Jean Lapointe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1935
- Died
- November 18, 2022 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Biography
Jean Lapointe (December 6, 1935 - November 18, 2022) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris. He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums have been produced by Yves Lapierre. He was also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and was named to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001 where he sat as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. Lapointe was also a life member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada Post. In 2005, Lapointe was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal. Jean Lapointe owned the sprinter Diapason whose wins included the 1984 Nearctic Stakes and who was voted the Sovereign Award as that year's Canadian Champion Sprint Horse.
Known For
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Filmography
Clearing Skies
Movie · as le père
Jean Lapointe, Pour une dernière fois
Movie
My Very Own Circus
Movie · as Guédille
La semaine des 4 Julie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette
Movie · as Self
Les Beaux Malaises
TV · as Marcel Coiteau · 1 ep
Crying Out
Movie · as Grand-Père
Snow and Ashes
Movie · as Thomas
The Canadiens, Forever
Movie · as Gerry
Truffle
Movie · as L'homme maigre et sec
Club social
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Last Tunnel
Movie · as Fred Giguere
Looking for Alexander
Movie · as Wilbrod Gadouas
Les Immortels
Movie · as Adélard Major
Viens voir les comédiens
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bottle
Movie · as Antoine
Never Too Late
Movie · as Woody
The Saracen Woman
Movie
An Imaginary Tale
Movie · as Gaston
Ding et Dong : Le film
Movie · as Euclide
Poivre et sel
TV · as Le professeur · 1 ep
L'Académie des 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Hot Dogs
Movie · as Don Parchesi
Duplessis
TV · as Maurice Duplessis · 7 eps
J.A. Martin Photographer
Movie · as Adhémar
Angela
Movie · as M. Lebrecque
One Man
Movie · as Ben Legault
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
Movie · as Polo
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Movie · as Bernie
Tout feu, tout femme
Movie · as François Chartrand
Orders
Movie · as Clermont Boudreau
The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
Movie · as M. Robinson
Once Upon a Time in the East
Movie · as Une Cléopâtre
O.K.... Laliberté
Movie · as Louis
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Master Cats
Movie · as Policier
Two Women In Gold
Movie · as Sergent Detective Poivrot
YUL 871
Movie