Xavier Norman Petermann is a

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former child actor from

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,"'Big brother' still watching, even after film is finished". ''

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'', March 13, 1985. who garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the

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for his performance as an

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child in the film ''

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''."Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". ''

'', February 15, 1985. The film was his first-ever acting role. Petermann continued to act in Quebec films and television series until the early 1990s. He has since worked as a musician and as a multimedia and video game developer.

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* Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian video game designers Male actors from Quebec Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-actor-stub