JL
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Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director
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Male
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Birth:
1 May 1931(Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jacques Languirand (born May 1, 1931) is a radio host, writer, actor and director.
He has been at the microphone for the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987 and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003 for his services to communications in Canada.
In 2012, audiences have seen him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name.
Awards
- 1956: Sir Barry Jackson Award for Les Insolites
- 1956: Laflèche Award for Le Dictionnaire insolite
- 1962: Governor General's Award for Les Insolites and Les Violons de l’automne
- 1968: Commonwealth Arts Festival Award for Klondyke
- 1978: The Librarian Award for La Voie initiatique
- 1987: Member of the Order of Canada
- 1998: Award from Quebec's Philosophers Company
- 1998: Year's best communicator from The International Association of Communication Professionals
- 2001: Special Jury's Award of the Onassis Foundation for Faust et les radicaux libres.
- 2002: Honoris Causa Doctorate from McGill University
- 2003: Officer of the Order of Canada
- 2004: Knight of National Order of Quebec
- 2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language
- 2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement
- 2006: Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts
- 2008: Knight of the Pléiade Order, Francophonie Order and Dialogue of cultures
- 2009: Member of the Monique-Fitz-back Circle
Filmography
- 1968: Kid Sentiment
- 1994: La Vie d'un héros ... Monsieur le juge
- 1997: J'en suis! ... Igor de Lonsdale
- 1998: Le Lépidoptère (short film) ... Voice On The Radio (voice)
- 1999: Le Grand serpent du monde
- 2002: Alice's Odyssey ... Père Noël
- 2007: La chambre bleue (short film) ... Narrator (voice)
- 2012: Mars et Avril ... Jacob Obus
Television
- 1957: Le Colombier (TV series) ... Le mari de Grandmont
- 2004-2007: Le Rebut Global ... Le philosophe
- 2011-2012: "Les Repères de Languirand" ... Host