Hugo St-Cyr (November 23, 1978 – September 24, 2015) was a Canadian

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and

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. He became known for his role as Michel Couillard in the popular youth series ''

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'', 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

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. Alongside

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(Alexis) in

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, he played the prominent role of Clément Fortin, a teenager who commits suicide in the dramatic

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series '' Ent'Cadieux'', written by

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. 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

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. 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'' magazine revealed that he was suffering from

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of the bone and undergoing

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. He died from this on September 24, 2015. He had two daughters with actress

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Honours

* 1992 winner Gemini Awards, best dramatic interpretation Youth Program or Series for

'' *

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winner Price MetroStar, best artist for Youth 'Watatatow' 'List of MetroStar nominees and winners from 1986 to 2003
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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: Award-winning MetroStar, best artist for Youth 'Watatatow' ' *

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: Award-winning MetroStar, best artist for Youth 'Watatatow' ' *

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: Award-winning MetroStar, best artist for Youth 'Watatatow' ' * 2001: Price MetroStar winner, for best young artist 'Watatatow' 'news of March 26, 2001 CBC site

Filmography

Actor

* 1991-2005: ''

'', Michel Couillard * 1993-1994: '' Ent'Cadieux'', Clément Fortin * 1998: '' Une voix en or'', drummer * 1998: ''

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'', François-Xavier * 1999: '' Operation Tango'', the Soldier Dalpé * 2003: ''

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'' (miniseries), Yves Ladouceur * 2004: '' Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (Jack Paradise: Les nuits de Montréal)'', Dan Langlais * 2007: '' October 1970'', Paul Rose * 2008: ''Transit'', the butcher

Moderator

* 2007: '' The Car Guide '' ( Vox) * 2007: '' Podium Xtrême '' ( Ztélé)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:St-Cyr, Hugo 1978 births People from Longueuil 2015 deaths Deaths from bone cancer Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male child actors Male actors from Quebec French Quebecers