Jacques Desrosiers

Jacques Desrosiers

Jacques Desrosiers on his 1964 album Comédie Twistée
Born (1938-07-08)July 8, 1938
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died June 11, 1996(1996-06-11) (aged 57)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Actor/Singer
Years active 1956-1995
Known for Patof

Jacques Desrosiers (July 8, 1938 – June 11, 1996) was a Québécois Canadian singer and actor. Desrosiers was best known for playing the clown Patof in the Canadian television series Patofville. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Early career

Son of the comic comedian Pierre Desrosiers and brother of singers André Fontaine and Édouard Desrosiers, Jacques Desrosiers begins in 1956 as imitator and cabaret artist on CBC/Radio-Canada television. He soon presents his shows, mixing fanciful songs, parodies and imitations, in the cabarets of Quebec, particularly at the Montreal Casa Loma.[1]

Some of his parodies, such as La Java à Lumina, Le Peddler and La Machine à laver make the hit parade. In 1963-1964 he participates in a review called Zéro de conduite with Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault and Donald Lautrec, then in Clémence DesRochers's musical, Le Vol rose du flamant.[1]

Television

Between 1968 and 1973, Jacques Desrosiers hosts several TV shows on CFTM channel 10, such as Les trois cloches, Vaudeville, Café terrasse and Madame est servie.

It is through the character of the clown Patof, created in January 1972 for the TV serie Le Cirque du Capitaine (CFTM, 1970), that Desrosiers becomes famous. He beats all the records of sale with the song Patof Blou, an adaptation of Roger Whittaker's Mammy Blue, and launches a serie of records made in association with Gilbert Chénier. He founds Les Entreprises Patof company, which launch on the market many products for children using the clown image.[2]

On CFTM channel 10, Desrosiers hosted Patofville from 1973 till 1976, Patof raconte broadcast the weekends between 1975 and 1976, and Patof voyage from 1976 till 1977.

Other accomplishments

He started playing some roles as comedian in TV series, notably in an episode of the serie L'amour avec un grand A in 1990, and in the fourth season of Scoop in 1995.

Jacques Desrosiers played in some Canadian movies such as C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier (1967), Après ski (1970), Le Party (1990) directed by Pierre Falardeau and La Florida (1993) directed by George Mihalka.

He also played some roles in comedy theatre pieces under the management of Gilles Latulippe.

Jacques Desrosiers died of lung and bone cancer on June 11, 1996.

Filmography

Cinema and TV series

DVD

Discography

Albums

Year Album Label Qc Chart[3] Notes
1959 Et voici : Jacques Desrosiers Fleur de lys
1960 Jacques Desrosiers au « Casa Loma » Apex Live, reissued in 1966 under the name Monsieur citron (Lero)
1964 Comédie twistée Trans-Canada Top 50 Reissued in 1966 (Franco-Élite)
1968 Jacques Desrosiers chante la poule Trans-Canada Reissued in 1968 under the name Sur la terrasse (Nouveau Montagnard)
1968 Jacques Desrosiers Soleil
1972 Patof en Russie Campus N°5 Patof Album
1972 Patof chez les esquimaux Campus Patof Album
1972 Patof chez les coupeurs de têtes Campus Patof Album
1972 Patof dans la baleine Campus Top 50 Patof Album
1972 Patof chez les petits hommes verts Campus Top 50 Patof Album
1972 Patof chez les cowboys Campus Top 50 Patof Album
1973 Patof chante 10 chansons pour tous les enfants du monde Campus Top 50 Patof Album
1973 Patofville – Patof chante pour toi Campus Top 50 Patof Album
1974 Bienvenue dans ma bottine Campus Top 50 Patof Album
1975 Patof Rock Campus Patof Album
1975 Noël Noël Noël avec Patof Campus Patof Album
1976 Gare... à Patof Campus Patof Album
1976 Super Patof Campus Patof Album
1977 Eugène – Les chansons d'Eugène T.M./P.A.X. Eugène Album

Singles

Year Single Label Qc Chart[3] Notes
1958 Dans nos campagnes –
La veuve
Apex
1958 Je n'suis pas beau –
Ça m'gêne
Sandryon
1958 Le peddler –
La java à Lumina
Fleur de lys
N°22
1959 Hortense, t'es pas sexée –
Ou trop vite ou pas assez
Fleur de lys
1959 Et voici Jacques Desrosiers –
Je promet
Fleur de lys
1959 Alfonso –
Y paraît que
Fleur de lys
1960 La lune et les terriens –
La java des mal mariés
Variétés
With Les Bouts d'choux (acc. by Fernando Saint-Georges Ensemble)
1961 Tu t'laisses aller
Fais-moi hi
Apex
1963 La machine à laver –
Bossa nova Madeleine
Franco N°30
1965 Je prends l'œuf –
L'état du Québec
Succès du jour
N°16
1965 Splish Splash –
C'est toi mon cibole
Télédisc Top 50
1965 Y'a des bébittes –
Je suis soldat
Télédisc N°30
1966 Un homme malade –
Les cigarettes
Télédisc
1966 L'état du Québec '66 –
Les élucubrations de Jacques
Télédisc
1967 Le téléfon –
Message du président
Casino N°35
1967 Mao et Moa –
Monsieur Z
Casino
1967 Guantanamera –
L'homme mécanique
Élysée
1967 Mon cerf-volant –
Instrumental
Élysée
From the movie "C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier"
1968 Comme d'habitude –
La poule
Canusa
1969 La samba de la lune –
Dis que tu m'aimes
Canusa
1970 Pollution de l'air –
Le beau temps
R&B
1971 Une job pour Noël –
C'est pu pareil
Spectrum
With Gilbert Chénier
1972 Patof Blou (children version) –
Patof Blou (political version)
Campus N°1
Patof Single
1972 Patof le roi des clowns –
Ballade pour un clown (Dis Patof?)
Campus N°2
Patof Single
1973 The King of Clowns –
Dear Patof
Polydor
Patof Single
1973 Oh! Les enfants –
On m'applaudit
Campus N°14
Patof Single
1973 Patofville –
L'éléphant Tic-Tac
Campus N°15
Patof Single
1973 L'éléphant Tic-Tac (mono version) –
L'éléphant Tic-Tac (mono version)
Campus
Patof Single, "D.J. Special" version
1973 Bonjour les enfants –
La plus belle poupée du monde
Campus N°15
Patof Single
1974 Bienvenue dans ma bottine –
Goodbye, au revoir, dasvidanie!
Campus N°31
Patof Single
1975 Gros minou –
Bonjour Patof
Campus
Patof Single
1975 Y'a rien là –
Y'a rien là (instrumental)
Campus
1976 Patof Blou –
Patofville –
Bonjour Patof –
Gros minou
Campus


Patof Single, Previously released material, Promo
1976 Faut pas me chercher (Patof and Monsieur Tranquille) –
Mon ami Pierrot
Jades
Patof Single, with Roger Giguère
1980 T'es pas sérieux –
On fait le tour de la terre
Girafe
Nestor & Patof Single, with Claude Blanchard

Compilations

Year Album Label Qc Chart[3] Notes
1974 Patof le roi des clowns Pantin Top 50 Patof Album
1975 22 grands succès de Patof Trans-World Patof Album

Collaborations and performances as guest star

Year Album Collaborator Notes
1963 Les trois cloches Lucien Stéphano and P.A. Thibault Soleil
1964 Le vol rose du Flamant Various artists Le vol rose du flamant (with the group) – Récitatif des arrivants (with the group) – Le gigueur de ville (with the group) – Au prix du gros – Last call (with Jean-Pierre Masson). (Others songs by various artists) (RCA Victor)
1967 Initiation au karaté Roger Lesourd Soleil
1975 C'est le départ/They're off! Donald Pinard and Gilles Gendron Horse racing game, 4 LP Box Set, special collaboration of Jacques Desrosiers (Arthur Sugarman)
1976 Patofville – Patof et ses amis Various artists TeeVee, Compilation
1977 20 grands succès de Patof, Fafouin, Itof Roger Giguère Télé-Métropole Inc., Compilation
1980 Nestor et Patof – Pour tous Claude Blanchard Girafe
2006 Nestor – Les grands succès Claude Blanchard Featuring the B-side of the album Nestor et Patof – Pour tous (Disques Mérite, Compilation)

Complete discography

Theatre

Bibliography

Awards and Recognitions

References

  1. 1 2 Jacques Desrosiers, Millionnaire (1981). Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  2. Pierre Richard, 25 ans de télévision au Québec (1986). Retrieved December 23, 2011
  3. 1 2 3 Palmarès reconstitués de la chanson au Québec
  4. Jacques-Charles Gilliot, Panorama du disque – Dans les coulisses, Photo-Journal, 25 septembre 1972, page 56.
  5. Photo-Journal, 26 mars 1973

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