Jacques Languirand

Jacques Languirand
Jacques Languirand in 2009
Born	(1931-05-01)May 1, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 86) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Communicator
Years active	1949–2018

Jacques Languirand, OC (May 1, 1931 – January 26, 2018) was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director.

He hosted the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada.^[1]

In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name.^[2]^[3]

He was the father of Pascal Languirand, best known as the leader and founder of synthpop band Trans-X.

Awards

1956: Sir Barry Jackson Award for Les Insolites
1956: Laflèche Award for Le Dictionnaire insolite
1962: Governor General's Award for Les Insolites and Les Violons de l’automne
1968: Commonwealth Arts Festival Award for Klondyke
1978: The Librarian Award for La Voie initiatique
1987: Member of the Order of Canada
1998: Award from Quebec's Philosophers Company
1998: Year's best communicator from The International Association of Communication Professionals
2001: Special Jury's Award of the Onassis Foundation for Faust et les radicaux libres.
2002: Honoris Causa Doctorate from McGill University
2003: Officer of the Order of Canada
2004: Knight of National Order of Quebec
2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language
2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement
2006: Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts
2008: Knight of the Pléiade Order, Francophonie Order and Dialogue of cultures
2009: Member of the Monique-Fitz-back Circle

Bibliography

Theatre plays

1956: Les Insolites
1956: Le Roi ivre
1957: Les Grands Départs
1957: Le Gibet
1958: Diogène
1960: Les Violons de l'automne
1962: Les Cloisons
1963: Klondyke
1966-1970: Man Inc.
2001: Faust et les radicaux libres
2012: Feedback

Opera

1966: Louis Riel

Essays

1960: J'ai découvert Tahiti et les îles du bonheur
1962: Le Dictionnaire insolite
1972: De McLuhan à Pythagore
1978: La Voie initiatique : le sens caché de la vie
1979: Vivre sa vie (adapted from the TV series)
1980: Mater materia
1981: Vivre ici maintenant (adapted from the TV series)
1984: Réincarnation et karma (in collaboration with Placide Gaboury)
1987: Prévenir le burn-out (also published under the title Vaincre le mal-être by Albin Michel)
1989: A comme Aubergine : 108 recettes sans viande (in collaboration with Yolande Languirand)
1989-1991: Par 4 chemins (adapted from the radio show)
1998: Les Voyages de Languirand ou le journal de Prospéro
2001: Presque tout Languirand – Théâtre
2008: Le Dieu cosmique : À la recherche du Dieu d'Einstein (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)
2009: L’héritage spirituel amérindien. Le grand mystère (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)

Novel

1963: Tout compte fait

Filmography

1968: Kid Sentiment
1994: A Hero's Life (La Vie d'un héros) ... Monsieur le juge
1997: J'en suis! ... Igor de Lonsdale
1998: Le Lépidoptère (short film) ... Voice On The Radio (voice)
1999: The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde)
2002: Alice's Odyssey ... Père Noël
2007: La chambre bleue (short film) ... Narrator (voice)
2012: Mars and April (Mars et Avril) ... Jacob Obus

Television

1957: Le Colombier (TV series) ... Le mari de Grandmont
1997-2000: La Boîte à Lunch ... Grand-papa
2004-2007: Le Rebut Global ... Le philosophe
2011-2012: "Les Repères de Languirand" ... Host

References

^ Jacques Languirand's biography on IMDb
^ An unforgettable ride through a futuristic Montreal, review from The Gazette, October 12, 2012
^ Mars and April // Mars & Avril, review from Variety, July 16, 2012