Michel Côté (actor)
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Michel Côté is a Canadian
actor
. He is best known for his performance in the comedy Broue and his role in Omertà. A graduate of the National Theatre School in 1973, Côté won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
for C.R.A.Z.Y.
. He had convinced Jean-Marc Vallée
to film the movie in Montreal
rather than the United States
. He founded Broue
with Marc Messier
and Marcel Gauthier in 1979.
He is married to French
actress Véronique Le Flaguais
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his performance in the comedy Broue and his role in Omertà. A graduate of the National Theatre School in 1973, Côté won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Christopher Plummer, Murder by Decree...
for C.R.A.Z.Y.
C.R.A.Z.Y.
C.R.A.Z.Y. is a 2005 French-language Canadian film from Quebec. The film was directed and co-written by Jean-Marc Vallée. It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man dealing with homophobia and heterosexism while growing up with four brothers and a conservative father in 1960s and 1970s...
. He had convinced Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. He is best known for the film C.R.A.Z.Y. which is one of the most successful films in Quebec history, both financially and critically...
to film the movie in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
rather than the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He founded Broue
Broué
Broué is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
with Marc Messier
Marc Messier
Marc Messier is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.-Background:Messier's 30-year acting career included the participation in several well-known films and television series....
and Marcel Gauthier in 1979.
He is married to French
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...
actress Véronique Le Flaguais
Véronique Le Flaguais
Véronique Le Flaguais is a French actress who has acted in many Canadian productions. Her work includes a recent Genie Award nomination for her supporting role in Surviving My Mother, Rumeurs, Jésus de Montréal, Cruising Bar and the upcoming sequel. She is married to actor Michel Côté.- External...
.