Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques OC born 10 May 1956 is a Canadian film television and stage actor Jacques was born in Quebec City in 1956 He studied theatre at the Cégep de SaintHyacinthe and began acting on stage in both Quebec City and Montreal He became more widely known to film and television audiences beginning in 1981 as a sketch performer in Télévision de RadioCanadas annual Bye Bye New Years Eve variety special and soon began appearing more widely in film and television roles To international audiences he is best known as Claude the gay academic in Denys Arcands The Decline of the American Empire and The Barbarian Invasions On stage he is noted for originating the role of LydieAnne in the premiere of Michel Marc Bouchards play Lilies He has been in several movies by French filmmaker Claude Miller including Of Woman and Magic and Little Lili His fame has continued to grow with films and theatrical productions in both France and Quebec Since 2001 he has toured the world in two shows by Robert Lepage Far Side of the Moon La Face cachée de la lune and Le Projet Andersen where he played all the roles Since 2018 he has appeared regularly in Mathieu Quesnels theatrical creations More recently he played in Aline by Valérie Lemercier in Maria by Alec Pronovost and in Chloé Robichauds Les jours heureux In 2022 Yves Jacques played in Martin Villeneuves The 12 Tasks of Imelda Les 12 travaux dImelda costarring playwright Robert Lepage and actresssigner Ginette Reno He was named Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication de France in February 2001 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009 for his performances in theatre television and film in Canada and abroad He is openly gay Source Article Yves Jacques from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30