Jacques Languirand, OC (May 1, 1931 – January 26, 2018) was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director.
He hosted the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada.Jacques Languirand's biography on IMDb
In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name., review from The Gazette, October 12, 2012Mars and April // Mars & Avril, review from Variety, July 16, 2012
He was the father of Pascal Languirand, best known as the leader and founder of synthpop band Trans-X.
Awards 1956: Sir Barry Jackson Award for Les Insolites 1956: Laflèche Award for Le Dictionnaire insolite 1962: Governor General's Award for Les Insolites and Les Violons de l’automne 1968: Commonwealth Arts Festival Award for Klondyke 1978: The Librarian Award for La Voie initiatique 1987: Member of the Order of Canada 1998: Award from Quebec's Philosophers Company 1998: Year's best communicator from The International Association of Communication Professionals 2001: Special Jury's Award of the Onassis Foundation for Faust et les radicaux libres. 2002: Honoris Causa Doctorate from McGill University 2003: Officer of the Order of Canada 2004: Knight of National Order of Quebec 2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language 2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement 2006: Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts 2008: Knight of the Pléiade Order, Francophonie Order and Dialogue of cultures 2009: Member of the Monique-Fitz-back Circle
Bibliography
Theatre plays 1956: Les Insolites 1956: Le Roi ivre 1957: Les Grands Départs 1957: Le Gibet 1958: Diogène 1960: Les Violons de l'automne 1962: Les Cloisons 1963: Klondyke 1966-1970: Man Inc. 2001: Faust et les radicaux libres 2012: Feedback
Opera 1966: Louis Riel
Essays 1960: J'ai découvert Tahiti et les îles du bonheur 1962: Le Dictionnaire insolite 1972: De McLuhan à Pythagore 1978: La Voie initiatique : le sens caché de la vie 1979: Vivre sa vie (adapted from the TV series) 1980: Mater materia 1981: Vivre ici maintenant (adapted from the TV series) 1984: Réincarnation et karma (in collaboration with Placide Gaboury) 1987: Prévenir le burn-out (also published under the title Vaincre le mal-être by Albin Michel) 1989: A comme Aubergine : 108 recettes sans viande (in collaboration with Yolande Languirand) 1989-1991: Par 4 chemins (adapted from the radio show) 1998: Les Voyages de Languirand ou le journal de Prospéro 2001: Presque tout Languirand – Théâtre 2008: Le Dieu cosmique : À la recherche du Dieu d'Einstein (in collaboration with Jean Proulx) 2009: L’héritage spirituel amérindien. Le grand mystère (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)
Novel 1963: Tout compte fait
Filmography 1968: Kid Sentiment 1994: A Hero's Life (La Vie d'un héros) ... Monsieur le juge 1997: J'en suis! ... Igor de Lonsdale 1998: Le Lépidoptère (short film) ... Voice On The Radio (voice) 1999: The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde) 2002: Alice's Odyssey ... Père Noël 2007: La chambre bleue (short film) ... Narrator (voice) 2012: Mars and April (Mars et Avril) ... Jacob Obus
Television 1957: Le Colombier (TV series) ... Le mari de Grandmont 1997-2000: La Boîte à Lunch ... Grand-papa 2004-2007: Le Rebut Global ... Le philosophe 2011-2012: "Les Repères de Languirand" ... Host
References
External links
Les repères de Languirand Par 4 chemins' official site Radio-Canada's site for Par 4 chemins Interviews and references on Stéphan Bureau's site: Contact Analysis of Languirand's biography Les 4 chemins de Jacques Languirand, Jacques Bouchard's radio show Fiche sur L'île, Quebec's writers infocenter