Jacques Desrosiers

Jacques Desrosiers was the seventh child from a family of 15. He was the son of Pierre Desrosiers, a burlesque actor and pianist Lucienne Fleury. 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. ==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. 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. ==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. Jacques Desrosiers died on June 11, 1996, at the age of 57, due to bone and lung cancer following a brief illness. == 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 Singles Compilations Collaborations and performances as guest star Complete discography • Jacques Desrosiers French Discography • Patof French Discography • Monsieur Tranquille French 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 ==

• 1972 Golden record (100,000 sales) for the single Patof Blou • 1973 Golden record (100,000 sales) for the single Patof le roi des clowns • 1997 A street in Quebec (Blainville) was named in his honor ==References==