Réal Giguère

Réal Giguère (24 May 1933 – 11 February 2019) was a Canadian television host and broadcaster.

Réal Giguère
Réal Giguère
Born(1933-05-24)24 May 1933
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died11 February 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 85)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationRadio announcer
Years active1956–2019
Plaque along La Promenade des Stars in Montreal

Early life

He began his career as a radio announcer from 1956 to 1961. He worked as a talk show host on French Canadian network television:; Dix sur dix, Madame est servie, Parle, parle, jase, jase. He hosted game shows as well, such as Galaxie[1] and the French Canadian version of Jeopardy!. He was also an author for TV series such as Dominique, Métro, boulot, dodo and L'or du temps.[2] He played acting parts in Caïn[3] – a play that he authored – and in La Cage aux Folles. In 2001, Giguère was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.[4] He died at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montreal on 11 February 2019 from pulmonary complications.[5]

References
  1. "Quiz et jeux télévisés québécois qui ont marqué (ou pas tant que ça!) les années 1980-90 Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", journalmetro.com, 9 May 2010, retrieved 2010-10-09
  2. Potts, J. Lyman (October 2001). "Giguère, Réal (1933- )". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. Montpetit, Caroline (2004) "Livres - Michel Tremblay: Les dessous d'une ville propre", Le Devoir, 20 November 2004, retrieved 2010-10-09
  4. "Ten outstanding Canadians named to Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame" (PDF). Ottawa. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  5. "L'animateur Réal Giguère s'est éteint à l'âge de 85 ans". Le Devoir.


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