Jean Lapointe
Born
December 6, 1935
Died
November 18, 2022 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Jean Lapointe (born December 6, 1935) 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.
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Known For

My Very Own Circus
Guédille
2020

La semaine des 4 Julie
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette
Himself
2016

Les Beaux Malaises
Marcel Coiteau · (1 episode)
2014

Crying Out
Grand-Père
2010

Snow & Ashes
2010

The Canadiens, Forever
Gerry
2009
Club social
Self · (1 episode)
2008

Truffle
L'homme maigre et sec
2008

Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros
Self · (1 episode)
2008

Looking for Alexander
Wilbrod Gadouas
2004

The Last Tunnel
Fred Giguere
2004

Les Immortels
Adélard Major
2003

Viens voir les comédiens
Self · (1 episode)
2002

The Bottle
Antoine
2000

Never Too Late
Woody
1996

The Saracen Woman
1992

An Imaginary Tale
Gaston
1991

Ding et Dong : Le film
Euclide
1990

Poivre et sel
Le professeur · (1 episode)
1983

L'Académie des 9
Self · (1 episode)
1982

Champs-Elysées
Self · (4 episodes)
1982

Hot Dogs
Don Parchesi
1980

Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis · (7 episodes)
1978

Angela
M. Lebrecque
1977

J.A. Martin Photographer
Adhémar
1977

One Man
Ben Legault
1977

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Bernie
1976

A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
Polo
1976

Tout feu, tout femme
François Chartrand
1975

Orders
Clermont Boudreau
1974

Once Upon a Time in the East
Une Cléopâtre
1974

The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
1974

O.K.... Laliberté
Louis
1973

Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (2 episodes)
1972

Master Cats
1971

Two Women In Gold
Sergent Detective Poivrot
1970

YUL 871
1966

Clearing Skies
le père