Jean Lapointe

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.

Most Known For

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

La semaine des 4 Julie

as Self

L'Académie des 9

as Self

Angela

as M. Lebrecque

Les Beaux Malaises

as Marcel Coiteau

Poivre et sel

as Le professeur

Les Immortels

as Adélard Major

Viens voir les comédiens

as Self

Club social

as Self

Two Women In Gold

as Sergent Detective Poivrot

Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros

as Self

Orders

as Clermont Boudreau

Never Too Late

as Woody

The Last Tunnel

as Fred Giguere

My Very Own Circus

as Guédille

The Bottle

as Antoine

Ding et Dong : Le film

as Euclide

Crying Out

as Grand-Père

Truffle

as L'homme maigre et sec