Patrick Huard | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | actor, comedian |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Lynda Lemay (div.) Anik Jean (2011-present) |
Children | 2 |
Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian from Quebec.[1]
Career
[edit]Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality, with success as a stand-up comedian in the early 1990s.[2] He had his first film role in the 1997 film Heads or Tails (J’en suis!),[3] attaining greater success the following year with a recurring role as a hockey player in the Les Boys franchise.[4]
With François Flamand, he launched the theatre troupe Le Nouveau Theatre Insolite, which debuted with a French-language adaptation of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio in 1997, with Huard in the lead role.[5]
He cemented his credentials as the co-star and co-writer of Bon Cop, Bad Cop, now the most successful domestic film at the box office in the history of Canadian cinema.[6]
In 2007 he made his debut as a director with The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 P’tits cochons),[7] which was a hit in Quebec and won the Golden Reel Award for the top-grossing Canadian film of the year.[8] He followed up in 2010 with File 13 (Filière 13),[9] and has also directed short films and episodes of the television series Taxi 0-22 and Escouade 99.
In 2020 he launched a talk show, La Tour, on TVA.[10] He hosted the show for two seasons until leaving in 2022.[11]
In 2023 he hosted LOL: Qui rira le dernier?, the Quebec adaptation of the international Documental franchise.[12]
In 2024, he was named the recipient of the Earle Grey Award, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's lifetime achievement award for acting, at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards.[13]
Personal life
[edit]He was married to singer Lynda Lemay in the 1990s, having one daughter with her before their divorce.[14]
He remarried in 2011 to singer Anik Jean.[15] Their son, Nathan Jean-Huard, had an acting role in his mother's directorial debut film My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère) in 2023.[16]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- 1997: Heads or Tails (J’en suis!)
- 1997: Les Boys – T-Guy
- 1998: Les Boys II
- 2000: Life After Love (La vie après l’amour)
- 2000: Stardom – Montreal Talk-Show Host
- 2001: Les Boys III
- 2003: How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)
- 2003: Red Nose (Nez rouge)
- 2003: Evil Words (Sur le seuil)
- 2004: Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)
- 2005: Maman Last Call
- 2006: Bon Cop, Bad Cop – David Bouchard
- 2007: The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)
- 2009: Cadavres
- 2010: Funkytown – Bastien Lavallée
- 2011: Starbuck – David Wozniak
- 2012: Le Projet Omerta – Steve Bélanger
- 2014: Mommy - Paul Béliveau
- 2015: My Internship in Canada - Steve Guibord
- 2017: Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 - David Bouchard
- 2020: My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi) - Bill
- 2023: My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère) - Paul
Television
[edit]- 1993-1994: Là tu parles
- 1998: Réseaux
- 2006: Au nom de la loi
- 2006: Cover Girl
- 2006: Le Cœur a ses raisons
- 2006: Music Hall
- 2007: Taxi 0-22
- 2023: LOL: Qui rira le dernier?
Awards and accolades
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bill Brownstein, "Funnyman Huard takes province by storm". Montreal Gazette, November 18, 1995.
- ^ Paul Delean, "French gala laughs at 'em all, from Fred Flintstone to Queen". Montreal Gazette, July 12, 1991.
- ^ Bill Brownstein, "Lusty cheers for J'en Suis!". Montreal Gazette, March 15, 1997.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Lovable Les Boys shoots and scores at Quebec box office". The Globe and Mail, December 20, 1997.
- ^ Bill Brownstein, "Bored comic Huard takes to the boards: Funnyman says he needed a new challenge, and in helping launch theatre troupe he's got one". Montreal Gazette, June 2, 1997.
- ^ "Bon Cop, Bad Cop hits new high for Quebec box office". CBC News. September 25, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
- ^ Matthew Hays, "Pigs fly high in Quebec". The Globe and Mail, August 30, 2007.
- ^ "'Three Little Pigs' to receive Genie for being highest grossing domestic film". Canadian Press, February 26, 2008.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Filière 13 – Film de Patrick Huard". Films du Québec, July 3, 2010.
- ^ Marc-André Lemieux, "Nouveau talk-show à TVA: rendez-vous au sommet avec Patrick Huard". Le Journal de Montréal, September 26, 2020.
- ^ Marc-André Lemieux, "Patrick Huard quitte La Tour". La Presse, February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Comic screen star Patrick Huard named host of Quebec edition of ‘LOL’". CityNews, March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Academy to recognize Blue Ant Media CEO, among others". Broadcast Dialogue, May 1, 2024.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Lemay likes things lively". Montreal Gazette, November 10, 2003.
- ^ Alain Lavoie, "Patrick Huard et Anik Jean se sont dit «oui»". Le Journal de Montréal, August 20, 2011.
- ^ "Anik Jean dévoile les photos de casting de son fils". Noovo Moi, June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mercer, 22 Minutes take Canadian Comedy Awards honours". CBC News. October 14, 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (December 13, 2000). "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018.
- ^ Randall King, "The Rocket scores with 13 Genie nominations". Winnipeg Free Press, January 10, 2007.
- ^ Katherine Monk, "Who's afraid of Canadian film?; Genies aside, turns out we are". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001.
- ^ "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.
- ^ Manon Dumais, "Canuel vs. Favreau aux Jutras". Voir, January 23, 2007.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2007: récapitulatif". Films du Québec, December 26, 2008.
- ^ "Continental dominates Jutra". Sherbrooke Record, March 14, 2008.
- ^ Karl Filion, "Jutra 2009 : Cinq films luttent pour le Jutra du film s'étant le plus illustré hors Québec". Cinoche, March 19, 2009.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2012: voilà les nominations". Films du Québec, January 31, 2012.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
- ^ Adrian Mack, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominees: The Artist, The Tree of Life, and—yes—Bridesmaids". The Georgia Straight, January 3, 2012.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle announces nominations". Playback, December 15, 2015.
External links
[edit]- (in English) Patrick Huard official website
- (in French) Patrick Huard official website
- Patrick Huard at IMDb
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Montreal
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Comedians from Montreal
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian Comedy Award winners
- Canadian Screen Award winning actors
- Canadian television talk show hosts
- 20th-century Canadian comedians
- 21st-century Canadian comedians
- Canadian male comedians
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Canadian comedy film directors