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Yvon Deschamps

Yvon Deschamps

Actor · Born 1935-07-31 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Biography

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, becom…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Tout le monde en parle (2004) — Self
  2. Two Women In Gold (1970) — Monsieur Téléphone
  3. Deliver Us from Evil (1966) — André Dastous
  4. Les Rose (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  5. The Final Gala: Quebec Comedy Legends (2023) — Self
  6. Sucré salé (2002) — Self
  7. La tour (2020) — Self - Guest
  8. Y'a du monde à messe (2017) — Self
  9. Numéro un (1975) — Self
  10. L'Invité (2002) — Self
  11. Les Parlementeries 2008 (2008)
  12. Troublemaker (1964)
  13. Yvon Deschamps Volume 3 - Les années 80-90 (2006)
  14. Yvon Deschamps Volume 2 - Les années 70-80 (2005)
  15. Hold on to Daddy's Ears (1971) — Jacques Martin
  16. The Late Blossom (1977) — Jean Cusson
  17. Le p'tit vient vite (1972) — Édouard Ladouceur
  18. La crème des Bleu Poudre (2005) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Québec fête juin '75 (1976) — Lui-même
  20. La semaine des 4 Julie (2020) — Self - Guest
  21. Bonsoir bonsoir! (2019) — Self
  22. Bon 85e Yvon ! (2020) — Yvon Deschamps
  23. Juste pour rire - 35 ans d'ovations (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  24. L'osstidquoi ? L'osstidcho! (2023) — Self
  25. Deschamps raconte Yvon (2023) — Self
  26. La balloune (2022) — Self
  27. Yvon Deschamps - Un Voyage Dans Le Temps (1984)
  28. Le clown est triste (2024) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  29. I am Me (1974)
  30. Lise Dion : 35 ans de complicité (2024) — Self
  31. Les Parlementeries 1996 (1996)
  32. Yvon Deschamps au Corona (2002)
  33. Yvon Deschamps Volume 1 - Les années 60-70 (2004)
  34. Yvon Deschamps Volume 4 - Les années 1990-2000 (2006)
  35. Roast Covid-19 (2020) — Self
  36. L'Impôt, et tout et tout (1969)
  37. Les Parlementeries 1994 (1994)
  38. Le bogue de l'an 2000 (1999)
  39. Deschampsons (2015) — Self
  40. Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec 2021 (2021) — Self - Guest