Marc Favreau
Encyclopedia
Marc Favreau, was a Canadian (Québécois
) television
and film
actor
and poet.
Favreau began his television career as a regular on La Boîte à surprise, a long running children's TV show on Radio-Canada
. At that time, he was teamed with another clown in an act called Bim et Sol. Favreau developed Sol
's monologues into an enormously popular one-man show. Favreau then teamed up with another clown for Sol et Bouton. Finally, Favreau created, with Luc Durand a popular television series called Sol et Goblet
.
Later, he played numerous roles on stage and on several TV series on Canadian television, such as Parlez-moi
, an instructional program on the French language on TVOntario
in the late 1970s. Many English Canadian children got their first exposure to the Quebec French
through Favreau's work. He is best remembered for the witty deconstructions of the French language
which he invented for Sol.
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....
) television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
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...
and poet.
Favreau began his television career as a regular on La Boîte à surprise, a long running children's TV show on Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
. At that time, he was teamed with another clown in an act called Bim et Sol. Favreau developed Sol
Sol (comedian)
Sol is a fictional character written for and performed on stage by Marc Favreau.Sol is a clown who handily deconstructs the French language, to the amusement of adults as well as toddlers...
's monologues into an enormously popular one-man show. Favreau then teamed up with another clown for Sol et Bouton. Finally, Favreau created, with Luc Durand a popular television series called Sol et Goblet
Sol et Goblet
Sol et Gobelet was a French language children's television show made in Quebec. Its stories revolved around the adventures of clowns Sol and Gobelet ....
.
Later, he played numerous roles on stage and on several TV series on Canadian television, such as Parlez-moi
Parlez-moi
Parlez-moi was an educational television series which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario from 1978 to 1980, with repeat broadcasts for several years afterwards...
, an instructional program on the French language on TVOntario
TVOntario
TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
in the late 1970s. Many English Canadian children got their first exposure to the Quebec French
Quebec French
Quebec French , or Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language in Canada, in its formal and informal registers. Quebec French is used in everyday communication, as well as in education, the media, and government....
through Favreau's work. He is best remembered for the witty deconstructions of the French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
which he invented for Sol.