Jean Lapointe, (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.
He launched his solo career in 1974 and performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums were produced by Yves Lapierre.
He was also a social activist who campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984, he was appointed to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001, where he served as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was appointed 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."2005 SOCAN AWARDS" Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Lapointe died on November 18, 2022, at the age of 86.
Thoroughbred racing 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.2018 Woodbine Media Guide jockeyclubcanada.com Past Award Winners
Filmography +YearTitleRole Notes1970Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or)Det. Poivrot1971 The Master Cats (Les Chats bottés)1973O.K. ... LalibertéLouis1974Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est)1974 The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds (La pomme, la queue et les pépins)1974Orders (Les Ordres)Clermont Boudreau1975 A Woman Inflamed (Tout feu, tout femme)François Chartrand1975 The Winner1976 A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (L'Eau chaud, l'eau frette)Polo1977Bernie and the Gang (Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang)Bernie1977J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe)Adhémar1977One ManBen LegaultWinner for Best Supporting Actor at the 28th Canadian Film Awards1977 AngelaM. Lebrecque1978DuplessisMaurice DuplessisTV miniseries, 7 episodes1980Hot Dogs (Les chiens chauds)Lawyer1990Ding et DongEuclide1990An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)Gaston1992The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine)Alphonse Lamoureux1992Montréal ville ouverteJudge CaronTV miniseries, 13 episodes1994René LévesqueClochardTV series1996Never Too LateWoody1998BouscotteMagloire St-JeanTV series2000 The Bottle (La bouteille)Antoine2001 A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre)Taxi driver2003Un gars, une filleJean, uncle of SylvieTV series, 2 episodes2003Les ImmortelsAdélard Major2003Clearing Skies (Une éclaircie sur le fleuve)The FatherShort film2004Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives)Wilbrod Gadouas2004Lance et compte: La reconquêteHimselfTV series, 1 episode2004 The Last Tunnel (Le dernier tunnel)Fred GiguèreWinner for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Genie Awards2008Truffles (Truffe)2009 The Canadiens, Forever (Pour toujours, les Canadiens!)Gerry Thibodeau2010Crying Out (À l'origine d'un cri)Grandfather2010Snow & AshesThomas2014Les beaux malaisesMarcel CoiteauTV series, 2 episodes2020My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi)Guédille
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