Jean Lapointe

Known for ActingBorn 1935-12-06Died 2022-11-18Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Duplessis

Master Cats

Les Beaux Malaises

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…

Le Grand Échiquier

L'Académie des 9

Orders

The Saracen Woman

Looking for Alexander

Ding et Dong : Le film

The Bottle

Poivre et sel

Tout feu, tout femme

O.K.... Laliberté

Champs-Elysées

J.A. Martin Photographer

A Pacemaker and a Sidecar

Truffle

Les Immortels

My Very Own Circus

The Canadiens, Forever

YUL 871

The Last Tunnel

Never Too Late

One Man

Once Upon a Time in the East

Hot Dogs

Crying Out

Angela

An Imaginary Tale

Two Women In Gold

Snow and Ashes

The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds

La semaine des 4 Julie

Jean Lapointe, Pour une dernière fois

Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette

Club social

Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros

Viens voir les comédiens

Clearing Skies