Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe born December 6 1935 was a QuebecoisCanadian actor comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage albums and in two feature films Most of his albums have been produced by Yves Lapierre He was also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and was named to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001 where he sat as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6 2010 In 2006 he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec Lapointe was also a life member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada Post In 2005 Lapointe was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal Jean Lapointe owned the sprinter Diapason whose wins included the 1984 Nearctic Stakes and who was voted the Sovereign Award as that years Canadian Champion Sprint Horse Source Article Jean Lapointe from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30