Jean Duceppe
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Jean Hotte-Duceppe, CQ
(October 25, 1923 – December 7, 1990) was a stage and television actor
from Montreal
, Quebec
. He founded the Compagnie de théâtre Jean Duceppe in 1973.
He was popular from the late 1940s until his death at the age of 67 in 1990. He appeared in more than 160 plays on radio, television and in films. In 1971 he won an Etrog
from the Canadian Film Awards for best performance by lead actor for his role in the film Mon oncle Antoine
.
He hosted radio shows and collaborated on numerous radio and TV series, including the very first one broadcast on August 3, 1952 on SRC
, Le Seigneur de Brinqueville. Some of his greatest successes were his portrayals of Willy Loman in La Mort d'un commis-voyageur (Death of a Salesman
) and Premier Maurice Duplessis
in Charbonneau et le chef (Charbonneau and the Chief).
Born to a family of local shopkeepers in working-class Montréal
, Jean Duceppe came to the theatre with no formal training and was completely self-taught. He supported the Yes option in the first Québec sovereignty referendum in 1980. One of his sons is the Canadian politician and sovereigntist Gilles Duceppe
, a supporter of the independence of Quebec from Canada and the former leader of the Bloc Québécois
. Monique Duceppe, one of his daughters, directs his theatre company.
In 1979, the Québec
government awarded Jean Duceppe the prix Denise-Pelletier. In 1985, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
.
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
(October 25, 1923 – December 7, 1990) was a stage and television 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...
from 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...
, Quebec
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....
. He founded the Compagnie de théâtre Jean Duceppe in 1973.
He was popular from the late 1940s until his death at the age of 67 in 1990. He appeared in more than 160 plays on radio, television and in films. In 1971 he won an Etrog
Etrog
Etrog refers to the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jews on the week-long holiday of Sukkot.While in modern Hebrew this is the name for any variety of citron, its English usage applies to those varieties and specimens used as one of the Four Species...
from the Canadian Film Awards for best performance by lead actor for his role in the film Mon oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine is a 1971 National Film Board of Canada French language drama film. Québécois director Claude Jutra co-wrote the screenplay with Clément Perron and directed what is one of the most acclaimed works in Canadian film history.The film examines life in the Maurice Duplessis-era...
.
He hosted radio shows and collaborated on numerous radio and TV series, including the very first one broadcast on August 3, 1952 on SRC
SRC
-Education:* Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges, a private, non-profit university comprising three graduate colleges, located in Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia* Sid Richardson College, one of nine residential colleges on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas, USA...
, Le Seigneur de Brinqueville. Some of his greatest successes were his portrayals of Willy Loman in La Mort d'un commis-voyageur (Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Premiered at the Morosco Theatre in February 1949, the original production ran for a total of 742 performances.-Plot :Willy Loman...
) and Premier Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...
in Charbonneau et le chef (Charbonneau and the Chief).
Born to a family of local shopkeepers in working-class 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...
, Jean Duceppe came to the theatre with no formal training and was completely self-taught. He supported the Yes option in the first Québec sovereignty referendum in 1980. One of his sons is the Canadian politician and sovereigntist Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician, and proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for almost 15 years. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean...
, a supporter of the independence of Quebec from Canada and the former leader of the Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
. Monique Duceppe, one of his daughters, directs his theatre company.
In 1979, the Québec
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....
government awarded Jean Duceppe the prix Denise-Pelletier. In 1985, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
.