Guy Mongrain (born April 21, 1953) is a

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game show host and former reporter. He is mostly known to host several popular

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television games on the network

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for the past 20 years.

Career

Mongrain started his media career as a news radio anchor in 1977 and made his television debut in 1981 he was a contributor to several shows on TVA including ''Midi Soleil'', ''Bonjour matin'' and ''Samedi magazine''.TVA Canoe profile (French)
/ref> Mongrain hosted a quiz game for the first time in 1987 when hosting '' Quebec a la carte'' which has a quiz game related to

tourism. He hosted the show for less than a year while it ended in 1988. Then he would later host ''

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'' for over four years until 1992. He would later host '' Fort Boyard'' from 1994 to 2001 as well as ''Vingt-et-un'' which lasted only one season. from 1993 to 2018, he is the host of the

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televised lottery game ''

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''. For over 12 years from 1991 to 2004, he was also the host of the TVA morning show '' Salut, Bonjour!'' which included news, editorials, entertainment and various guests and special events. He also had minor cameo appearances in several television series including ''Sous les jacquettes'' in 2005 and ''Taxi 0-22'' in 2007.

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* Canadian game show hosts French Quebecers Living people People from Laval, Quebec Canadian radio journalists 1953 births {{quebec-bio-stub