François Létourneau
Acting
Biography
François Létourneau (born March 30, 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series Les Invincibles, Série noire and Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime). 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, and a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 23rd Genie Awards in 2006 for the film adaptation Cheech. He was shortlisted for the Prix Gémeaux for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2009 for Les Invincibles, and won two Gémeaux in 2014, for Best Actor in a Drama and Best Writing in a Drama for Série noire. He was nominated again in both categories in 2016 for the second season of Série noire, 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.
Known For
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Tout le monde en parle
What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!
En mode Salvail
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La semaine des 4 Julie
Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
Bonsoir bonsoir!
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Les Enfants de la télé
This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.
Le Tricheur
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C'est juste de la TV
In a friendly atmosphere, two teams consisting of two celebrities and a contestant face off in a variety of clever, fun games where they win points for their quick wit, powers of logic, and general knowledge.
Silence, on joue!
Public figures from different backgrounds meet each week. At first glance, these guests would seem to have little in common. However, something does unite them all: an event or experience that they have graciously agreed to share that justifies their seat at the same table. As the program unfolds, their shared history is gradually revealed.
Y'a du monde à messe
Joined by contributors, and with a different guest each week, Marie-Louise Arsenault hosts this magazine that highlights the week’s top stories, casting a critical eye on the national and international media and the images that surround us in journalism, advertising and social networks.
Dans les médias
Annie-Soleil Proteau and Patrick Langlois spend an hour with a beloved and well-known figure to find out as much about them as possible and discover new aspects of their personality, in an entertaining mix of interviews and wackiness!
Ménage à trois
In 1974, in the quiet suburb of Sainte-Foy, two discontented couples bring their kids to summer camp. Once home, they must face the pitiful state their marriages are in. Unable to deal with their problems, they become the most infamous criminals in the history of organized crime in Quebec City.
Happily Married
A culture show set hosted by Marc Labrèche and his collaborators, Simon Boulerice, Émilie Perreault and Fred Savard. Each week, based on a significant year in history, they revisit a cultural event of a previous era and compare it with today’s yardstick. The hosts and their guests examine subjects that link the chosen year to what’s hot in cultural circles right now.
Cette année-là
A frenzied series of wacky sketches, surprising and unexpected.
Les Appendices
A magazine show about culture and trends and how they can shape society in unexpected ways.
Club social
Two writers whose critically savaged crime show is a surprise hit decide that they need real criminal experiences to spice up their second season.
Série Noire
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La liste
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L'effet Wow
Georges (Grégory Gadebois), teaches school in Montreal – he and wife Emma, (Monia Chokri) have just moved to the countryside. One day, he surprises a young intruder Zack, (Noah Parker), rummaging through his things.
Poor Georges
Les Invincibles is a comedy/drama television series from Radio-Canada produced by Casablanca Productions and Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm. The story is about four twenty-something men signing a pact ordaining the simultaneous break-up of their current relationships, and the subsequent adoption of a common responsibility-free life. In 2006, the show won an "Olivier" for best drama series. The third and last season ended on March 25, 2009. A remake of the series was made in France. Filming began in Strasbourg in August 2008 and the show was broadcast on the Franco-German Arte network in Fall 2009.