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Watatatow
''Watatatow'' was a Canadian French-language children/youth television series, that aired from 1991 to 2005 on Radio-Canada. The first show aired on September 17, 1991. 104 half-hour episodes were filmed every year; they were shown four afternoons a week on Radio-Canada. ''Watatatow'' helped launch the careers of several young actors, including Hugo St-Cyr, Michel Goyette, Élise Aussant, Serge Postigo, Robert Brouillette, Suzanne Clément, Isabelle Guérard, Fabien Cloutier, Cas Anvar and Annie Cotton. The name "Watatatow" was invented by the show's producers; its meaning is simply an expression of joy. Actors on the show were of varying ages, sizes, physical abilities, looks and ethnicities, and generally were presented as real people with real problems. Characters on the show dealt with a wide variety of social and personal issues, including sexual harassment, pregnancy, clinical depression, substance abuse, anorexia and cults. The first ''Watatatow'' DVD The DV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo St-Cyr
Hugo St-Cyr (November 23, 1978 – September 24, 2015) was a Canadian actor and presenter. He became known for his role as Michel Couillard in the popular youth series '' Watatatow'', which aired for fourteen years on Radio-Canada Television from 1991 to 2005. This role earned him five MetroStar prizes and Gemini Awards. Biography Saint-Cyr was born in Longueuil. Alongside Vincent Bolduc (Alexis) in 1993, he played the prominent role of Clément Fortin, a teenager who commits suicide in the dramatic TVA series '' Ent'Cadieux'', written by Guy Fournier. He played the role of Paul Rose in the miniseries '' October 1970'', tracing the tragic events that occurred in October 1970 in Quebec. It was broadcast on CBC Television and Télé-Québec. Since 2007, he hosted the show '' Podium Xtrême'' on Ztélé, dealing with emission technology in extreme sports. In the winter, he hosted ''The Car Guide'' on the channel Vox in Montreal. On September 25, 2014, '' Echos Vedettes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Postigo
Serge Postigo (born November 14, 1968) is a Canadian actor. Early life and education Born in Agen, France, he moved to the Canadian province of Quebec during his childhood. He also lived in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium for a short period. Immediately after his arrival in Canada, Postigo developed a strong interest in the theater industry. He obtained a diploma at the National Theatre School of Canada. Before finishing his studies, he started acting in 1990. Career Postigo is one of the many actors in Quebec culture playing in several television shows and soap operas such as'' Watatatow'', ''Urgence'' and ''4 et demi'' in the 1990s. He also appeared in the 2005 film, '' Aurore'', in which he played the role of Télesphore Gagnon, the father of Aurore Gagnon, a real life girl in the 1910s and 1920s who was abused and murdered by him and his cousin Marie-Anne Houde. Postigo won back-to-back MetroStar awards in 1998 and 1999 for best Male Role for the TV show ''4 et demi''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Guérard
Isabelle Guérard (born July 1, 1978) is a Canadian film and television actress. She garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for '' The Storm Within (Rouge sang)'', and a Jutra Award nomination as Best Actress in 2010 for ''Detour (Détour)''. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Guérard first came to prominence as a cast member on the teen drama series ''Watatatow'', she also appeared in the films ''White Skin (La Peau blanche)'', ''Angel's Rage (La Rage de l'ange)'', '' Piché: The Landing of a Man (Piché: entre ciel et terre)'', ''French Kiss A French kiss, also known as cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or tongue. A kiss with the tongue stimulates the partner's lips, tongue and mouth, which are se ...'' and '' The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le Guide de la famille parfaite)'', and the television series ''Le Négociateur'' and ''Mensong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brouillette
Robert Brouillette (born April 15, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Eldorado'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996. His other roles have included the television series ''Watatatow'', ''Blanche'', ''km/h The kilometre per hour ( SI symbol: km/h; non-standard abbreviations: kph, km/hr) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour. History Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per ho ...'' and ''4 et demi'',Élizabeth Lepage-Boily"Les acteurs de 4 et demi... aujourd'hui" ''Showbizz'', July 18, 2018. the films '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'', '' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' and '' Ravenous (Les Affamés)'', and roles on stage. References External links * 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Clément
Suzanne Clément (born 12 May 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in Xavier Dolan's arthouse films ''I Killed My Mother'' (2009), ''Laurence Anyways'' (2012), and '' Mommy'' (2014). With Emilie DeQuenne, she shared the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival for her starring role in ''Laurence Anyways''. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards for the same performance. '' |
Fabien Cloutier
Fabien Cloutier is a Canadian actor and playwright from Quebec.« Je ne voulais pas être l’humoriste de gauche. » '''', October 16, 2015. He is best known for his play ''Pour réussir un poulet'', which won the at the 2015 Governor General's Awards. He was previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cas Anvar
Cas Anvar ( fa, کاس انور; born 15 March 1966) is a Canadian actor and writer known for the SyFy/Amazon Prime Video science fiction television series ''The Expanse''. Early life Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Iranian parents and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Anvar speaks English, French, Persian, and limited Arabic, Hindi, and Spanish. He graduated from Beaconsfield High in 1983. He stated that he is of Iranian, Lebanese, Indian, and Latino descent. Career Anvar stated that after attempts to study psychology and sciences at McGill University he graduated from the National Theatre School in 1989. As Repercussion Theatre's founding Artistic Director, he worked with the company, since 1988 touring parks of Montreal, then North America, with annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival. Meanwhile, he continued performing in theatre and, after debuting in ''Urban Angel'' in 1992, in television and film. Anvar appeared as Dodi Fayed with Naomi Watts in '' Diana'' in 2013. In a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Cotton
Annie Cotton (born July 13, 1975, in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and singer. Cotton played a role in a TV series called ''Watatatow''. On January 25, 2007, she appeared in the French Canadian long-time daily soap ''Virginie'' as well-known artist Annie Cloutier. In 1993, Cotton became the second Canadian to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest, after Céline Dion in 1988, performing the song "Moi, tout simplement Switzerland took part at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland. Their entry was Canadian singer Annie Cotton with the song "Moi, tout simplement". Before Eurovision National final The final was held on 6 February 1993 at th ...". The song finished third with 148 points. External links * 1975 births Living people Actresses from Quebec People from Laval, Quebec Singers from Quebec Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 Canadian women pop singers 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult
In modern English, ''cult'' is usually a pejorative term for a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal. This sense of the term is controversial and weakly defined—having divergent definitions both in popular culture and academia—and has also been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study. Richardson, James T. 1993. "Definitions of Cult: From Sociological-Technical to Popular-Negative." ''Review of Religious Research'' 34(4):348–56. . . An older sense of the word involves a set of religious devotional practices that are conventional within their culture, related to a particular figure, and often associated with a particular place. References to the "cult" of a particular Catholic saint, or the imperial cult of ancient Rome, for example, use this sense of the word. While the literal and original sense of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Canadian Teen Drama Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ici Radio-Canada Télé Original Programming
ICI or Ici may refer to: Companies and organisations * ICI Homes, builder, Florida. US * Former UK Imperial Chemical Industries ** ICI Australia, later Orica * Independent Curators International, New York City, US * Indian Concrete Institute * Indian Citation Index *, Goutte d'Or district, Paris, France * Institute of Cultural Inquiry, US art sponsor * International Colonial Institute, Brussels, Belgium * International Compact with Iraq, 2007 Iraq-UN * Investment Company Institute, US *A Woman's Place (bookstore), or Information Center Incorporate Media * ''Ici'' (magazine) (in French), Montreal, Canada * Ici Radio-Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation service from 2013 * ICI (TV channel) (International Channel/Canal International), Montreal, Canada Science and technology * Interactive Compilation Interface * Intracervical insemination Other uses * NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) is a NATO initiative that was launched during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
