René Simard

René Claude Simard CM CQ born February 28 1961 is a pop singer from Quebec He is the older brother of Nathalie Simard Simard was born in Chicoutimi Quebec In 1974 René Simard was awarded the Grand Prix by Frank Sinatra at the annual Tokyo Music Festival In Canada he hosted the CBC Television series The René Simard Show from 1977 to 1979 Simard is also an occasional actor He played the henchman Stu in the 1995 film Kids of the Round Table Between 2006 and 2008 he hosted the television series Lheure de gloire on RadioCanada Simard was formerly managed by Guy Cloutier as well as his sister Nathalie In 2004 Cloutier was convicted of sexually assaulting Nathalie when she was a child Michel Vastels 2005 book on the case Briser le silence Breaking the Silence alleged that René cooperated with Cloutier in trying to hide the assaults In 2005 Simard made a public statement in which he denied this In 1999 he briefly played the role of The Phantom in the Toronto production of The Phantom of the Opera April to May 23 1999 He was succeeded by Paul Stanley Simard has been married to TV hostess MarieJosée Taillefer since 1987 In 2014 Simard was named a Member of the Order of Canada or his contributions to the development of Quebec culture as a performer host and director Source Article René Simard from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30