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René Simard

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René Simard in The Wolfman Jack Show (1976)
René Simard was born on 28 February 1961 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Once Upon a Time in Ottawa (2003), J'ai mon voyage! (1973) and Get Ready (2004). He has been married to Marie-Josée Taillefer since 8 August 1987. They have two children.
BornFebruary 28, 1961
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    Known for

    Once Upon a Time in Ottawa
    • Composer(as Rene Simard)
    • 2003
    Jean Lefebvre and Dominique Michel in J'ai mon voyage! (1973)
    J'ai mon voyage!
    4.6
    • Luc Cartier
    • 1973
    Get Ready
    Short
    • Composer(as Rene Simard)
    • 2004
    An Unforgettable Dream
    Short
    • Composer(as Rene Simard)
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Bye-Bye (1968)
      Bye-Bye
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Various
      • 1990–2018
    • René Simard in Les parfaits (2001)
      Les parfaits
      3.7
      TV Series
      • Luc Lebeau
      • 2001
    • Un gars, une fille (1997)
      Un gars, une fille
      7.9
      TV Series
      • René Simard
      • 1999
    • Malcolm McDowell and Johnny Morina in Kids of the Round Table (1995)
      Kids of the Round Table
      5.2
      • Stu
      • 1995
    • René Simard and Nathalie Simard in Nathalie et René Simard: Tourne la page (1988)
      Nathalie et René Simard: Tourne la page
      Music Video
      • René Simard
      • 1988
    • The Beachcombers (1972)
      The Beachcombers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • René Simard
      • 1979
    • René Simard: Bienvenue à Montréal
      Music Video
      • 1976
    • Jean Lefebvre and Dominique Michel in J'ai mon voyage! (1973)
      J'ai mon voyage!
      4.6
      • Luc Cartier
      • 1973

    Composer

    • An Unforgettable Dream
      Short
      • music by (as Rene Simard)
      • 2007
    • Get Ready
      Short
      • Composer (as Rene Simard)
      • 2004
    • Once Upon a Time in Ottawa
      • original music by (as Rene Simard)
      • 2003

    Soundtrack

    • Patrice Robitaille, François Létourneau, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, and Marilyn Castonguay in C'est comme ça que je t'aime (2020)
      C'est comme ça que je t'aime
      8.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Ave Maria"
      • 2022
    • Spécial Nathalie et René Simard
      TV Special
      • performer: "La Poupée qui Fait non" (uncredited), "Un homme" (Uncredited), "C'est pas Sérieux !" (Theme for a Dream) (uncredited), "Siffle-la notre Chanson d'Amour" (Uncredited), "Tous les enfants du monde (Chiquitita)" (Uncredited)
      • 1980
    • The Beachcombers (1972)
      The Beachcombers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" (uncredited)
      • 1979
    • René Simard au Japon (1974)
      René Simard au Japon
      • performer: "Midori iro no yane"
      • 1974
    • A Child Like Any Other (1972)
      A Child Like Any Other
      5.7
      • performer: "L'Oiseau", "La chanson du petit voilier", "Ma mère est un ange", "La Dernière Rose de l'Été" (The Last Rose of Summer), "Dans mes rêves (Deine Liebe, diene True)", "Mama is an angel (Ma mère est un ange)", "Un enfant comme les autres" (uncredited)
      • 1972

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Rene Simard
    • Born
      • February 28, 1961
      • Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Marie-Josée TailleferAugust 8, 1987 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Performed in stage musicals "Joan d'Arc" (Roi Charles), and "The Phantom of the Opera" (The Phantom). Rene starred in the stage versions of Jeanne La Pucelle (Joan of Arc) and The Phantom of the Opera.

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      Rene had a popular weekly TV variety show in the mid '70s in Canada.

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