Marc Labrèche (born November 20, 1960, in

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Background

The son of Quebec comedian Gaetan Labrèche, Marc Labrèche had an interest in stage acting from his childhood. His career began in live theatre, but Labrèche's television career started in 1980 when he performed in several television shows and soap-operas including his first TV role in

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's ''Boogie-woogie 47''. His first appearance in a movie was in 1987 when he appeared in ''If Only''. In total, Labrèche has appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series, including '' Matusalem'', '' Ding et Dong'', '' La Petite Vie'', '' Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'', ''

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(L'Odysée d'Alice Tremblay)'' and ''

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''. Labrèche had a leading role in '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'' directed by

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. Labrèche has also performed in the French versions of

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and Toy Story II as Slinky, and on

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since 1994. Labrèche also hosted the TQS humor show, ''

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'' from 1997 to 2000, and wrote and hosted the talk show '' Le Grand Blond avec un show sournois'' that aired from 2000 until 2003 on

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. Since 2006, he has hosted ''

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'', a late-night consumer show on SRC. In 2005 Labrèche's wife Fabienne Dor, daughter of the singer George Dor and mother of his two children, died of cancer. Labrèche was deeply shaken by her death, having taken a brief hiatus from his career to care for her, and has worked with the Canadian Cancer Society several times to help raise awareness of the disease. In February 2015, Labrèche revealed that he was in a relationship with Jennifer Tremblay, a costume designer for the shows ''30 vies'' and ''Ruptures''. In autumn 2016 Labrèche returned to television after a three-year hiatus with the show ''Info, sexe et mensonges'', and will also be appearing in the ''Bye Bye'' (a satirical end-of-year show) for 2016. In the same year, he directed a segment of the collective film '' 9 (9, le film)''.Alain de Repentigny
"9 - Le film: un «truc de gang»"
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'', September 7, 2016.

Awards

Labrèche has received several

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nominations and awards including for best supporting male interpreter/actor in ''La Petite Vie'' in 1993, best host for humour and variety shows in 2000 and 2001, and best male comedy lead in 2006. He also won a Metro Star award in 2002 for best male personality.

Filmography

Movies

* '' If Only'' - 1997 * ''

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(Dans le ventre du dragon)'' - 1989 * '' Ding et Dong'' - 1990 * '' Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'assassin jouait du trombone)'' - 1991 * '' Matusalem'' - 1993 * '' Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing)'' - 1996 * '' Matusalem II (Matusalem 2: le dernier des Beauchesne)'' - 1997 * ''

The Revenge of the Woman in Black ''The Revenge of the Woman in Black'' () 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 trombone)'', the film revisits Augustin Marleau ...

(La vengeance de la femme en noir)'' - 1997 * '' Slippery Ice'' - 1999 * '' The Little Story of a Man Without a Story (La petite histoire d'un homme sans histoire)'' - 1999 * ''

(L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)'' - 2002 * '' Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'' - 2004 * ''

The United States of Albert ''The United States of Albert'' () is a Canadian, French and Swiss co-produced comedy-drama film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2005. The film stars Éric Bruneau as Albert Renaud, a young actor in Montreal who dreams of becoming a mov ...

(Les États-Unis d'Albert)'' - 2006 * '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'' - 2007 * ''

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(L'Enfant Prodige)'' - 2010 * ''

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'' - 2013 * '' The Voice (La Voce)'' - 2015 * '' 9 (9, le film)'' - 2016 * '' The Other Side of November (L'Autre côté de novembre)'' - 2016 * ''

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Voice roles (TV and movies)

* ''Histoire de Jouets'' (''

'') - Slinky (1995) * ''La Petite Sirene'' (''

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'') - Hippocampe (1998) * ''Les Simpson'' (''

'') - Krusty the Clown (1994–2007) * ''Détestable Moi'' (''

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'') - Gru (2010) * ''Toopy and Binoo French version'' (''

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'') * ''Le Grincheux'' (''

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Television series

* ''Boogie-woogie 47'' (1980) * ''Chop Suey'' (1986) * ''Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour?'' (1986) * ''Le grand remous'' (1989) * '' La Petite Vie'' (1993–1999) * ''Les Intrépides'' (1993) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Le coeur a ses raisons'' (2007) * '' Les Bobos'' (2012)

Host

* ''

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'' (1997–2000) * ''Le Grand Blond avec un show sournois'' (2000–2003) * ''

'' (2006–2007) * ''3600 secondes d'extase'' (2008–2011) * ''1800 secondes d'extase'' (2011–2012)

References

External links

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Genealogy : Marc Labrèche
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