Robert Marien (born May 5, 1955) is a

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( Québécois) actor, singer, and songwriter who has performed in the musical

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

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and

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, as well as

Notre Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...

in both

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and Japan. He has played the role of Jean Valjean in both English and in French, and has also appeared in numerous films and television shows such as

Lance et Compte ''He Shoots, He Scores'' (french: Lance et compte) is a Canadian ''téléroman'', or television drama series, revolving around a fictional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and re ...

(1986-2010), and, most recently, Mensonges (2015).Marien's listing
in the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia Marien represented France in the international lineup of Valjeans in the encore of the 10th anniversary concert of Les Misérables, and has played the role of

Jean Valjean Jean Valjean () is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his ...

in the Original Montréal cast, as well as the Paris revival cast in 1990. In 1991 Robert Marien reprised this role on Broadway, before he recorded his album Broadway-Montréal. He has been a prominent figure in the Francophone Broadway scene since his debut as Jean Valjean. In 2005 the cast of Notre Dame de Paris performed a Korean and Japanese tour, of which Marien was a part, playing the role of

Claude Frollo ''Monseigneur'' Claude Frollo () is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (known in French as ''Notre-Dame de Paris''). He is the Archdeacon of Notre Dame, as well as an Alc ...

. In late 2014 this tour was revived in English, and ran until February 2015. It then came back to Korea in October 2015, this time in French, and will run until early 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marien, Robert Canadian male musical theatre actors Canadian male film actors 1955 births Living people Canadian male singers