Canadian actor and comedian
Emmanuel Bilodeau (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian actor from Quebec .[ 1] He is most noted for his performances in the 2000 film Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) , for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002,[ 2] and the 2006 television miniseries René Lévesque , for which he won the Gémeaux Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.[ 3]
He was also a Jutra nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005 for Love and Magnets (Les Aimants)[ 4] and at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008 for Bluff ,[ 5] and a nominee for Best Actor at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011 for Curling .[ 6]
In addition to his film and television performances, he has also toured two one-man comedy stage shows, One Manu Show in 2014[ 7] and Manu Bilodeux dans le pétrin in 2021.[ 8]
Personal life
He is married to actress Édith Cochrane [fr ] .[ 9] In 2021 they starred in the television documentary series C'est plus qu'un jardin [fr ] , which centred on their process of expanding the gardens at their home to move toward an agricultural lifestyle to become more self-sufficient and reduce their ecological footprint.[ 10]
He was previously married to actress Monique Spaziani .[ 11] Their daughter Philomène is an actress, who appeared alongside her father in Curling and starred in the television series Toute la vie .[ 12]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992
Scoop
Journalist
1993
Blanche
Comedian
1993
La princesse astronaute
Vladimir
1995
L'Instit
Patrick Lafontaine
Season 3, episode 5
1997
Le Volcan tranquille
Louis-Joseph Dessables
1997
Les Bâtisseurs d'eau
2000
Gypsies
Le Mur
2001
Si la tendance se maintient
Benoît Drapeau
2003
Grande Ourse
Armand Laflamme
2004
Le Sketch Show
Emmanuel
2006
René Lévesque
René Lévesque
2008
René Lévesque: Le destin d'un chef
2008
Blaise le blasé
Gaétan-Gilbert Pyrowski
2008
La Cache
Host
2010
Ni plus ni moi
Marc-Antoine Lecours
2010
Belle-Baie
Charles Paulin
2010
Tranches de vies
2015
Pour Sarah
Gilles Simoneau
2021
C'est plus qu'un jardin
Himself
References
^ Laureen Peers, "Emmanuel Bilodeau monte sur scène à Mont-Tremblant" . L'Info du Nord , March 9, 2022.
^ "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards" . Northern Stars .
^ Paul Cauchon, "Tournage de la minisérie René II - Les années au pouvoir" . Le Devoir , October 23, 2007.
^ Martin Bilodeau, "Ma vie en cinémascope domine les nominations des Jutra" . Le Devoir , January 25, 2005.
^ Karl Filion, "Jutra 2008 : Les 3 p'tits cochons domine avec 13 nominations" . Cinoche , February 6, 2008.
^ "Neuf prix pour Incendies" . Le Journal de Montréal , March 13, 2011.
^ Kim Nunès, "Emmanuel Bilodeau: un homme occupé" . Infos Laurentides , October 27, 2017.
^ Catherine Blanchette, "Emmanuel Bilodeau ou l'acceptation de son imperfection" . Estrie Plus , June 17, 2021.
^ Vanessa Hébert, "Emmanuel Bilodeau et Édith Cochrane vendent leur lumineuse maison au bord de l’eau pour 739 000$" . 7 Jours , June 17, 2022.
^ Pierre-Luc Houle, "C'est plus qu'un jardin: Emmanuel Bilodeau et Édith Cochrane passent en mode autosuffisance" , HollywoodPQ , March 17, 2021.
^ Anna Bazarna, "Emmanuel Bilodeau: découvrez la famille de l'humoriste populaire" . Legit , January 12, 2022.
^ Michèle Lemieux, "Philomène Bilodeau suit les traces de ses parents" . 7 Jours , November 15, 2021.
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