Jacques Desrosiers

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.

Early life 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 theatre 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.

Jacques Desrosiers died on June 11, 1996, at the age of 57, due to bone and lung cancer following a brief illness.

Singles

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