Ghyslain Tremblay (April 29, 1951 – April 7, 2020) was a Canadian actor and comedian. Tremblay was married to actress Danielle Brassard-Leduc. They had two sons before divorcing. He died at age 68 from

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, during the pandemic in Montreal; he had been suffering of

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Filmography

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Les 100 tours de Centour ''Les 100 tours de Centour'' was a 1971–1972 French language children's television show made in Quebec by Radio-Québec. Its stories revolved around Verbo, a genie Jinn ( ar, , ') – also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies (wi ...

'' (1971) *''L'Âge de la machine'' (1977) *''Pop Citrouille'' (1979-1983) *''Frédéric'' (1980) *''Chiens chauds'' (1980) *'' The Plouffe Family'' (1981) *'' Les Brillant'' (1981-1982) *''La Plante'' (1983) *''Le Parc des braves'' (1984-1988) *''

Robin et Stella ''Robin et Stella'' was a youth TV show aired on Radio-Québec (now Télé-Québec) from 1989 to 1993 featuring France Chevrette as Robin and Lorraine Auger as Stella. The main plot was split into stories which lasted three seasons. ''Robin et St ...

'' (1988) *''Le Chemin de Damas'' (1988) *''Pas de répit pour Mélanie'' (1990) *''Cormoran'' (1990) *''

Avec un grand A ''Avec un grand A'' is a French-Canadian drama television series comprising 52 episodes which aired from February 19, 1986 to March 22, 1996 on Télé-Québec. Created and written by Janette Bertrand, the series dealt with issues impacting romance ...

'' (1991) *''Montréal P.Q.'' (1992) *''Là tu parles!'' (1993-1995) *''

La Petite Vie ''La petite vie'' was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. In total, 59 episodes were created plus 3 ...

'' (1995) *''Lapoisse et Jobard'' (1997) *''

The Revenge of the Woman in Black ''The Revenge of the Woman in Black'' (french: La vengeance de la femme en noir) is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Roger Cantin and released in 1997. A sequel to his 1991 film '' Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'assassin jouait du tromb ...

'' (1997) *''Les Mille Merveilles de l'univers'' (1997) *''

The Widow of Saint-Pierre ''The Widow of Saint-Pierre'' (french: La veuve de Saint-Pierre) is a 2000 Canadian-French film by Patrice Leconte with Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil and Emir Kusturica. Loosely inspired by an actual case, it tells the story of a disillusioned ...

'' (2000) *''

Father and Sons ''Father and Sons'' (french: Père et Fils) is a 2003 French-Canadian comedy film directed by Michel Boujenah Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. Life and ca ...

'' (2003) *'' Juniper Tree'' (2003) *''Premier juillet, le film'' (2004) *''The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown'' (2004) *''Idole instantanée'' (2005) *''

Les Invincibles ''Les Invincibles'' is a comedy/drama television series from Radio-Canada produced by Casablanca Productions and Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm. The story is about four men in their early thirties signing a pact ordaining the simultaneous break-up of ...

'' (2005) *''Ramdam'' (2006-2008) (final TV role)

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* 1951 births 2020 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male comedians Comedians from Quebec Male actors from Quebec French Quebecers People from Saguenay, Quebec Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada {{Canada-actor-stub