Patrick Huard

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. He had his first film role in the 1997 film Heads or Tails (J’en suis!), attaining greater success the following year with a recurring role as a hockey player in the Les Boys franchise.

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.

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.

In 2007 he made his debut as a director with The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 P’tits cochons), which was a hit in Quebec and won the Golden Reel Award for the top-grossing Canadian film of the year. He followed up in 2010 with File 13 (Filière 13), 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. He hosted the show for two seasons until leaving in 2022.

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

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.

Personal life

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

He remarried in 2011 to singer Anik Jean. 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.

Filmography

Feature films

• 1997: Heads or Tails (J’en suis!)
• 1997: Les Boys – T-Guy
• 1998: Les Boys II
• 2000: Life After Love (La vie après l’amour)
• 2000: Stardom – Montreal Talk-Show Host
• 2001: Les Boys III
• 2003: How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)
• 2003: Red Nose (Nez rouge)
• 2003: Evil Words (Sur le seuil)
• 2004: Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)
• 2005: Maman Last Call
• 2006: Bon Cop, Bad Cop – David Bouchard
• 2007: The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)
• 2009: Cadavres
• 2010: Funkytown – Bastien Lavallée
• 2011: Starbuck – David Wozniak
• 2012: Le Projet Omerta – Steve Bélanger
• 2014: Mommy - Paul Béliveau
• 2015: Ego Trip - Marc Morin
• 2015: My Internship in Canada - Steve Guibord
• 2017: Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 - David Bouchard
• 2020: My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi) - Bill
• 2023: My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère) - Paul

Television

• 1993-1994: Là tu parles
• 1998: Réseaux
• 2006: Au nom de la loi
• 2006: Cover Girl
• 2006: Le Cœur a ses raisons
• 2006: Music Hall
• 2007: Taxi 0-22
• 2023: LOL: Qui rira le dernier?

Awards and accolades

References

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. (September 25, 2006). "''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' hits new high for Quebec box office". [[CBC News]].
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, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/filiere-13-patrick-huard/ "Filière 13 – Film de Patrick Huard"]. ''Films du Québec'', July 3, 2010.
10. Marc-André Lemieux, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/09/26/cette-fois-ci-cest-la-bonne "Nouveau talk-show à TVA: rendez-vous au sommet avec Patrick Huard"]. ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'', September 26, 2020.
11. Marc-André Lemieux, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/2022-02-17/patrick-huard-quitte-la-tour.php "Patrick Huard quitte La Tour"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper). La Presse]]'', February 17, 2022.
12. [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’"]. [[CityNews]], March 15, 2022.
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14. Brendan Kelly, "Lemay likes things lively". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', November 10, 2003.
15. Alain Lavoie, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2011/08/20/patrick-huard-et-anik-jean-se-sont-dit-oui "Patrick Huard et Anik Jean se sont dit «oui»"]. ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'', August 20, 2011.
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