Ted Lasso
2020
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Moe Jeudy-Lamour is a Canadian film and television actor from Montreal, Quebec, best known for his role as Thierry Zoreaux / "Van Damme" on Ted Lasso. He is of Haitian descent, and was raised as an Orthodox Jew in Montreal.
Moe Jeudy-Lamour is a Canadian actor, voice actor and stunt performer. He has appeared in TV shows and movies such as Ted Lasso, Race, Bad Blood and Assassin's Creed.
- Montréal Canada
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- Moe Jeudy-Lamour was born in Montreal to a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father.
- Moe is of Haitian descent. As he said, “Haiti is my #1 place to visit because it’s my home.”
- In an episode of the “Lasso Cast” podcast, Moe revealed that he “grew up Jewish,” and he hasn’t “been to the synagogue in awhile,” BUT also said that he feels he “definitely should [go to synagogue.]”
- In French, his last name translates to “Thursday-Love,” hence his Instagram handle (@moethursdaylove) and Twitter handle (@Moethursday).
Sep 20, 2021 · Moe Jeudy-Lamour is a versatile actor who plays Thierry Zoreaux on "Ted Lasso". He shares his global identity, his friendship with Jason Sudeikis, and his Jewish journey in this interview with Alma.
- Becoming Thierry Zoreaux
- 'There Was Never Any Soccer in My Journey'
- Introducing 'Midnight Poutine'
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In the show, Jeudy-Lamour plays Thierry Zoreaux, a French-Canadian goalkeeper for AFC Richmond, a fictitious premier league soccer team. The show's main character, Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, is a rah-rah American college football coach hired to manage the team despite having little to no knowledge of soccer. Jeudy-Lamour says when the sho...
The show's fish-out-of-water shtick embraced by Sudeikis' character felt fitting for Jeudy-Lamour, who was cast as a professional athlete in a sport he'd never played. "There was never any soccer in my journey," he said. A series of health issues kept him on the sidelines and he didn't play any sports as a young child. When he got a little bit olde...
He's also proud to be able to bring some local Québécois elements into the show as a kind of comedy Easter egg for people back home to discover. In the tenth episode of season one, his character suggests that AFC Richmond use a trick play called "Midnight Poutine." "It was a fluke," Jeudy-Lamour said, noting the line came from a moment of improvisa...
Learn how Moe Jeudy-Lamour, a Montreal native and Haitian-Canadian-Jew, landed the role of Thierry Zoreaux, a French-Canadian goalkeeper on the hit show Ted Lasso. Find out how he brought his own personality and poutine to the series.
Moe Jeudy-Lamour is a Canadian actor who speaks English, French, Creole and Hebrew. He has appeared in Ted Lasso (2020), Race (2016) and Bad Blood (2017).
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Nov 7, 2021 · Moe Jeudy-Lamour, who plays Thierry Zoreaux in the Apple TV+ hit show Ted Lasso, was raised as an Orthodox Jew by his mother, but was not officially converted. He shares his story of growing up in a French-Canadian Haitian family, his love for movies and his challenges as an actor.
