Louis Aragon was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton and Philippe Soupault the surrealist review Littérature. He was also a novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt. After 1959, he was a frequent nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Patrick Benguigui, better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.
Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on 25 March 2004, succeeding Maurice Rheims at seat No. 32. He married Catherine Robbe-Grillet.
Michel Serres was a French philosopher, theorist and writer. His works explore themes of science, time and death, and later incorporated prose.
Jean-Philippe Toussaint is a Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and he has had his photographs displayed in Brussels and Japan. Toussaint won the Prix Médicis in 2005 for his novel Fuir, second volume of the « Cycle of Marie », a four-tome chronicle published over ten years and displaying the separation of Marie and her lover. His 2009 novel La Vérité sur Marie, third volume of the cycle, won the Prix Décembre.
Guy Jodoin is a Quebec comedian. He is best known as Capitaine Charles Patenaude in Dans une galaxie près de chez vous and Sucré Salé as well as the host of TVA's game show Le Tricheur.
Claude Legault is a Canadian actor and television writer from Quebec.
Pierre Labrie is a Québécois poet, born at Mont-Joli, Quebec. He now lives in Trois-Rivières.
Julien Poulin is a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series.
Minuit, le soir is a character-driven Quebec television show. Set and shot in Montreal, the 30-minute show revolves around the lives of three bouncers, both in private and at work. The show is notable for its portrayal of the daily hardships facing each of the principal characters. Gritty cinematography and fast-paced direction are also key elements of the show's style. All the show's episodes were directed by Daniel Grou.
Jean-Pierre Thiollet is a French writer and journalist.
Alexandra Stewart is a Canadian actress.
François Deguelt was a French singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1960 and 1962.
Yves Jacques OC is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.
Daniel Grou, frequently credited as Podz, is a Canadian film and television director, director of six feature films as well as episodes in dozen TV series.
Yan England-Girard is a Canadian actor, television and radio presenter, screenwriter, film producer and director of short films. From the age of eight, he was known for his role of Einstein in the youth program Watatatow during 13 years.
Christian Gailly was a French writer.
Alain Mottet was a French actor.
Léane Labrèche-Dor is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performances in the films Laughter , for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, and My Mother's Men , for which she received a Best Actress nomination at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.
Escouade 99 is a French-language police procedural comedy television series produced for Club Illico streaming service, based on Brooklyn Nine-Nine originally created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur. The series is developed by Patrick Huard, and written by Benoît Pelletier, with its first season being directed by Patrick Huard, and the second season, by Patrice Ouimet. It premiered on 17 September 2020, on Club Illico streaming service.
