Antoine Vézina
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Antoine Vézina is a Québécois
actor. A 2000 alum of the Université du Québec à Montréal
with a bachelor's degree
in theater, Vézina has a strong improvisational theater background, having performed in the Quebec improvisational leagues the Ligue universitaire d'improvisation (LUI, league of Université Laval
), the Ligue d'improvisation centrale de l'UQAM (LicUQAM, league of the Université du Québec à Montréal), the Cravates, the Ligue d'improvisation Globale, the Limonade, the Ligue d'improvisation montréalaise (LIM) and the reputed Ligue nationale d'improvisation
(LNI). He is also a member of the improvisational troupe Cinplass.
Vézina was part of the winning team of the international improv competition the Mondial d’Impro in Strasbourg
, France
. In conventional theater, he played in 2005 the role of Don Bazile in The Barber of Seville
. He was cast for the lead character in the television show La Job
, a Quebec adaptation of the British The Office
. He was seen in a number of television advertising campaigns like those of the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec
, Chrysler Jeep-Dodge
and the Yellow Pages
.
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
actor. A 2000 alum of the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...
with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in theater, Vézina has a strong improvisational theater background, having performed in the Quebec improvisational leagues the Ligue universitaire d'improvisation (LUI, league of Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
), the Ligue d'improvisation centrale de l'UQAM (LicUQAM, league of the Université du Québec à Montréal), the Cravates, the Ligue d'improvisation Globale, the Limonade, the Ligue d'improvisation montréalaise (LIM) and the reputed Ligue nationale d'improvisation
LNI
The Ligue nationale d'improvisation is an improvisational comedy theatre company created in Quebec. Most of the participants are thespians, comedians or humorists...
(LNI). He is also a member of the improvisational troupe Cinplass.
Vézina was part of the winning team of the international improv competition the Mondial d’Impro in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In conventional theater, he played in 2005 the role of Don Bazile in The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville, or The Futile Precaution is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's comedy Le Barbier de Séville , which was originally an opéra comique, or a mixture of spoken play with music...
. He was cast for the lead character in the television show La Job
La Job
La Job is a French Canadian comedy television series set in Montreal. It is an adaptation of the British show The Office of the BBC. Produced by Anne-Marie Losique's Image Diffusion International, it has been broadcast for a limited number of viewers on Bell TV satellite television, beginning on...
, a Quebec adaptation of the British The Office
The Office (UK TV series)
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...
. He was seen in a number of television advertising campaigns like those of the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec
Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec
The Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec is an agricultural organization representing milk producers in the Canadian province of Quebec...
, Chrysler Jeep-Dodge
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
and the Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory of businesses, organized by category, rather than alphabetically by business name and in which advertising is sold. As the name suggests, such directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for non-commercial listings...
.
Television
- La JobLa JobLa Job is a French Canadian comedy television series set in Montreal. It is an adaptation of the British show The Office of the BBC. Produced by Anne-Marie Losique's Image Diffusion International, it has been broadcast for a limited number of viewers on Bell TV satellite television, beginning on...
(2006) - Les Ex (2005)
- CastingCastingIn metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process...
(2005) - Caméra CaféCaméra CaféCaméra Café is a French-born concept of comedy television series exported around the world. A movie spin-off has been made in France under the title of Espace détente...
(2004, guest star) - L'Odyssée de l'espèce (2003)
- Annie et ses hommes (2002)
- Jean DuceppeJean Duceppe (TV series)Duceppe was a historical television series that aired on Télé-Québec in 2002. It told the story of Jean Duceppe, a Canadian actor, and chronicled the life and struggles of Duceppe for theater and Quebec independence...
(2002) - Lance et Compte: La nouvelle générationLance et compteLance et Compte is a series of Quebec téléromans revolving around a Quebec City ice hockey team. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and revival series on TQS in 2001 and on TVA from 2004 to the present....
(2002) - Rumeurs (2002)
See also
- List of Quebec actors
- Ligue nationale d'improvisation
- Television of QuebecTelevision of QuebecTelevision in Quebec is an essential part of the culture of Quebec, as well as the rest of French Canada. With over 99% of households owning a television in Quebec, it has the power to reach every Quebecer...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...