Yvon Deschamps

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Yvon Deschamps (born July 31, 1935, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec author, actor, comedian and producer best known for his monologues. His social-commentary-tinged humour propelled him to prominence in Quebec popular culture in the 1970s and 1980s. A long time comedian and still active, Deschamps is now perceived as one of the greatest in Quebec history. Yvon Deschamps was born in Montreal's working-class Saint-Henri district. He left school in 1951, after Grade 11, and in 1953 found work in the record library at Radio-Canada's new television service. It was at Radio-Canada that Deschamps discovered the performing arts; after attending a boulevard theatre piece starring Georges Groulx and Denise Pelletier, he added a taste for the theatre, and enrolled in acting classes with François Rozet and Paul Buissonneau. He took the stage for the first time in 1957 at the Théâtre universitaire canadien, playing Pylade in a production of Jean Racine's Andromaque. In 1959, Deschamps was part of La Roulotte, Paul Buissonneau's travelling children's theatre. The following year he married Mireille Lachance (the two would divorce in 1967). In 1961 he became friends with Claude Léveillée, becoming his drummer, even though the man had actually never played the drums before. In 1963 he formed a company with Léveillée and several other artists at Buissonneau's Théâtre de Quat'Sous. In 1965 he played his first film role in Jean-Claude Lord's Deliver Us from Evil (Délivrez-nous du mal), although the film was not released theatrically until 1969. That same year Deschamps left his short career as a musician behind and opened Le Fournil, a restaurant in Old Montreal, followed by Saint-Amable in 1966. Both would end up bankrupt a few years later, but while they were open Deschamps hosted his Boîte à Clémence, a boîte à chanson hosted by Clémence DesRochers, participating in the Le monde sont drôles (People are Funny) and Sois toi-même(Be Yourself) shows which opened there in 1967. The latter played a special role in his career, because that is where the Yvon Deschamps "character" and his "good boss" role appeared for the first time:) In the winter of 1968, finding himself broke and occasionally sleeping on friends couches with new girlfriend Judi Richards, Deschamps took a job at the Quat'Sous offered by his friend Buissonneau. Buissonneau had just lost Michel Tremblay's celebrated play Les Belles-sœurs to the Rideau Vert theatre, and was looking for a play to finish the season with. Deschamps proposed a musical review to Louise Forestier and Robert Charlebois with Mouffe on board, and very little rehearsal time. The result would be known as L'Osstidcho (L'hostie de show or "The freaking show"), a show that would revolutionize Quebec song. Inspired by Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant, Deschamps made his first real monologue part of the review when Robert Charlebois did not want to learn his lines for the dialogue (he decided to strum the guitar instead). In Les unions, qu'ossa donne? (Unions, What are they Good For?), Deschamps played a naïve worker extolling the great generosity and good-heartedness of his boss, making it clear that reality was not quite so rosy. ... Source: Article "Yvon Deschamps" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1935-07-31
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 2.3
  • info Birth Place Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Bon 85e Yvon !

2020-10-23

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Juste pour rire - 35 ans d'ovations

2017-10-01

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L'osstidquoi ? L'osstidcho!

2023-08-24

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Deschamps raconte Yvon

2023-06-20

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La balloune

2022-03-30

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Yvon Deschamps - Un Voyage Dans Le Temps

1984-01-01

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The Final Gala: Quebec Comedy Legends

2023-10-24

3.9

Two Women In Gold

1970-05-21

8.2

The Rose Family

2020-08-14

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Le clown est triste

2024-01-24

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Les Parlementeries 2008

2008-12-09

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Je Suis Moi

1974-01-01

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Lise Dion : 35 ans de complicité

2024-04-11

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Deliver Us from Evil

1966-07-28

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Les Parlementeries 1996

1996-01-01

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Troublemaker

1964-03-20

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Yvon Deschamps au Corona

2002-10-18

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Yvon Deschamps Volume 3 - Les années 80-90

2006-03-01

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Yvon Deschamps Volume 1 - Les années 60-70

2004-11-01

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Yvon Deschamps Volume 2 - Les années 70-80

2005-08-01

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Yvon Deschamps Volume 4 - Les années 1990-2000

2006-11-01

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Hold on to Daddy's Ears

1971-12-25

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The Late Blossom

1977-02-11

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Roast Covid-19

2020-04-16

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L'Impôt, et tout et tout

1969-01-01

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Les Parlementeries 1994

1994-07-11

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Le bogue de l'an 2000

1999-12-31

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Deschampsons

2015-01-19

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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec 2021

2021-06-24

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La tour

2020-09-28

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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal

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La semaine des 4 Julie

2020-01-06

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En direct de l'univers

2009-09-19

4.2

Tout le monde en parle

2004-09-12

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Sucré salé

2002-06-03

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Club social

2008-09-25

8.8

La Petite Vie

1993-10-16

7.5

Y'a du monde à messe

2017-05-12

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Numéro un

1975-04-05

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La semaine des 4 Julie

2020-01-06

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Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros

2008-01-01

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Comme par magie

2009-05-01

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Bonsoir bonsoir!

2019-04-01

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Ça finit bien la semaine

2010-09-24

4.5

L'Invité

2002-01-01

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