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Pierre Curzi

b. 1946

Canadian politician

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Born 1946. Pierre Curzi is a Canadian screenwriter, politician, stage actor, film actor, television actor and actor.

Pierre Curzi (born February 11, 1946, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec. He is a former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal. Elected under the Parti Québécois (PQ) banner, he later sat as an independent.

Politics

Curzi entered politics when he announced his candidacy for the riding of Borduas in the 2007 provincial elections, following the retirement of Jean-Pierre Charbonneau. He defeated the Action démocratique du Québec's Claude Gauthier by over 2,000 votes. He was later named the PQ critic for culture, communications and language.

Curzi was forced to apologize and retract a statement he made in October 2007 during a radio interview that appeared to suggest that a sovereign Quebec would have "more teeth" and could potentially remove the voting rights of Quebec's English-speaking community living on Montreal's West Island. He faced some criticism in 2008 as one of two MNAs, along with Daniel Turp, who endorsed a controversial petition opposing Paul McCartney's performance at Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebrations. In September 2010, Curzi expressed on the television interview show Les Francs-tireurs his theory that there was a shortage of Francophone players on the National Hockey League team the Montreal Canadiens and that this was "damned well political" and the result of a federalist plot.

On June 6, 2011, Curzi and caucus mates Louise Beaudoin and Lisette Lapointe resigned from the Parti Québécois to sit as independents over the PQ's acceptance of a bill changing the law to permit an agreement between the City of Québec and Quebecor Inc. concerning the construction of an arena in Quebec City.

Acting and screenplay career Curzi went to the École nationale de Théùtre in 1969. Prior to his political career, he played in numerous popular Quebec movies, plays, television shows and documentaries including We Are Far from the Sun (On est loin du soleil), Duplessis, Maria Chapdelaine, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe), Babylone, Les Filles de Caleb, Million Dollar Babies, Virginie, Suzanne, CaffĂš Italia, MontrĂ©al, Exit, Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi), The Barbarian Invasions, Tideline (Littoral), Chili's Blues (C'Ă©tait le 12 du 12, et Chili avait les blues), Le NĂ©gociateur, The New Life of Paul Sneijder (La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder) and Romeo and Juliet.

Overall, he played roles in about 50 productions since 1971 and had been nominated for four Genie Awards for his roles in Maria Chapdelaine (1983), Lucien Brouillard (1983) and The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) (1986) and a nomination for best screenplay for Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) in 1986.

He was also the president of the Union des artistes for eight years. The UDA is the main union group for cinema, theatre and television actors in Quebec.

He is married to Marie Tifo, an actress with whom he costarred in the films Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges), Lucien Brouillard, Le jour S... and Intimate Power

Electoral record

Filmography

1964 : Trouble-Maker (Trouble fĂȘte) 1971 : We Are Far from the Sun (On est loin du soleil) : Yvon 1973 : You Are Warm, You Are Warm (Tu brĂ»les... tu brĂ»les...) 1973 : The Paths of the World (Les AllĂ©es de la terre) : Antoine 1975 : Confidences of the Night (L'Amour blessĂ©) 1976 : Let's Talk About Love (Parlez-nous d'amour) 1980 : Fantastica : AndrĂ© 1980 : Suzanne : Pierre 1981 : The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) : NapolĂ©on Plouffe 1982 : Wild Flowers (Les Fleurs sauvages) : Pierre Dubuc 1982 : Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) : Bertrand Houle 1983 : Lucien Brouillard : Lucien Brouillard 1983 : Maria Chapdelaine : Eutrope Gagnon 1984 : Le jour S... : Jean-Baptiste Beauregard 1984 : The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) : NapolĂ©on Plouffe 1985 : Le Million tout-puissant 1986 : Evixion 1986 : Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) : Gildor 1986 : The Decline of the American Empire (Le DĂ©clin de l'empire amĂ©ricain) : Pierre 1988 : You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle Jeanne) : Paul 1989 : In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) 1990 : Babylone : Luigi 1993 : April One : Jean Leduc 1994 : Chili's Blues (C'Ă©tait le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues) : Monsieur CN 1996 : A Cry in the Night (Le Cri de la nuit) : Pierre 1999 : Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi) : M. Larochelle 2003 : The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) : Pierre 2003 : 1604 : De Monts 2004 : La Pension des Ă©tranges 2004 : How to Conquer America in One Night (Comment conquĂ©rir l'AmĂ©rique en une nuit) 2004 : Tideline (Littoral) : Policier Turcot 2005 : Idole instantanĂ©e : GaĂ©tan Lemieux 2006 : RomĂ©o et Juliette : Paul VĂ©ronneau 2007 : Days of Darkness (L'Âge des tĂ©nĂšbres) : Pierre 2013 : Manigances : Notice Rouge : Georges Paoli 2016 : The New Life of Paul Sneijder (La Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder) : MaĂźtre Wagner-Leblond 2015 : Chorus : JĂ©rĂŽme 2018 : The Fall of the American Empire (La Chute de l'empire amĂ©ricain) : MaĂźtre Wilbrod Taschereau 2020 : Old Buddies (Les Vieux chums) 2021 : A Revision (Une rĂ©vision) 2021 : Joutel 2023 : Testament 2025 : Cardboard City (Ville Jacques-Carton)

Television

1975 : Youhou : Michel 1978 : Duplessis : Reporter 1979 : Riel : Isidore 1980 : FrĂ©dĂ©ric : Biker Leader 1984 : Le Parc des braves : Major Paul BĂ©rubĂ© 1985 : Un amour de quartier : Speedy Joe 1986 : Des dames de cƓur : François O'Neil 1989 : MilĂ©na Nova Tremblay : François Tremblay 1989 : Super sans plomb : J.-P. St-Onge 1989 : Un signe de feu : François O'Neil 1990 : Les Filles de Caleb : DosithĂ©e Pronovost 1992 : Les IntrĂ©pides 1992 : MontrĂ©al P.Q. : Paulus Quintal 1992 : Les Cravates lĂ©opards : Vermontier 1993 : Shehaweh : Sieur de Maisonneuve 1993 : Les Grands ProcĂšs : Me Robert Calder 1994 : CƓur Ă  prendre : Vincent, Bouquet 1994 : Les Jumelles Dionne (tv movie) : Alphonse Fortier 1995 : Jalna : Greg 1996 : Marguerite Volant : Renaud Larochelle 1997 : Le Masque : Victor Thibault 1996 : Virginie : Gilles Bazinet (1997-2002) 2004 : Smash : Bernier Fafard 2005 : Providence : Jean-Guy BĂ©langer 2005 : Le NĂ©gociateur : Maurice Martel 2007 : Les Invincibles : Gene 2010 : La Promesse : Daniel (Nurse) 2014 : Nouvelle Adresse : GĂ©rard Lapointe 2014 : Mensonges : Dr Michel Pelletier (Psychiatrist) 2015 : O''' : Richard 2018 : Appelle-moi si tu meurs : Cesare Ciccarelli

Theatre 2006: aoĂ»t (Jean Marc DalpĂ©) 2005: La TempĂȘte (William Shakespeare) 2005: Coin St-Laurent 2002: La Nuit des rois (William Shakespeare) 2001: L'Hiver de force (RĂ©jean Ducharme) 2001: Le Mouton et la Baleine (Ahmed Ghazali) 1999: Trick or treat (Jean Marc DalpĂ©) 1998: Le miroir aux tartuffes (Jean-Claude Germain) 1997: ChrysanthĂšme (EugĂšne Lion) 1995: MĂšre Courage (Bertolt Brecht) 1994: La Mouette (Anton Tchekhov) 1993: La Reprise (Claude Gauvreau) 1992: Six personnages en quĂȘte d'auteur (Luigi Pirandello) 1992: Conte d'Hiver (Anne Legault) 1991: Shakespeare, un monde qu'on peut apprendre par cƓur (Michel Garneau) 1989: La Nuit du 16 janvier (Ayn Rand) 1988: Le Baiser de la Femme AraignĂ©e (Manuel Puig) 1988: Cendres (David Rudkin) 1986: Deux sur la Balançoire (W. Gibson) 1986: Avec Lorenzo Ă  mes CĂŽtĂ©s (Grand Cirque ordinaire inspired from Musset) 1984: En attendant Godot (Samuel Beckett) 1984: MĂšre Courage (Bertolt Brecht) 1984: Le Tir Ă  Blanc (AndrĂ© Ricard) 1979: Le Théùtre de la Maintenance (Jean Barbeau) 1978: L'AbĂ©cĂ©daire Conditionnel (Michel Garneau) 1978: Les FiancĂ©s de Rose Latulipe (Grand Cirque ordinaire) 1977: Les Nerfs Ă  l'Air (Collective) 1977: L'Impromptu chez M. R. Pantalon 1976: La Steppette Impossible 1975: La TragĂ©die AmĂ©ricaine de l'Enfant Prodigue (Collective) 1975: Colette et PĂ©russe (Robert Claing) 1975: Une Brosse (Jean Barbeau) 1974: Floralie (Roch Carrier) 1974: Salut Galarneau (Jacques Godbout and D. Chouinard) 1973: Don Quichotte (Jean-Pierre Ronfard, adapted from Cervantes) 1973: Galipotte 8 (Robert Gravel) 1972: Les Oranges sont vertes (Claude Gauvreau) 1972: Sparages (Marcel Sabourin) 1971: Les Fourberies de Scapin (MoliĂšre) 1971: Chiniqui (Collective) 1970: Chmou (Pierre BĂ©gin and Pierre Collin) 1970: La Guerre Yes Sir (Roch Carrier) 1969: Gens de NoĂ«l, Tremblez!, (Collective) 1969: À CƓur Ouvert (Robert Gurick) 1969: P.O.T. T.V.'', (Collective)

Note The Sections Filmography, Television and Theatre were copied and adapted from the French Wikipedia Page of Pierre Curzi. See that page's history for attribution.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
National Theatre School of Canada
Positions held
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, President

Family & relationships

Spouse
Marie Tifo

People in Pierre Curzi's life

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Pierre Curzi's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pierre Curzi?

Canadian politician

When was Pierre Curzi born?

Pierre Curzi was born on 11 February 1946 in Montreal.

What is Pierre Curzi's occupation?

Pierre Curzi is a screenwriter, politician, stage actor, film actor, television actor and actor.

What nationality is Pierre Curzi?

Pierre Curzi is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pierre Curzi

· Wikidata: Q2093366

· DBpedia: Pierre Curzi

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