Guy Fournier

Guy Fournier, CM (born 23 July 1931) is a Quebec author, playwright, and screenwriter. He was the creator of the well-known Quebec sitcom Two's a Crowd. From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Early life Guy Fournier was born on 23 July 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec. He is the twin brother of Claude Fournier. They were the eldest two of six children.

Career Fournier was a writer on the TV show D'Iberville in the 1960s.

From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, succeeding Carole Taylor and acting chairman Robert Rabinovitch. In May 2006, he attracted a number of complaints after an appearance on the Quebec television show in which he stated that at his age he enjoyed defecation more than sexual intercourse. In September 2006, Fournier penned a piece for the Quebec magazine 7 jours in which he sought to make a point about treatment of homosexuals in Lebanon, which included the line "In Lebanon, the law makes it possible for men to have sexual intercourse with animals as long as they are females. To do the same thing with male animals could lead to the death penalty." He apologized but this did not halt the criticism.

As of 2020, he wrote a twice weekly column of opinions for and Le Journal de Québec. He is on the board of the Canada Media Fund. His first marriage was to a woman named Louis, with whom he had two sons, Éric and Christian. Louise died by suicide some time after giving Fournier custody. He then married actress , with whom he had a high profile relationship for 13 years before she divorced him. He later married and then divorced filmmaker Aimée Danis. He was also married to Alba, from Lebanon. As of 2020 he had been married to Maryse Beauregard for 20 years. According to Fournier, he remains on good terms with "three of my four ex-wives".