Réal Giguère
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Réal Giguère began his career as a radio announcer from 1956 to 1961. He worked as a talk show host on French Canadian network television:; Dix sur dix, Madame est servie, Parle, parle, jase, jase. He hosted game shows as well, such as Galaxie and the French Canadian version
of Jeopardy!
. He was also an author for TV series such as Dominique, Métro, boulot, dodo and L'or du temps. He played acting parts in Caïn – a play that he authored – and in La Cage aux Folles
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In 2001 Giguère was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame
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Jeopardy! (Quebec game show)
Jeopardy! is a French Canadian incarnation of the American game show Jeopardy!. Hosted by Réal Giguère, it ran on TVA from 1991–1993. The set was based on the 1985–1991 set on the American series. Three contestants play.-Jeopardy!:...
of Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
. He was also an author for TV series such as Dominique, Métro, boulot, dodo and L'or du temps. He played acting parts in Caïn – a play that he authored – and in La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. Based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, it focuses on a gay couple: Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his romantic...
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In 2001 Giguère was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame
Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame
The Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, started in 1982, recognizes Canadians in broadcasting or entertainment related industries who have "achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint."...
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