René Richard Cyr
René Richard Cyr (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his roles as barber Méo Bellemare in the films Babine and Ésimésac[2] and as drag queen Veronica Sinclair in Cover Girl,[3] and as the stage director of many theatrical plays by Michel Tremblay.[4]
Born in Montreal, he is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[1] Although he has had film and television roles, he is most prominently a stage actor.[1] As a playwright, his works have included Volte-face, La Magnifique Aventure de Denis St-Onge, Marco chaussait des dix, Camille C., L'An de grâce, L'Apprentissage des marais and Les Huit péchés capitaux (Éloges).
He directed Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs), the 2024 film adaptation of Tremblay's play Les Belles-sœurs.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Raymond Bertin, "René Richard Cyr". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 10, 2010.
- ^ François Houde, "Ésimésac: une fantaisie particulièrement pertinente". Le Nouvelliste, December 1, 2012.
- ^ "Cover Girl is no reality show". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 2005.
- ^ "René Richard Cyr et Michel Tremblay : un duo prolifique depuis 30 ans". Culture club (Ici Radio-Canada Première), April 30, 2017.
- ^ Manon Dumais, "À la gloire des ménagères". La Presse, July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Ils l’ont dit dans Fugues" Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. Fugues, March 26, 2014.
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