Réal Giguère

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Réal Giguère
Born(1933-05-24)24 May 1933
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died11 February 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 85)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationRadio announcer
Years active1956–2019
Plaque along La Promenade des Stars in Montreal

Réal Giguère (24 May 1933 – 11 February 2019) was a Canadian television host and broadcaster.

Early life

He began his career as a radio announcer from 1956 to 1961. He worked as a talk show host on French Canadian network television: Dix sur dix, Madame est servie and Parle, parle, jase, jase. He hosted game shows as well, such as Galaxie

French Canadian version of Jeopardy!. He was also an author for TV series such as Dominique, Métro, boulot, dodo and L'or du temps.[2] He played acting parts in Caïn[3] – a play that he authored – and in La Cage aux Folles. In 2001, Giguère was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.[4] He died at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montreal on 11 February 2019 from pulmonary complications.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Quiz et jeux télévisés québécois qui ont marqué (ou pas tant que ça!) les années 1980-90 Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", journalmetro.com, 9 May 2010, retrieved 2010-10-09
  2. ^ Potts, J. Lyman (October 2001). "Giguère, Réal (1933- )". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ^ Montpetit, Caroline (2004) "Livres - Michel Tremblay: Les dessous d'une ville propre", Le Devoir, 20 November 2004, retrieved 2010-10-09
  4. ^ "Ten outstanding Canadians named to Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame" (PDF). Ottawa. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  5. ^ "L'animateur Réal Giguère s'est éteint à l'âge de 85 ans". Le Devoir.

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