Jacques Desrosiers
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Jacques Desrosiers | |
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 Jacques Desrosiers on his 1964 album Comédie Twistée | |
| Born | July 8, 1938 |
| Died | June 11, 1996 (aged 57) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupations | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1956–1995 |
| Known for | Patof |
Jacques Desrosiers (July 8, 1938 – June 11, 1996) was a Québécois Canadian singer and actor, best known for his role as the clown Patof in the Canadian television series Patofville. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Jacques Desrosiers was the seventh child from a family of 15.[2] He was the son of Pierre Desrosiers, a burlesque actor and pianist Lucienne Fleury.[1] Jacques had two brothers who were singers, André Fontaine and Édouard Desrosiers.[3]
Following his parent's footsteps, Jacuqeus took drama lessons with Sita Riddez but never completed them. As he performed with an amateur theater troupe, he was approached by Nicolas Doclin, a worker from CBC/Radio-Canada which helped Jacques set foot in television. During this time, he also joined Paul Buissonneau's Théâtre de la Roulotte as supporting roles.[1]
Television
Jacques was involved in many projects including the musical Zéro de conduite (1963–64), where he met Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault, and Donald Lautrec. He was also in another musical alongside Clémence Desrochers, Le vol du flamant rose in 1964.[1][2]
In 1972, he was asked to play the role of a clown for The Captain's Circus. While initially refusing, he finally made a single appearance that helped increased Patof's popularity and made him a main star in Télé-Métropole shows.[2]
Cinema & theather
Jacques Desrosiers appeared in several Canadian films, such as C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier (1967), Après ski (1970), Le Party (1990) directed by Pierre Falardeau and La Florida (1993) directed by George Mihalka.
Additionally, he performed in comedy theater productions under the management of Gilles Latulippe.
Personal Life
Jacques was a homosexual but never disclosed the fact during his life due to his role in children entertainment and societal taboo at the time.[4][5]
Jacques Desrosiers died on June 11, 1996, at the age of 57, due to bone and lung cancer following a brief illness.[2][3]
Filmography
Cinema and TV series
- 1957 Domino (TV series)
- 1958 Cirque Boto (TV series)
- 1963 Ça va éclater (end-of-year special with Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault and Donald Lautrec)
- 1966 YUL 871
- 1967 Moi et l'autre (TV series)
- 1967 It Isn't Jacques Cartier's Fault (C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier)
- 1968 Le Paradis terrestre (TV series)
- 1968 Les trois cloches (TV series)
- 1969-1970 Entre nous (TV series)
- 1969-1970 Vaudeville (TV series)
- 1970 Bon appétit (TV series)
- 1971 Sex in the Snow (Après-ski)
- 1971 Finalement...
- 1972 Café Terrasse (TV series)
- 1972-1973 Le cirque du Capitaine (TV series)
- 1972 Les Indrogables
- 1972 The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige)
- 1972-1973 Madame est servie (TV series)
- 1973-1976 Patofville (TV series)
- 1974 There's Nothing Wrong with Being Good to Yourself (C'est jeune et ça sait tout)
- 1975-1976 Patof raconte (TV series)
- 1976-1977 Patof voyage (TV series)
- 1976 Chère Isabelle (TV series)
- 1977-1978 Monsieur Tranquille (TV series)
- 1979 Chez Denise (TV series)
- 1990 Avec un grand A (TV series), episode called "Michel et François"
- 1990 The Party (Le Party)
- 1993 La Florida
- 1995 Scoop IV (TV series)
DVD
- 2007 Le Party (Maple pictures)
- 2007 C'est pas la faute à Jacques-Cartier (Carte Blanche collection, ONF)
- 2008 Après-Ski (Equinoxe Films)
- 2008 La Florida (Alliance)
- 2011 Bonjour Patof (Musicor Produits Spéciaux)
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Label | Qc Chart[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Et voici : Jacques Desrosiers | Fleur de lys | — | |
| 1960 | Jacques Desrosiers au « Casa Loma » | Apex | — | Live, reissued in 1966 under the name Monsieur citron (Lero) |
| 1964 | Comédie twistée | Trans-Canada | Top 50 | Reissued in 1966 (Franco-Élite) |
| 1968 | Jacques Desrosiers chante la poule | Trans-Canada | — | Reissued in 1968 under the name Sur la terrasse (Nouveau Montagnard) |
| 1968 | Jacques Desrosiers | Soleil | — | |
| 1972 | Patof en Russie | Campus | N°5 | Patof Album |
| 1972 | Patof chez les esquimaux | Campus | — | Patof Album |
| 1972 | Patof chez les coupeurs de têtes | Campus | — | Patof Album |
| 1972 | Patof dans la baleine | Campus | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1972 | Patof chez les petits hommes verts | Campus | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1972 | Patof chez les cowboys | Campus | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1973 | Patof chante 10 chansons pour tous les enfants du monde | Campus | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1973 | Patofville – Patof chante pour toi | Campus | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1974 | Bienvenue dans ma bottine | Campus | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1975 | Patof Rock | Campus | — | Patof Album |
| 1975 | Noël Noël Noël avec Patof | Campus | — | Patof Album |
| 1976 | Gare... à Patof | Campus | — | Patof Album |
| 1976 | Super Patof | Campus | — | Patof Album |
| 1977 | Eugène – Les chansons d'Eugène | T.M./P.A.X. | — | Eugène Album |
Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Qc Chart[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Dans nos campagnes – La veuve |
Apex | — — |
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| 1958 | Je n'suis pas beau – Ça m'gêne |
Sandryon | — — |
|
| 1958 | Le peddler – La java à Lumina |
Fleur de lys | — N°22 |
|
| 1959 | Hortense, t'es pas sexée – Ou trop vite ou pas assez |
Fleur de lys | — — |
|
| 1959 | Et voici Jacques Desrosiers – Je promet |
Fleur de lys | — — |
|
| 1959 | Alfonso – Y paraît que |
Fleur de lys | — — |
|
| 1960 | La lune et les terriens – La java des mal mariés |
Variétés | — — |
With Les Bouts d'choux (acc. by Fernando Saint-Georges Ensemble) |
| 1961 | Tu t'laisses aller – Fais-moi hi |
Apex | — — |
|
| 1963 | La machine à laver – Bossa nova Madeleine |
Franco | N°30 — |
|
| 1965 | Je prends l'œuf – L'état du Québec |
Succès du jour | — N°16 |
|
| 1965 | Splish Splash – C'est toi mon cibole |
Télédisc | Top 50 — |
|
| 1965 | Y'a des bébittes – Je suis soldat |
Télédisc | N°30 — |
|
| 1966 | Un homme malade – Les cigarettes |
Télédisc | — — |
|
| 1966 | L'état du Québec '66 – Les élucubrations de Jacques |
Télédisc | — — |
|
| 1967 | Le téléfon – Message du président |
Casino | N°35 — |
|
| 1967 | Mao et Moa – Monsieur Z |
Casino | — — |
|
| 1967 | Guantanamera – L'homme mécanique |
Élysée | — — |
|
| 1967 | Mon cerf-volant – Instrumental |
Élysée | — — |
From the movie "C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier" |
| 1968 | Comme d'habitude – La poule |
Canusa | — — |
|
| 1969 | La samba de la lune – Dis que tu m'aimes |
Canusa | — — |
|
| 1970 | Pollution de l'air – Le beau temps |
R&B | — — |
|
| 1971 | Une job pour Noël – C'est pu pareil |
Spectrum | — — |
With Gilbert Chénier |
| 1972 | Patof Blou (children version) – Patof Blou (political version) |
Campus | N°1 — |
Patof Single |
| 1972 | Patof le roi des clowns – Ballade pour un clown (Dis Patof?) |
Campus | N°2 — |
Patof Single |
| 1973 | The King of Clowns – Dear Patof |
Polydor | — — |
Patof Single |
| 1973 | Oh! Les enfants – On m'applaudit |
Campus | N°14 — |
Patof Single |
| 1973 | Patofville – L'éléphant Tic-Tac |
Campus | N°15 — |
Patof Single |
| 1973 | L'éléphant Tic-Tac (mono version) – L'éléphant Tic-Tac (mono version) |
Campus | — — |
Patof Single, "D.J. Special" version |
| 1973 | Bonjour les enfants – La plus belle poupée du monde |
Campus | N°15 — |
Patof Single |
| 1974 | Bienvenue dans ma bottine – Goodbye, au revoir, dasvidanie! |
Campus | N°31 — |
Patof Single |
| 1975 | Gros minou – Bonjour Patof |
Campus | — — |
Patof Single |
| 1975 | Y'a rien là – Y'a rien là (instrumental) |
Campus | — — |
|
| 1976 | Patof Blou – Patofville – Bonjour Patof – Gros minou |
Campus | — — — — |
Patof Single, Previously released material, Promo |
| 1976 | Faut pas me chercher (Patof and Monsieur Tranquille) – Mon ami Pierrot |
Jades | — — |
Patof Single, with Roger Giguère |
| 1980 | T'es pas sérieux – On fait le tour de la terre |
Girafe | — — |
Nestor & Patof Single, with Claude Blanchard |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Label | Qc Chart[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Patof le roi des clowns | Pantin | Top 50 | Patof Album |
| 1975 | 22 grands succès de Patof | Trans-World | — | Patof Album |
Collaborations and performances as guest star
| Year | Album | Collaborator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Les trois cloches | Lucien Stéphano and P.A. Thibault | Soleil |
| 1964 | Le vol rose du Flamant | Various artists | Le vol rose du flamant (with the group) – Récitatif des arrivants (with the group) – Le gigueur de ville (with the group) – Au prix du gros – Last call (with Jean-Pierre Masson). (Others songs by various artists) (RCA Victor) |
| 1967 | Initiation au karaté | Roger Lesourd | Soleil |
| 1975 | C'est le départ/They're off! | Donald Pinard and Gilles Gendron | Horse racing game, 4 LP Box Set, special collaboration of Jacques Desrosiers (Arthur Sugarman) |
| 1976 | Patofville – Patof et ses amis | Various artists | TeeVee, Compilation |
| 1977 | 20 grands succès de Patof, Fafouin, Itof | Roger Giguère | Télé-Métropole Inc., Compilation |
| 1980 | Nestor et Patof – Pour tous | Claude Blanchard | Girafe |
| 2006 | Nestor – Les grands succès | Claude Blanchard | Featuring the B-side of the album Nestor et Patof – Pour tous (Disques Mérite, Compilation) |
Complete discography
Theatre
- 195? Altitude 3200, by Julien Luchaire.
- 1958 Les oiseaux de lune, by Marcel Aymé (Comédie Canadienne)
- 1963-1964 Zéro de conduite (musical review with Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault and Donald Lautrec)
- 1964 Le vol rose du Flamant, a musical by Clémence DesRochers and Pierre F. Brault
- 1989 La muselière, by Yvon Brochu (Théâtre Sainte-Adèle)
- 1995 Femme demandée (Théâtre des Variétés)
Bibliography
- Jacques Desrosiers, Millionnaire (autobiography), Boucherville, Les Éditions de Mortagne, 1981.
