Georges Laraque

Georges Laraque

Born: December 7, 1976
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Georges Laraque is a 13-year NHL veteran who has played for the Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens. He was known as “The Rock”, acting primarily as an enforcer on these teams. The son of Haitian immigrants, Laraque campaigned for World Vision to help with Haitian relief and the rebuilding of the Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince. A committed believer in animal rights and a spokesperson for PETA, he became a vegan in 2009 and has, ever since, contributed to the vegetarian movement in Montreal by becoming co-owner of two raw vegan restaurants called Crudessence and Rise Kombucha. A conscientious environmentalist, Laraque stepped up in July 2010 to be the deputy leader of the Green Party. Since his retirement, Georges has been very active as a speaker. He has been invited to hundreds of events and has spoken on various topics such as sports, motivation, racism, bullying, veganism, business, charities and politics.

Movies for Georges Laraque...

Title: Les inventifs
Character: Self
Released: March 6, 2022
Type: TV
Young people passionate about science and brimming with ingenuity discover that they're capable of finding solutions to concrete problems to improve the daily life of a friend or the fate of the world.
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Title: Peur de rien!
Character: Self
Released: August 25, 2021
Type: TV
Babu travels to different Quebec towns, accompanied by well-known personalities, in search of the greatest local daredevils. At each stop, they find three participants willing to go all out to impress them. But only one of them will reach the top of the podium to be crowned “Village Daredevil”.
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Title: Corde raide
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 2020
Type: TV
Each week, host Christine Morency welcomes three comedians who perform a potentially controversial routine on a sensitive subject. After each number, the comedian discusses the performance with our jury, analyzing what they liked, what made them cringe, and what (if anything) went too far. At the end of the show, the judges choose their favourite.
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Title: L'académie du guide de l'auto
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Intouchables
Character: Self
Released: August 13, 2020
Type: TV
Of all North American professional sports, hockey is certainly the most conservative, traditional and tight-lipped. Athletes, their entourage, team owners, sponsors and journalists all adhere to a code of conduct that consists of only letting out information that helps to keep the sport's image golden. Marie-Claude Savard, who has covered the world of sport for over fifteen years, is setting out to uncover this hidden truth. Her quest is simple: to bring down the masks in order to clean up the world of sport and help it progress.
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Title: Sérieux ?
Character: Himself
Released: March 13, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Demande donc à Rosalie
Character: Himself
Released: March 5, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Ceci n'est pas un talk show
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 2019
Type: TV
Three personalities compete to win the title of best guest of the evening. Antoine Vézina is the judge responsible for awarding players points that will designate a winner. The competitors make fun of the codes behind conventional talk shows during interviews, and take part in various challenges.
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Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future
Title: Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future
Character: Himself
Released: October 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Soul On Ice: Past, Present, and Future is a film that presents and retells the unknown contributions of black athletes in ice hockey. For untold decades, hockey was seen as a homogeneous sport, exciting to watch but played by one kind of player. But people deserve to now know of the exploits of athletes who dared to stand out, and dared to make the sport their own. These Black athletes dared to give their sport soul.
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Title: Week-end de bois
Character: Himself
Released: March 15, 2017
Type: TV
Peter MacLeod tries to bring out the “coureur des bois” in his guests. In each episode, MacLeod hosts two Quebec artists in his isolated cabin, deep in the forest. The challenge for guests is to maintain their composure in spite of the surprises in store for them, including intense initiations to the so-called joys of nature and other unusual pranks and activities.
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Juste pour rire 2016 - Maxim Martin vs Dominic Paquet
Title: Juste pour rire 2016 - Maxim Martin vs Dominic Paquet
Character: Himself
Released: July 21, 2016
Type: Movie
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Title: À couteaux tirés
Character: Self - Guest Judge
Released: August 28, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: En mode Salvail
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2013
Type: TV
What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!
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Title: In Lieu of Flowers
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 2012
Type: TV
A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.
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Title: Le Tricheur
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 2012
Type: TV
This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.
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Goon
Title: Goon
Character: Huntington
Released: January 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
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Title: Ça finit bien la semaine
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2010
Type: TV
A unique all-access pass to your favourite Quebec stars in a friendly, timely and entertaining format that matches the hosts’ personalities.
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Title: Messmer: Drôlement mystérieux
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Peut contenir des Rachid
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: 2 steamés
Character: Himself
Released: January 28, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Le Banquier
Character: Self
Released: January 24, 2007
Type: TV
Le Banquier is the Quebec adaptation of the international game show Deal or No Deal. It debuted on January 24, 2007 at 9pm on the TVA network. The program, produced in Montreal by JPL Production II Inc. and Endemol USA for TVA, is hosted by Julie Snyder. The show's main sponsors are Vidéotron and Hyundai. The show's first season ended on March 29, 2007. During the first season, episodes aired on Wednesdays at 9pm and Thursdays at 8pm. During the second season, episodes aired on Sundays at 7pm and Thursdays at 8pm.
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Title: Des squelettes dans le placard
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: Tout le monde en parle
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: TV
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 
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Turnbuckle
Title: Turnbuckle
Character: David BelKey
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: Movie
Television tabloid reporter Kimberly Beckmen reveals shocking behind-the-scenes stories that could take down the world of professional wrestling.
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Title: Les francs-tireurs
Character: Himself
Released: September 8, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Bye Bye
Released: December 31, 1968
Type: TV
Broadcast on December 31st, Bye Bye is a comic year-in-review which consists of sketches that parody the political, cultural and social events of the past year.