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Jean Lapointe, OC OQ (December 6, 1935 – November 18, 2022) was a Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a 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.
Nov 18, 2022 · Lapointe was a popular performer and a recovering alcoholic who founded a treatment centre for addiction. He also had a film career and won a Genie Award for his role in Le dernier tunnel.
Nov 18, 2022 · Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced Friday his death from health...
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Nov 18, 2022 · Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced Friday his death from health...
- Early Years
- Les Jérolas
- Solo Career
- Acting Career
- Style and Significance
- Charity Work and Political Service
- Awards
- Discography
The sixth of seven children, Lapointe was the son of Arthur-Joseph Lapointe, a former soldier who became the Member of Parliament for Matane-Matapédia. When Jean was a child his family moved to Québec City, where he formed his first band, Les Québécaires. With his impersonations, monologues and songs, he won the amateur competition of the radio pro...
Lapointe's career as a cabaret singer and chansonnier began at a time when Québécois cabarets were flourishing. His meeting with Jérôme Lemay led to the creation of the duo Les Jérolas, which soon made a tour of cabarets in Québec and scored numerous hits, including “Yakety Yak,” “Charlie Brown” and “Méo Penché.” Les Jérolas appeared on The Ed Sull...
In 1975, Lapointe decided to pursue a solo career. His shows, song medleys, comic and impersonation routines, his hoarse voice and his good-natured humour won him a large audience. He participated in the 1975 St-Jean Baptiste festivities on Mount Royal. His first record, Démaquillé(1976), and the show of the same name, presented at the Théâtre Mais...
In the early 1970s, Lapointe began a highly successful career as an actor. He played the starring roles in: Marcel Carrière’s OK la liberté (1973) and Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang (1977); Michel Brault’s Les Ordres (1974); Jean Beaudin’s J.A. Martin, photographe (1977); André Forcier’s L'eau chaude, l'eau frette (1976) and Une histoire inventée (199...
Writing in Le Quotidien de Parisin 1988, Gérard Spiteri described Lapointe as the ultimate entertainer, saying, “Jean Lapointe is a complete showman, now an extremely rare species. One believes him to be a singer, he is an impersonator; one believes him to be a musician, he is a conjurer; one thinks of him as only a buffoon, he raises us to the hei...
In 1982, after struggling for many years to recover from alcoholism, Lapointe founded the Maison Jean-Lapointe, an organization that provides rehabilitative support to alcoholics, drug addicts and problem gamblers, as well as prevention and awareness workshops in Québec schools. He organized a first telethon for the non-profit centre in 1986, and i...
Officer, Order of Canada(1983)Honorary Doctorate, Université du Québec(1989)Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Le dernier tunnel), Genie Awards(2005)Best Supporting Actor (Le dernier tunnel), Jutra Awards(2005)With Jérôme Lemay (Les Jérolas) 1. Les Jérolas(1959). RCA LCP-1009/RCA CGP-207. 2. Sont là!(1961). RCA LCP-1029/RCA PC-1069. 3. Les Jérolas au Théâtre national(1962). RCA LCP-1040/RCA Gala CGPS-238. 4. Toujours plus vite!(1962). RCA Gala CGP-116. 5. Les Jérolas à la Porte Saint-Jean(1964). RCA LCPS-1073/RCA Gala CGPS-267. 6. Les Jérolas à la Comédi...
Dec 17, 2022 · A funeral for actor, singer and retired senator Jean Lapointe is being held at the Saint-Viateur d'Outremont Church in Montreal Saturday.
Nov 19, 2022 · Artiste d’une rare polyvalence, homme inspirant au franc-parler parfois dérangeant, il est décédé vendredi à 86 ans, laissant derrière lui un legs immense, ne serait-ce que le...
