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    Mike Myers

    Mike Myers, comedian, actor, writer, producer, musician (b at Scarborough, Ont 25 May 1963). A staunchly outspoken and proud Canadian, Mike Myers created original characters on television's Saturday Night Live (SNL) that propelled him to national fame.

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    Mike Myers (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on June 14, 1999. Partner content is not updated. Now all we need are rumours that Bill Clinton goes around the White House saying, "Yeah baby! Oh, behave! Shag-a-delic!" Not since ... well, not since Myers hatched Wayne's World in 1992 has a movie latched itself onto the zeitgeist with such a profusion of Velcro-like catch phrases.

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    Monique Mercure

    Monique Mercure, née Émond, CC, actor (born 14 November 1930 in Montreal, QC; died 16 May 2020 in Outremont, QC). The career of this distinguished actress, among the most visible on Quebec and Canadian stages and screens, has broad international appeal. Performing some one hundred major theatre roles in French and English, her spirit, intensity and hearty laugh made a mark on several television series and award-winning films.

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    Monique Miller

    Monique Miller was born into a working class family in Rosemont, and when very young she enrolled in the class of Mme Jean-Louis Audet, who helped her get her first radio engagements at the age of 11. The child learned much by observing her fellow artists.

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    Nathan Fillion

    Nathan Christopher Fillion, actor, producer (born 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, AB). Roguishly handsome and devilishly charming, Nathan Fillion is perhaps best known for his starring role in the popular ABC mystery-comedy series Castle (2009–16), for which he won four People’s Choice Awards and four TV Guide Awards. Equal parts silly and serious, the versatile veteran actor has more than 100 screen credits. He also starred in the cult sci-fi series Firefly (2002–03) and its movie reboot, Serenity (2005), as well as numerous animated films and series and the ABC police drama The Rookie (2018–present).

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    Neve Campbell

    Neve Adrianne Campbell, actor, producer (born 3 October 1973 in Guelph, ON). Neve Campbell grew up in Toronto and attended the Earl Haig Secondary School in that city. 

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    Normand Chouinard

    Normand Chouinard, actor (b at Québec City, 21 June 1948). After law studies at l'Université Laval, Normand Chouinard was called to the Bar in 1971, then took up theatre studies at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Québec and received his diploma in 1974.

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    Oscar Peterson (Plain-Language Summary)

    Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt, jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 15 August 1925 in Montréal, QC; died 23 December 2007 in Mississauga, ON). Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was famous for his speed and dexterity, flawless technique and swinging style. He earned the nicknames “the brown bomber of boogie-woogie” and “master of swing.” Louis Armstrong called him “the man with four hands.” Peterson released several albums a year from the 1950s until his death. He played on more than 200 albums by other artists. He was also a noted jazz educator and advocate for racial equality. He won a Juno Award and eight Grammy Awards. He was the first person to receive the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the International Jazz Hall of Fame. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Canada and an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in France. This article is a plain-language summary of Oscar Peterson. If you are interested in reading about this topic in more depth, please see our full-length entry: Oscar Peterson.

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    Pascale Bussières

    Pascale Bussières, actress (b at Montréal 27 June 1968). Pascale Bussières had no experience in the acting profession when Micheline LANCTÔT recruited her to play a suicidal adolescent in Sonatine (1983), and she attained star status through television with her title role in the mini-series Blanche.

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    Patrick Huard

    Patrick Huard, comedian, actor, writer, director, producer (born 2 January 1969 in Montreal, QC). Dynamic and charming, Patrick Huard is a multi-talented artist who has enjoyed great success in front of and behind the camera, as well as on stage and radio. One of Canada’s and Quebec’s biggest stars, he has appeared in some of the country’s highest-grossing films, including Les Boys (1997) and its two sequels; the record-breaking, Genie Award-winning comedy Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006), which he also co-wrote; his feature directorial debut, Les 3 p’tits cochons (2007); and Starbuck (2011). He has also starred in several successful Quebec TV series, including the hugely popular Taxi 0-22 (2007–10), which he also produced and directed. He has won numerous awards for his stand-up comedy and comedy writing, and has hosted several Juste pour rire galas, the Gala de l’ADISQ and the Soirée des Jutra (now Prix Iris), as well as several radio programs.

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    Paul Houde

    Paul Houde, radio host, TV pundit, actor (born 25 August 1954 in Saint-Laurent, QC; died 2 March 2024 in Montreal, QC). Known as the “nerd en chef du Québec” (Quebec’s nerd in chief), Paul Houde had a long career as a morning man on various Montreal radio stations. A natural storyteller with an engaging personality, he also made regular appearances on numerous Quebec TV programs and appeared in the Les Boys film franchise as a goaltender with an encyclopedic knowledge of sports statistics. Diagnosed as autistic later in life, Houde was referred to as WikipéHoude and an “encyclopedia on two feet” for the depth and breadth of his knowledge.

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    Peter Herrndorf

    Peter Alexander Herrndorf, CC, OOnt, lawyer, journalist, publisher, media executive (born 27 October 1940 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; died 18 February 2023 in Toronto, ON). Media mogul Peter Herrndorf has been called the “godfather of Canadian arts” for his long career in developing Canadian news media and the performing arts. He started his career as a journalist at the CBC, working his way up to become vice-president and general manager of English radio and television (1979–83). He was then the publisher of Toronto Life magazine (1983–92), chairman and CEO of TVOntario (1992–99), and president and CEO of the National Arts Centre (1999–2018). Committed to the development of the arts in Canada, he was also involved in the creation of many awards, festivals and foundations.

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    Phil Hartman

    Philip Edward Hartmann, actor, comedian, screenwriter, graphic artist (born 24 September 1948 in Brantford, ON; died 28 May 1998 in Los Angeles, California).

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    Pierre Cossette

    Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette, talent agent, producer, record label executive (born 15 December 1923 in Valleyfield, QC; died 11 September 2009 in Ormstown, QC). Pierre Cossette was an influential talent agent, manager, music mogul and producer for television and Broadway. He is best known for bringing the Grammy Awards to TV. He served as executive producer of the telecast from 1971 until his retirement in 2005. He also launched the Latin Grammy Awards broadcast and produced the Broadway hit The Will Rogers Follies. It won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cossette has a star on both Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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    Pierre Curzi

    Pierre Curzi. Actor, unionist and politician. (Montreal, 10 February 1946 - ) Pierre Curzi enjoyed a long and rewarding acting career onstage, in film and on television before entering the world of politics in the 2007 Quebec general election.

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