Jean-Louis Roux
Jean -Louis Roux, CC, CQ, FRSC ( born May 18, 1923 in Montreal, † November 28, 2013 ) was a Canadian director, actor, translator and politician. He was one of the most famous French-speaking theater directors in Canada. As an actor he was also involved in numerous television and film productions, mostly in comedic roles. From 1994 he was a member for two years in the Canadian Senate. Subsequently, he served as Vice- Governor of the Province of Quebec until after only four months forced him to resign a scandal.
Biography
Roux graduated from in 1942 to study medicine at the Université de Montréal, but gave this up in 1946 to become an actor. After several theater roles in New York and Paris in 1950, he returned to Montreal. A year later he was one of the founders of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, where he was the leading actor of the ensemble. From 1966 to 1982 he headed the theater as a director. As a theater actor Roux appeared in over 150 plays, including Shakespeare, Chekhov, Moliere and Shaw. He wrote numerous screenplays for radio plays and television productions. He also translated from English into French, including Shakespeare's King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet and Equus by Peter Shaffer.
The largest gained fame Roux but as television and film actor. These particular contributed to its role of Ovide Plouffe in La famille Plouffe, one of the first sitcoms on Canadian television. She ran from 1953 to 1959 and was produced alternately in French and English. It was followed by numerous other engagements in film and television productions, where he mostly comedic roles took over. From 1982 to 1987 he was director of the National Theatre School of Canada. In 1971 he received the Order of Canada, 1989 Ordre national du Québec.
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien appointed Roux in August 1994 Senator. As a member of the Liberal Party, he was a staunch opponent of the independence of Quebec. Before the Quebec Referendum 1995, he caused a media stir when he moved the separatists in the near Nazis. Again, on the advice of Chrétien Roux was sworn in on 12 September 1996 by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. A little later he caused a scandal when he admitted in an interview to have worn a swastika on his lab coat during his studies. He also took part in a demonstration against the introduction of conscription, which had degenerated into an anti-Semitic demonstration. On 5 November, he announced his resignation, which became effective on 30 January 1997.
Roux sat then continued his acting career. In addition, he was from 1998 to 2004 director of the Canadian Council for Culture.