Jacques Desrosiers (July 8, 1938 â€" June 11, 1996) was a Québécois
Canadian singer and actor. Desrosiers was best known for playing the
clown Patof in the Canadian television series Patofville. He was born
in Montreal, Quebec.Son of the comic comedian Pierre Desrosiers and
brother of singers André Fontaine and Édouard Desrosiers, Jacques
Desrosiers begins in 1956 as imitator and cabaret artist on
CBC/Radio-Canada television. He soon presents his shows, mixing
fanciful songs, parodies and imitations, in the cabarets of Quebec,
particularly at the Montreal Casa Loma.Some of his parodies, such as
La Java à Lumina, Le Peddler and La Machine à laver make the hit
parade. In 1963-1964 he participates in a review called Zéro de
conduite with Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault and Donald Lautrec,
then in Clémence DesRochers's musical, Le Vol rose du flamant.Between
1968 and 1973, Jacques Desrosiers hosts several TV shows on CFTM
channel 10, such as Les trois cloches, Vaudeville, Café terrasse and
Madame est servie.
Canadian singer and actor. Desrosiers was best known for playing the
clown Patof in the Canadian television series Patofville. He was born
in Montreal, Quebec.Son of the comic comedian Pierre Desrosiers and
brother of singers André Fontaine and Édouard Desrosiers, Jacques
Desrosiers begins in 1956 as imitator and cabaret artist on
CBC/Radio-Canada television. He soon presents his shows, mixing
fanciful songs, parodies and imitations, in the cabarets of Quebec,
particularly at the Montreal Casa Loma.Some of his parodies, such as
La Java à Lumina, Le Peddler and La Machine à laver make the hit
parade. In 1963-1964 he participates in a review called Zéro de
conduite with Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault and Donald Lautrec,
then in Clémence DesRochers's musical, Le Vol rose du flamant.Between
1968 and 1973, Jacques Desrosiers hosts several TV shows on CFTM
channel 10, such as Les trois cloches, Vaudeville, Café terrasse and
Madame est servie.
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