Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian from Quebec.[1]
Career
Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality, with success as a stand-up comedian in the early 1990s.[2] He had his first film role in the 1997 film Heads or Tails (J’en suis!),[3] attaining greater success the following year with a recurring role as a hockey player in the Les Boys franchise.[4]
With François Flamand, he launched the theatre troupe Le Nouveau Theatre Insolite, which debuted with a French-language adaptation of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio in 1997, with Huard in the lead role.[5]
He cemented his credentials as the co-star and co-writer of Bon Cop, Bad Cop, now the most successful domestic film at the box office in the history of Canadian cinema.[6]
In 2007 he made his debut as a director with The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 P’tits cochons),[7] which was a hit in Quebec and won the Golden Reel Award for the top-grossing Canadian film of the year.[8] He followed up in 2010 with File 13 (Filière 13),[9] and has also directed short films and episodes of the television series Taxi 0-22 and Escouade 99.
In 2020 he launched a talk show, La Tour, on TVA.[10] He hosted the show for two seasons until leaving in 2022.[11]
In 2023 he hosted LOL: Qui rira le dernier?, the Quebec adaptation of the international Documental franchise.[12]
He was married to singer Lynda Lemay in the 1990s, having one daughter with her before their divorce.[14]
He remarried in 2011 to singer Anik Jean.[15] Their son, Nathan Jean-Huard, had an acting role in his mother's directorial debut film My Mother's Men (Les Hommes de ma mère) in 2023.[16]
^Bill Brownstein, "Funnyman Huard takes province by storm". Montreal Gazette, November 18, 1995.
^Paul Delean, "French gala laughs at 'em all, from Fred Flintstone to Queen". Montreal Gazette, July 12, 1991.
^Bill Brownstein, "Lusty cheers for J'en Suis!". Montreal Gazette, March 15, 1997.
^Ray Conlogue, "Lovable Les Boys shoots and scores at Quebec box office". The Globe and Mail, December 20, 1997.
^Bill Brownstein, "Bored comic Huard takes to the boards: Funnyman says he needed a new challenge, and in helping launch theatre troupe he's got one". Montreal Gazette, June 2, 1997.
