Patrick Huard

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Patrick Huard
Born (1969-01-02) January 2, 1969 (age 55)
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)actor, comedian
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s) Lynda Lemay (div.)
Anik Jean (2011-present)
Children2

Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian from Quebec. [1]

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Career

Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality, with success as a stand-up comedian in the early 1990s. [2] He had his first film role in the 1997 film Heads or Tails (J’en suis!), [3] attaining greater success the following year with a recurring role as a hockey player in the Les Boys franchise. [4]

With François Flamand, he launched the theatre troupe Le Nouveau Theatre Insolite, which debuted with a French-language adaptation of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio in 1997, with Huard in the lead role. [5]

He cemented his credentials as the co-star and co-writer of Bon Cop, Bad Cop , now the most successful domestic film at the box office in the history of Canadian cinema. [6]

In 2007 he made his debut as a director with The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 P’tits cochons), [7] which was a hit in Quebec and won the Golden Reel Award for the top-grossing Canadian film of the year. [8] He followed up in 2010 with File 13 (Filière 13), [9] and has also directed short films and episodes of the television series Taxi 0-22 and Escouade 99 .

In 2020 he launched a talk show, La Tour, on TVA. [10] He hosted the show for two seasons until leaving in 2022. [11]

In 2023 he hosted LOL: Qui rira le dernier?, the Quebec adaptation of the international Documental franchise. [12]

In 2024, he was named the recipient of the Earle Grey Award, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's lifetime achievement award for acting, at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards. [13]

Personal life

He was married to singer Lynda Lemay in the 1990s, having one daughter with her before their divorce. [14]

He remarried in 2011 to singer Anik Jean. [15] Their son, Nathan Jean-Huard, had an acting role in his mother's directorial debut film My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère) in 2023. [16]

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Awards and accolades

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef
Canadian Comedy Awards 2007 Best Performance by a Male in a Film Bon Cop, Bad Cop
with Leila Basen, Alex Epstein, Kevin Tierney 		Won [17]
Best Writing in a FilmWon
Genie Awards
Canadian Screen Awards 		2001 Best Supporting Actor Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour)Nominated [18]
2007 Best Actor Bon Cop, Bad Cop Nominated [19]
2012 Starbuck Nominated [20]
2024 Earle Grey Award Won [13]
Prix Jutra/Iris 2001 Best Supporting Actor Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour)Nominated [21]
2002 Best Actor Les Boys III Nominated [22]
2007 Bon Cop, Bad CopNominated [23]
Best Screenplay
with Leila Basen, Alex Epstein, Kevin Tierney		Nominated [24]
2008 Billet d'or The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)Won [25]
2009 Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Nominated [26]
2012 Best ActorStarbuckNominated [27]
2018 Best Actor Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 Nominated [28]
Public PrizeBon Cop Bad Cop 2
with Alain DesRochers, Pierre Even, François Flamand		Nominated
2023 My Mother's Men (Les hommes de ma mère)
with Patrick Roy, Anik Jean, Maryse Latendresse 		Won [29]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2011 Best Actor in a Canadian Film StarbuckNominated [30]
2015 Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre)Nominated [31]

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References

  1. ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Funnyman Huard takes province by storm". Montreal Gazette , November 18, 1995.
  2. ↑ Paul Delean, "French gala laughs at 'em all, from Fred Flintstone to Queen". Montreal Gazette , July 12, 1991.
  3. ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Lusty cheers for J'en Suis!". Montreal Gazette , March 15, 1997.
  4. ↑ Ray Conlogue, "Lovable Les Boys shoots and scores at Quebec box office". The Globe and Mail , December 20, 1997.
  5. ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Bored comic Huard takes to the boards: Funnyman says he needed a new challenge, and in helping launch theatre troupe he's got one". Montreal Gazette , June 2, 1997.
  6. ↑ "Bon Cop, Bad Cop hits new high for Quebec box office". CBC News . September 25, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
  7. ↑ Matthew Hays, "Pigs fly high in Quebec". The Globe and Mail , August 30, 2007.
  8. ↑ "'Three Little Pigs' to receive Genie for being highest grossing domestic film". Canadian Press, February 26, 2008.
  9. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Filière 13 – Film de Patrick Huard". Films du Québec, July 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ Marc-André Lemieux, "Nouveau talk-show à TVA: rendez-vous au sommet avec Patrick Huard". Le Journal de Montréal , September 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ Marc-André Lemieux, "Patrick Huard quitte La Tour". La Presse , February 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Comic screen star Patrick Huard named host of Quebec edition of ‘LOL’". CityNews, March 15, 2022.
  13. 1 2 Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Academy to recognize Blue Ant Media CEO, among others". Broadcast Dialogue, May 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Lemay likes things lively". Montreal Gazette , November 10, 2003.
  15. ↑ Alain Lavoie, "Patrick Huard et Anik Jean se sont dit «oui»". Le Journal de Montréal , August 20, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Anik Jean dévoile les photos de casting de son fils". Noovo Moi , June 5, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Mercer, 22 Minutes take Canadian Comedy Awards honours". CBC News . October 14, 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018.
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  20. ↑ Katherine Monk, "Who's afraid of Canadian film?; Genies aside, turns out we are". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , March 6, 2012.
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  25. ↑ "Continental dominates Jutra". Sherbrooke Record , March 14, 2008.
  26. ↑ Karl Filion, "Jutra 2009 : Cinq films luttent pour le Jutra du film s'étant le plus illustré hors Québec". Cinoche, March 19, 2009.
  27. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2012: voilà les nominations". Films du Québec, January 31, 2012.
  28. ↑ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse , April 10, 2018.
  29. ↑ Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal , December 10, 2023.
  30. ↑ Adrian Mack, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominees: The Artist, The Tree of Life, and—yes—Bridesmaids". The Georgia Straight , January 3, 2012.
  31. ↑ Jordan Pinto, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle announces nominations". Playback , December 15, 2015.
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