Herby Moreau

Born in Haiti on 19 July 1968,^[2] Moreau arrived in Montreal at the age of five.^[3] He became a journalist following his studies in Lille.^[4] He played the role of James Brown in the video clip Je veux vous embrass, directed by James DiSalvio, from 1989 to 1990.^[5] In 1989, he first worked in television as a production assistant for Julie Snyder on her show Sortir. After working with Snyder for 18 years, Moreau presented the Auditions de Star Académie.^[5] He worked as a general news journalist for La Première, a correspondent for the magazine Elle Québec [fr], and a daily cultural presenter for TVA.^[6] In 2009, he created his own TV channel on the internet, herby.tv.^[7]

Moreau died on 3 November 2024, at the age of 56.^[8]