Rémy Girard OC (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former
television host from Quebec.Girard played the role of Rémy, the main
character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film The
Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) by director Denys Arcand.
This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best foreign picture.
Arcand's earlier film The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin
de l'empire américain) revolved around the same characters who appear
17 years later in Les Invasions barbares. Girard also appeared in
Arcand's 1989 film Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal).Girard is
the most-nominated actor in the history of the Genie Awards. He has
won the Leading Actor award twice, for Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) and
Les Invasions barbares, the Supporting Actor award twice, for Jésus
de Montréal and Les Portes tournantes, and has garnered three other
nominations, for Le Déclin de l'empire américain, La Florida, Les
Boys (all four movies and the TV series), Séraphin: Heart of Stone,
and Aurore.Girard also starred in The Rocket, and appeared in the Will
Ferrell comedy Blades of Glory. He was Paul Bougon in the TV series
Les Bougon, which ran for 3 seasons on TV in Canada from 2003â€"2005.
In 2006 he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International
Film Festival.
television host from Quebec.Girard played the role of Rémy, the main
character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film The
Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) by director Denys Arcand.
This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best foreign picture.
Arcand's earlier film The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin
de l'empire américain) revolved around the same characters who appear
17 years later in Les Invasions barbares. Girard also appeared in
Arcand's 1989 film Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal).Girard is
the most-nominated actor in the history of the Genie Awards. He has
won the Leading Actor award twice, for Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) and
Les Invasions barbares, the Supporting Actor award twice, for Jésus
de Montréal and Les Portes tournantes, and has garnered three other
nominations, for Le Déclin de l'empire américain, La Florida, Les
Boys (all four movies and the TV series), Séraphin: Heart of Stone,
and Aurore.Girard also starred in The Rocket, and appeared in the Will
Ferrell comedy Blades of Glory. He was Paul Bougon in the TV series
Les Bougon, which ran for 3 seasons on TV in Canada from 2003â€"2005.
In 2006 he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International
Film Festival.
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