Patrick Huard Explained
Patrick Huard |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1969 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Occupation: | actor, comedian |
Years Active: | 1997–present |
Spouse: | Lynda Lemay (div.) Anik Jean (2011-present) |
Children: | 2 |
Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian from Quebec.[1]
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
Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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Canadian Comedy Awards | 2007 | Best Performance by a Male in a Film | Bon Cop, Bad Cop with Leila Basen, Alex Epstein, Kevin Tierney | | [17] |
Best Writing in a Film | |
Genie Awards Canadian Screen Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour) | | [18] |
2007 | Best Actor | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | | [19] |
2012 | Starbuck | | [20] |
2024 | Earle Grey Award | | | |
Prix Jutra/Iris | 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour) | | [21] |
2002 | Best Actor | Les Boys III | | [22] |
2007 | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | | [23] |
Best Screenplay with Leila Basen, Alex Epstein, Kevin Tierney | | [24] |
2008 | Billet d'or | The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons) | | [25] |
2009 | Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | | [26] |
2012 | Best Actor | Starbuck | | [27] |
2018 | Best Actor | Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 | | [28] |
Public Prize | Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 with Alain DesRochers, Pierre Even, François Flamand | |
2023 | My Mother's Men (Les hommes de ma mère) with Patrick Roy, Anik Jean, Maryse Latendresse | | [29] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Starbuck | | [30] |
2015 | Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) | | [31] | |
External links
Notes and References
- Bill Brownstein, "Funnyman Huard takes province by storm". Montreal Gazette, November 18, 1995.
- Paul Delean, "French gala laughs at 'em all, from Fred Flintstone to Queen". Montreal Gazette, July 12, 1991.
- Bill Brownstein, "Lusty cheers for J'en Suis!". Montreal Gazette, March 15, 1997.
- Ray Conlogue, "Lovable Les Boys shoots and scores at Quebec box office". The Globe and Mail, December 20, 1997.
- 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.
- News: Bon Cop, Bad Cop hits new high for Quebec box office. CBC News. September 26, 2006 . September 25, 2006.
- [Matthew Hays]
- "'Three Little Pigs' to receive Genie for being highest grossing domestic film". Canadian Press, February 26, 2008.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Filière 13 – Film de Patrick Huard". Films du Québec, July 3, 2010.
- Marc-André Lemieux, "Nouveau talk-show à TVA: rendez-vous au sommet avec Patrick Huard". Le Journal de Montréal, September 26, 2020.
- Marc-André Lemieux, "Patrick Huard quitte La Tour". La Presse, February 17, 2022.
- https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/03/15/comic-screen-star-patrick-huard-named-host-of-quebec-edition-of-lol/ "Comic screen star Patrick Huard named host of Quebec edition of ‘LOL’"
- Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Academy to recognize Blue Ant Media CEO, among others". Broadcast Dialogue, May 1, 2024.
- Brendan Kelly, "Lemay likes things lively". Montreal Gazette, November 10, 2003.
- Alain Lavoie, "Patrick Huard et Anik Jean se sont dit «oui»". Le Journal de Montréal, August 20, 2011.
- https://www.noovomoi.ca/en-vedette/anik-jean-photos-fils.html "Anik Jean dévoile les photos de casting de son fils"
- Web site: Mercer, 22 Minutes take Canadian Comedy Awards honours. CBC News. October 14, 2007. live. https://archive.today/20180802151747/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mercer-22-minutes-take-canadian-comedy-awards-honours-1.673924. August 2, 2018.
- Web site: Maelstrom storms the Genies . Lacey . Liam . December 13, 2000 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211211651/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/maelstrom-storms-the-genies/article18428436/ . February 11, 2018 . live .
- Randall King, "The Rocket scores with 13 Genie nominations". Winnipeg Free Press, January 10, 2007.
- Katherine Monk, "Who's afraid of Canadian film?; Genies aside, turns out we are". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, March 6, 2012.
- "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001.
- https://www.screendaily.com/quebec-jutra-awards-finalists-announced/408098.article "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced"
- Manon Dumais, "Canuel vs. Favreau aux Jutras". Voir, January 23, 2007.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2007: récapitulatif". Films du Québec, December 26, 2008.
- "Continental dominates Jutra". Sherbrooke Record, March 14, 2008.
- Karl Filion, "Jutra 2009 : Cinq films luttent pour le Jutra du film s'étant le plus illustré hors Québec". Cinoche, March 19, 2009.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2012: voilà les nominations". Films du Québec, January 31, 2012.
- André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
- Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
- Adrian Mack, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominees: The Artist, The Tree of Life, and—yes—Bridesmaids". The Georgia Straight, January 3, 2012.
- Jordan Pinto, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle announces nominations". Playback, December 15, 2015.