Xavier Petermann

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Xavier Petermann
BornXavier Norman Petermann
Nationality Canadian
Occupation actor, video game developer
Known for Mario

Xavier Norman Petermann is a Canadian former child actor from Quebec, [1] who garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards for his performance as an autistic child in the film Mario . [2] The film was his first-ever acting role. [1]

Canadians citizens of Canada

Canadians are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian.

Quebec Province of Canada

Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada.

The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 1985, to honour achievements in Canadian cinema in 1984. It was the first time the Genies were broadcast live across Canada by CBC Television, and they drew 1.9 million viewers. The event, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, was cohosted by Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane.

Petermann continued to act in Quebec films and television series until the early 1990s. He has since worked as a musician and as a multimedia and video game developer.

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References

  1. 1 2 "'Big brother' still watching, even after film is finished". The Globe and Mail , March 13, 1985.
  2. ↑ "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail , February 15, 1985.


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