Maurice Paquin
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Maurice Paquin is a Franco-Manitoban
comedian and singer. Born in June 1947, in Dauphin, Manitoba
, Maurice completed Provencher Elementary School (1959) in St. Boniface, Manitoba; West Hill Collegiate High School (1963) in Toronto, Ontario; obtained a Baccalaureat es Arts at Université de Montréal
in 1967; and a Bachelor of Science degree at McGill University
in 1970. The following three years were spent in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, where his first daughter Ligia Rosairis was born in 1972. Marisol Denieve, his second daughter, was born in Montreal in 1974; Maurice worked as Marketing Analyst for Miracle Mart (1975) and Val Royal LaSalle Building Materials (1976). In 1983 he wrote, composed and recorded the musical album La Garantie, with hits such as "Ya Rien Là", "Motel Henry", and "Maman, Maman". Over the next fifteen years, Maurice performed thousands of shows throughout Quebec, Canada and the United States; appeared in hundreds of Television Variety Shows and Commercials; starred in the CBC short film "Buried Treasure". In 2000, he obtained an International Concierge Diploma at the ICI Institute in Montreal, Quebec; which led him to work as Chief Concierge in luxurious South Florida Hotels such as The Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, The Bentley Beach, Le Meridien, The Mutiny and Quantum on the Bay. He is presently Concierge at 500 Brickell West in Miami, Florida
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Franco-Manitoban
Franco-Manitobans are a community of French Canadians and other French-speaking people living in Manitoba. Most Franco-Manitobans have roots in Quebec. However, many are of Métis and Belgian ancestry while others have ancestors that came directly from France, its former colonies and other...
comedian and singer. Born in June 1947, in Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...
, Maurice completed Provencher Elementary School (1959) in St. Boniface, Manitoba; West Hill Collegiate High School (1963) in Toronto, Ontario; obtained a Baccalaureat es Arts at Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
in 1967; and a Bachelor of Science degree at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1970. The following three years were spent in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, where his first daughter Ligia Rosairis was born in 1972. Marisol Denieve, his second daughter, was born in Montreal in 1974; Maurice worked as Marketing Analyst for Miracle Mart (1975) and Val Royal LaSalle Building Materials (1976). In 1983 he wrote, composed and recorded the musical album La Garantie, with hits such as "Ya Rien Là", "Motel Henry", and "Maman, Maman". Over the next fifteen years, Maurice performed thousands of shows throughout Quebec, Canada and the United States; appeared in hundreds of Television Variety Shows and Commercials; starred in the CBC short film "Buried Treasure". In 2000, he obtained an International Concierge Diploma at the ICI Institute in Montreal, Quebec; which led him to work as Chief Concierge in luxurious South Florida Hotels such as The Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, The Bentley Beach, Le Meridien, The Mutiny and Quantum on the Bay. He is presently Concierge at 500 Brickell West in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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