Charles Lafortune (born July 25, 1969) is a Canadian actor and radio
and television host.Lafortune was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised
in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. He graduated from Conservatoire d'art
dramatique de Montréal in 1993. He appeared in a number of Canadian
television films and series in Quebec including Watatatow in 1990 with
other notable series including Diva, Zone de Turbulence, Catherine,
Rivière-des-Jérémie and Les Poupées russes.He has played roles on
stage in a number of theatrical productions on Théâtre du Rideau
Vert, le Théâtre Jean Duceppe, La Licorne and Théâtre St-Denis.He
also hosted a number of important Quebec television shows including
Chasse à l'homme. But he was hugely famous for L'école des fans for
five seasons from 2003 to 2008, in a format similar to one presented
on French television by Jacques Martin, where young children interpret
songs in presence of the original artist. In 2003, he also hosted the
multiple awards winning TV game show Le Cercle on TVA, for six
consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2011 and La classe de 5e, Quebec
version of the TV game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.
Between 2005 and 2007, he hosted the charitable Téléthon Opération
Enfants Soleil.
and television host.Lafortune was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised
in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. He graduated from Conservatoire d'art
dramatique de Montréal in 1993. He appeared in a number of Canadian
television films and series in Quebec including Watatatow in 1990 with
other notable series including Diva, Zone de Turbulence, Catherine,
Rivière-des-Jérémie and Les Poupées russes.He has played roles on
stage in a number of theatrical productions on Théâtre du Rideau
Vert, le Théâtre Jean Duceppe, La Licorne and Théâtre St-Denis.He
also hosted a number of important Quebec television shows including
Chasse à l'homme. But he was hugely famous for L'école des fans for
five seasons from 2003 to 2008, in a format similar to one presented
on French television by Jacques Martin, where young children interpret
songs in presence of the original artist. In 2003, he also hosted the
multiple awards winning TV game show Le Cercle on TVA, for six
consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2011 and La classe de 5e, Quebec
version of the TV game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.
Between 2005 and 2007, he hosted the charitable Téléthon Opération
Enfants Soleil.
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