for appearing in the 1989 film ''Jesus of Montreal''. She was born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, with her family moving to Chicoutimi in 1956. In 1976, she co-hosted the CBC Television series ''Une fenêtre dans ma tête'', with Yvan Ponton. She joined the cast of Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...'s ''Jesus of Montreal'', and was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also played the role of "The Chief" on the French-Canadian version of '' Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'', entitled ''Mais, où se cache Carmen Sandiego? (But, Where is Carmen Sandiego Hiding?)''. References External link * 1952 births Actresses from Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Pichette
Jean-François Pichette (born 1962) is a Québécois actor. Filmography * '' Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu)'' (1988), as Quentin * ''An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)'' (1990), as Tibo * '' Montréal P.Q.'' (1992) (TV series), as Mike Belzile * ''Being at Home with Claude'' (1992), as Claude * '' C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues'' (1994), as Père de Chili * ''Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir)'' (1994), as Vincent * ''Virginie'' (1996) (TV series), as Daniel Charron (1996-1999) * '' Le Chapeau ou L'histoire d'un malentendu'' (2000) * ''Chartrand et Simonne'' (2000) (TV series), as Jean Marchand * '' Fortier'' (2001) (TV series), as Claude Mayrand * ''Les Poupées russes'' (2002) (TV series), as Jean-Louis Gagnon * '' Secret de banlieue'' (2002), as David * '' Un homme mort'' (2006) (TV series), as Emmanuel Dunston * '' Nos Étés'' (2006) (TV series), as John Desrochers * ''Trauma'' (2010–present) (TV series), as Dr. Mathieu Darveau * ''Nouvel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Dorval
Anne Dorval (; born November 8, 1960) is a French-Canadian television, stage, and film actress. She is known for her work with Xavier Dolan that includes appearing in five of his films, ''I Killed My Mother'' (2009), '' Heartbeats'' (2010), ''Laurence Anyways'' (2012), '' Mommy'' (2014) and Matthias & Maxime (2019). She has won two Gémeaux Awards for her work on television. Early life Dorval was born in Noranda, Quebec, the daughter of Madeleine (Larouche) and Gaetan Dorval. She received her education at Cégep de Trois-Rivières and the Drama Conservatory of Montreal, beginning her career on the stage in 1984. Career She is known in Canada for her appearance in the Quebec television series '' Le Coeur a ses raisons'' and '' Les Parent''. She has also appeared in other Quebec series, such as '' Chambres en ville'', ''Virginie'', ''Paparazzi'' and ''Rumeurs'', and in the films '' Montréal vu par...'' and ''I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)''. She is also known as a premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Blanchard
Claude Blanchard (May 19, 1932 – August 20, 2006) was a Québécois pop singer and actor. Partial filmography *'' Gina'' (1975) - Bob Sauvageau *''Mustang'' (1975) - *'' Fantastica'' (1980) - Hector *''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) - Policeman *''Rafales'' (1990) - Armand Pouliot *''Montreal Stories'' (1991) - Quesnel (segment "Toile du temps, La") *''Nénette'' (1991) *'' Omerta'' (1996-1999, TV Series) - Roger Perreault *''Virginie ''Virginie'' was a French-language Canadian television series that aired Monday through Thursday on Radio-Canada (the French-language CBC television network). It debuted in 1996. The show examined the public and private lives of teachers, stud ...'' (1996-2006, TV Series) - Pierre Boivin *'' Now or Never (Aujourd'hui ou jamais)'' (1998) - Napoleon References External links * 1932 births 2006 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Quebec Musicians from Quebec 20th-century Canadian male m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Mercier
Jean-François Mercier (born 19 July 1967) is a comedian, screenwriter and television host from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mercier's comedy features his scruffy appearance and mixes social criticism with vulgarity, curse words and expressions of anger. Self-nicknamed ''Le Gros Cave'' (French for ''fat dumbass'') he gained recognition through TV show appearances in ''The Mike Ward Show'' in the early 2000s, where he played a recurring character known as 'The Frustrated Guy'. Mercier later had his own one-man show, appeared several times at Montreal's French comedy festival '' Just For Laughs'' and was one of the screenwriters of TV show ''Les Bougon''. Starting in 2010, he hosted his late-night talk show ''Un gars le soir'' (''One guy at night'') at V. In the late 1990s, he was hired as an actor in the short-lived tabloid talk show ''Black out'', where he appeared as a common man in the audience trying to spark controversy. In 2011, Mercier stood as an independent candidate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
