François Létourneau
François Létourneau | |
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| Born | 1974 Sainte-Foy, Quebec |
| Occupation | actor, writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | Les Invincibles, Série noire, Cheech |
François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and writer,[1] best known as co-creator and star of the television series Les Invincibles,[2] Série noire[3] and Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime).[4]
He studied political science at Université Laval in the 1990s, while pursuing acting work in theatre as an extracurricular hobby, and then studied theatre at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, where he graduated in 1999.
He was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist for Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2003 Governor General's Awards for his theatrical play Cheech, ou Les hommes de Chrysler sont en ville,[5] and a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 23rd Genie Awards in 2006 for the film adaptation Cheech.[6]
He was shortlisted for the Prix Gémeaux for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2009 for Les Invincibles,[7] and won two Gémeaux in 2014, for Best Actor in a Drama and Best Writing in a Drama for Série noire.[8] He was nominated again in both categories in 2016 for the second season of Série noire,[9] but did not win.
His other roles have included the films Québec-Montréal, Funkytown, Paul à Québec and Billie Blue (Cœur de slush), and the television series Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin and Les Rescapés.
References[edit]
- ^ "François Létourneau: un grand sensible". La Presse, August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Les artistes de l'année: François Létourneau et Jean-François Rivard, les originaux". La Presse, December 21, 2014.
- ^ "You should be watching Serie noire, and here's why". Montreal Gazette, September 8, 2014.
- ^ Marc-André Lemieux, "C’est comme ça que je t’aime : une touche bien personnelle". Le Journal de Montréal, March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Prix du Gouverneur général - Élise Turcotte est lauréate". Le Devoir, November 13, 2003.
- ^ "Maurice Richard film snaps up 13 Genie nominations". Edmonton Journal, January 10, 2007.
- ^ "Les Invincibles is top winner in Quebec TV; Six awards". Montreal Gazette, September 21, 2009.
- ^ "Serie noire wins almost everything". Montreal Gazette, September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Serie noire, Unite 9 lead nominations for Prix Gemeaux; Black comedy, gritty prison drama vie for Quebec television awards". Montreal Gazette, June 17, 2016.
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