Yvan Ducharme
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Yvan Ducharme is a québécois
humorist and actor
born 24 August 1937 in Rouyn-Noranda.
He became popular on québécoise television with the role of the father in Les Berger and won many awards including Monsieur Télévision in 1972
.
Ducharme also painted for many years in his apartment in Montréal
. He created his own abstract style which he named "impulsionnism".
The most recent creations of Yvan Ducharme were shown in Montréal
in February 2007, in Longueuil
in May 2007, and in Rouyn-Noranda, his place of birth, in August 2007.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
humorist and 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...
born 24 August 1937 in Rouyn-Noranda.
Biography
Yvan Ducharme was first known to the public thanks to his creation of Insolences d'un téléphone shown during the day in 1963 on CJMS in Montréal for more than a decade.He became popular on québécoise television with the role of the father in Les Berger and won many awards including Monsieur Télévision in 1972
1972 in television
The year 1972 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1972.For the American TV schedule, see: 1972-73 American network television schedule.-Events:...
.
Ducharme also painted for many years in his apartment in Montréal
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...
. He created his own abstract style which he named "impulsionnism".
The most recent creations of Yvan Ducharme were shown in Montréal
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...
in February 2007, in Longueuil
Longueuil
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
in May 2007, and in Rouyn-Noranda, his place of birth, in August 2007.
Filmography
- 19651965 in filmThe year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
: Pas de vacances pour les idoles - 19691969 in filmThe year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
: ValérieValérieValérie is a 1969 black-and-white Quebec film starring Danielle Ouimet, who plays Valérie, and Guy Godin. It was the first Quebec film to show nudity....
: Le gérant de Club - 19701970 in televisionThe year 1970 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1970.For the American TV schedule, see: 1970-71 American network television schedule.-Events:...
- 19761976 in televisionThe year 1976 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1976.-Global television events:*The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide....
: Les Berger (TV series) : Guy Berger - 19711971 in televisionThe year 1971 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1971.For the American TV schedule, see: 1971-72 American network television schedule.-Events:...
: Let's Call the Whole Thing OrffLet's Call the Whole Thing OrffLet's Call the Whole Thing Orff is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1972.-Premise:This Montreal-produced series derived its title from a Toronto Telegram quotation by television columnist Bob Blackburn who suggested a television series name in one of...
(TV series) - 19721972 in filmThe year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
: Quelques arpents de neige - 19731973 in filmThe year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
: Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner! is a Quebecois film directed by Denis Héroux and with a scenario by Marcel Lefebvre with input from Héroux, Guy Fournier, Gilles Gauthier, and Jean-Guy Moreau; it was released in 1973.-Cast:* Jean-Guy Moreau : Sam...
: Yvan - 19741974 in filmThe year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
: Bulldozer : Mainchaude - 19801980 in film- Events :* May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year ....
: Suzanne : Eddy - 19761976 in televisionThe year 1976 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1976.-Global television events:*The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide....
: Du tac au tac (TV series) : Buddy Taillefer (1980–1982) - 19821982 in film-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...
: Visiting HoursVisiting HoursVisiting Hours is a 1982 horror film starring Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner and Lenore Zann...
: Policeman 1 - 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
: Le Vent du Wyoming : Légionnaire - 20002000 in televisionThe year 2000 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2000.For the American TV schedule, see: 2000-01 United States network television schedule.-Event:-Debuts:-1940s:...
: Chartrand et SimonneChartrand et SimonneChartrand et Simonne is a French-Canadian television mini-series which aired in 2000, exclusively on Radio-Canada. The series originally only had two parts but it was expanded into 6 parts and re-aired in 2003 on Télé-Québec. Currently, Télé-Québec airs the program on a regular basis...
(TV series) : Contremaître - 20002000 in filmThe year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
: 2001: A Space Travesty2001: A Space Travesty2001: A Space Travesty is a 2000 American spoof comedy film starring actor Leslie Nielsen. The film has a few sequences parodying elements of 2001: A Space Odyssey, but is not focused on parodying Odyssey.-Plot:...
: Famous Tenor #3 - 20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: Camping sauvage : Père de Bouton
Awards
- 19631963 in radioThe year 1963 in radio involved some significant events, including the addition of FM-compatible radios in cars made by major American automobile companies, and the birth of future radio personality Doctor Dré-Events:...
: Comedy radio show of the year Ducharme au réveil & Les insolences d'un téléphone - 19651965 in radioThe year 1965 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*19 April: WINS in New York switches from Top 40 to all-news, with the slogan "You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the world."...
: Radio show of the year Ducharme au réveil & Les insolences d'un téléphone - 19681968 in radioThe year 1968 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:* 1 February: WABX Detroit drops classical music to air progressive rock/freeform full-time....
: Radio personality of the year - 19721972 in televisionThe year 1972 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1972.For the American TV schedule, see: 1972-73 American network television schedule.-Events:...
: Monsieur Télévision