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Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe

Acting

December 6, 1935 – November 18, 2022 (died at 86)
Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Male
30 Movies
10 TV Shows

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.

Orders
Orders

Orders

1974 7.4

as Clermont Boudreau

Age 38 (now 86)
The Last Tunnel
The Last Tunnel

The Last Tunnel

2004 5.5

as Fred Giguere

Age 68 (now 86)
Crying Out
Crying Out

Crying Out

2010 4.6

as Grand-Père

Age 74 (now 86)
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar

A Pacemaker and a Sidecar

1976 6.4

as Polo

Age 40 (now 86)
The Saracen Woman
The Saracen Woman

The Saracen Woman

1992 7.1
Age 56 (now 86)
J.A. Martin Photographer
J.A. Martin Photographer

J.A. Martin Photographer

1977 6.7

as Adhémar

Age 41 (now 86)
An Imaginary Tale
An Imaginary Tale

An Imaginary Tale

1991 4.3

as Gaston

Age 55 (now 86)
The Bottle
The Bottle

The Bottle

2000 6.8

as Antoine

Age 64 (now 86)
The Canadiens, Forever
The Canadiens, Forever

The Canadiens, Forever

2009 5.7

as Gerry

Age 73 (now 86)
Ding et Dong : Le film
Ding et Dong : Le film

Ding et Dong : Le film

1990 7.0

as Euclide

Age 55 (now 86)
My Very Own Circus
My Very Own Circus

My Very Own Circus

2020 5.6

as Guédille

Age 84 (now 86)
Never Too Late
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

1996 5.5

as Woody

Age 60 (now 86)
YUL 871
YUL 871

YUL 871

1966 6.0
Age 30 (now 86)
Angela
Angela

Angela

1977 4.7

as M. Lebrecque

Age 41 (now 86)
Truffle
Truffle

Truffle

2008 6.0

as L'homme maigre et sec

Age 72 (now 86)
Les Immortels
Les Immortels

Les Immortels

2003 6.0

as Adélard Major

Age 67 (now 86)