Yves P. Pelletier (born January 15, 1961) (also credited as Yves Pelletier) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...

. Born in

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Pelletier first began to work for the comedy troupe "

Rock et Belles Oreilles Rock et Belles Oreilles (RBO) was a Canadian radio, television and stage comedy group that was very popular in the primarily French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec during the 1980s and 1990s. Its name was a pun on the name of the famous Hann ...

" (R.B.O.) from their debut in 1981 up to the group's separation in 1995. He is well known for his Monsieur Caron and Stromgol characters in the series, and for the use of absurd humour. He has also made appearances in the following Quebec films: *''

Ding et Dong, le film ''Ding et Dong'' was a Canadian comedy duo from Quebec, consisting of Serge Thériault as "Ding" and Claude Meunier as "Dong". They are most noted for their eponymous 1990 comedy film, which was based on their prior stage show.Letters of Transit "Letters of Transit" is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the Fox science-fiction drama television series, ''Fringe'', and the series' 84th episode overall. It is set in the future, where the Observers have taken control of human so ...

(Les Sauf-conduits)'' - 1991 *''

Karmina Karmina is an American indie pop music duo of sister singer-songwriters Kelly Adams (Rudisill) (lead vocals, harmonies, keyboards) and Kamille Rudisill (lead vocals, harmonies, guitars). Their name is derived from ''carmina'', which means “song� ...

'' - 1996 *''Karmina 2'' - 2001 *'' Happy Camper (Camping Sauvage)'' - 2004 *''Le cas Roberge'' - 2008 *'' The Bossé Empire (L'Empire Bo$$é)'' 2012 He appeared from time to time on the television series ''

Un gars, une fille ''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most successfu ...

'' as Guy's friend named Yves. He also appeared in film adaptations of the Rock et Belles Oreilles series. He made his debut as a movie director with his 2004 film ''

Love and Magnets ''Love and Magnets'' (french: Les Aimants) is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Yves P. Pelletier and released in 2004. The film's original French title is a pun on its themes, as the word "aimant" means magnet when used as a noun, but ...

(Les Aimants)'' and released his second feature, ''Le Baiser du Barbu'' in June 2010. Yves Pelletier wrote two comic books: * ''Valentin'', art by Pascal Girard, La Pastèque, 2010, * ''Le pouvoir de l'amour et autres vaines romances'', art by

Iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants *Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional enti ...

, La Pastèque, 2014, Le Pouvoir de l'amour
, Les Éditions de la Pastèque

Notes and references

External links

* 1961 births Canadian male film actors Canadian sketch comedians Comedians from Quebec Film directors from Quebec French Quebecers Living people Male actors from Quebec People from Laval, Quebec {{Canada-film-director-stub