Pierre Curzi
| Pierre Curzi | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Borduas | |
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In office April 25, 2007 – September 4, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Charbonneau |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Duchesne |
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| Born |
February 11, 1946 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Parti Québécois → Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Tifo |
| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | Actor, Screenwriter, Unionist |
| Portfolio | Culture, Communications, Language |
Pierre Curzi (born February 11, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) is an 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.
Curzi went to the École nationale de Théâtre in 1969. Prior to his political career, he played in numerous popular Quebec movies, plays, television shows and documentaries including Duplessis, Maria Chapdelaine, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe), Babylone, Les Filles de Caleb, Million Dollar Babies, Virginie, Suzanne, Matroni et moi, The Barbarian Invasions, Le Négociateur and Romeo and Juliette.
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.
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