René Simard
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René Claude Simard is a pop singer from Quebec
, chiefly popular in the 1970s. He was discovered and managed by Guy Cloutier
. His first albums were produced by Rene Angelil, whom later managed and eventually married Celine Dion.
He hosted his own CBC Television
series from 1977 to 1979, produced in Vancouver
by Alan Thicke
and featuring various international celebrity guests.
Since 2006, he hosts the reality television series L'heure de gloire on Radio-Canada
.
His sister Nathalie
was also managed by Cloutier. In 2004, Cloutier was convicted of sexually assaulting Nathalie when she was a child. Michel Vastel
's 2005 book on the case, Briser le silence (Breaking the Silence), alleged that René co-operated with Cloutier in trying to hide the assaults. On November 18, 2005, Simard held a press conference in which he denied these charges.
Simard has been married to TV hostess Marie-Josée Taillefer since 1987.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, chiefly popular in the 1970s. He was discovered and managed by Guy Cloutier
Guy Cloutier
Guy Cloutier is a Canadian music producer and talent manager.Cloutier adapted reality TV to the Quebec market. Entertainers Stéphanie Cloutier and Véronique Cloutier are his daughters...
. His first albums were produced by Rene Angelil, whom later managed and eventually married Celine Dion.
He hosted his own CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
series from 1977 to 1979, produced in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
by Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke is a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the patriarch on the ABC television series Growing Pains.- Early life :...
and featuring various international celebrity guests.
Since 2006, he hosts the reality television series L'heure de gloire on Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
.
His sister Nathalie
Nathalie Simard
Nathalie Simard is a pop singer from Quebec, Canada and sister of performer René Simard.She was discovered by producer Guy Cloutier. Her first role was in a Laura Secord pudding commercial at age 2...
was also managed by Cloutier. In 2004, Cloutier was convicted of sexually assaulting Nathalie when she was a child. Michel Vastel
Michel Vastel
Michel Vastel was a Québécois journalist and columnist for Le Journal de Montréal and other medias. He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles, Eure, France and immigrated to Canada in 1970....
's 2005 book on the case, Briser le silence (Breaking the Silence), alleged that René co-operated with Cloutier in trying to hide the assaults. On November 18, 2005, Simard held a press conference in which he denied these charges.
Simard has been married to TV hostess Marie-Josée Taillefer since 1987.
External links
- Singer René Simard denies helping hide sister's abuse, CBC News, 18 Nov 2005