(Montreal) Quebecers can pay their last respects to comedian Michel Côté on Thursday. A burning chapel is held at the Monument-National, in Montreal, where citizens are invited to come and meditate, in memory of the actor who marked Quebec culture.
Maxime LeFlaguais, the son of the actor known in particular for his roles in the films Crusing Bar and C.R.A. Z. Y., will speak to the media at 11 a.m.
Citizens will be able to go inside the Monument-National from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Quebec government confirmed last week that there would be no state funeral for the actor who died on May 29, at the age of 72.
However, Michel Côté will be decorated with the rank of Knight of the National Order of Quebec posthumously on June 21, the government had already announced.
The actor had revealed that he was retiring from public life in April 2022 to treat a bone marrow disease.
The comedian adored by Quebecers has starred in at least 25 films and around twenty TV series during his career.
He was also known at the theater with the play Broue, which he performed more than 3300 times. The actor from Alma, Lac-Saint-Jean, also played the role of pilot Robert Piché in the feature film “Piché: Between Heaven and Earth”.
Michel Côté also marked the small screen with the role of the investigator Pierre Gauthier, in Omerta, and that of Jean-Lou in “La Petite Vie”. The interpretations of these two characters each earned him a Gemini award.
In 2013, the actor received a Jutra tribute award for his entire career, which was not over at the time.
