Jean Lapointe

Acting

Jean Lapointe

Born December 6, 1935 · Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada

Died November 18, 2022 · aged 86

Jean Lapointe (December 6, 1935 - November 18, 2022) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former 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 has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films…

Known For

AngelaAngela · 1977
Angela
4.91977
MovieDrama
A war vet finds out that a former prostitute had his baby. Doubting it's his, he gives it away, so she reports him. Twenty years later, she still wants to find her son. She meets a young man and falls in love, but the vet's prison term ends.
OrdersOrders · 1974
Orders
7.31974
MovieDramaHistory
A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.
Never Too LateNever Too Late · 1996
Never Too Late
5.51996
MovieComedy
Four old friends reunite to investigate the death of a good friend.
Two Women In GoldTwo Women In Gold · 1970
Two Women In Gold
4.21970
MovieComedy
Two bored Montreal housewives (Monique Mercure & Louise Turcot), with inattentive husbands (Marcel Sabourin & Donald Pilon), and lots of time on their hands, amuse themselves by paying the local tradesmen something extra to give them amorous attention. Their entertainment leads to frantic confusion, however, when one of the visiting gentlemen - shall we say - 'expires'. The housewives deal with their unpleasant situation quite energetically.
Les ImmortelsLes Immortels · 2003
Les Immortels
6.02003
MovieComedy
Les Immortels, a group Paul formed with his friends Katia, Éric and Benoît, wins a contest organized by record company Cosak, and the grand prize is a contract to record their first CD. Although Giroux, Cosak’s owner, believes in the talent of Les Immortels, that’s not the case with his associate, Patrice Dubois, who makes things difficult for the young musicians.
My Very Own CircusMy Very Own Circus · 2020
My Very Own Circus
5.62020
MovieComedyDrama
A girl who comes from a long line of circus performers tries to fulfill her dream of going to private school.
One ManOne Man · 1977
One Man
5.51977
MovieDramaThriller
In this socially conscious drama, a TV journalist begins investigating a large factory that has been threatening the health of the children who live in the town's poorest, most polluted section. Because of his investigation, he and his family are threatened by company thugs. He gets no help from his TV station as they are loathe to tangle with big business.
O.K.... LalibertéO.K.... Laliberté · 1973
O.K.... Laliberté
7.01973
MovieDramaRomance
A down-and-out man who got separated, gets his second chance in a boarding house, thanks to a friend who is a con man, and falls in love with a roommate. However, when he gets a job, his ego gets over and might lose everything he got.

Filmography

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An Imaginary TaleAn Imaginary Tale · 1991
An Imaginary Tale
4.31991
MovieDrama
In this tragicomedy, Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his loving mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up (and paid) by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic shenanigans of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence, a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves to members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad, the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his (female) dresser.

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