Réal Giguère

Réal Giguère (24 May 1933 – 11 February 2019) was a Canadian television host and broadcaster.

Réal Giguère
Born	(1933-05-24)24 May 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	11 February 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 85) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Radio announcer
Years active	1956–2019

Plaque along La Promenade des Stars in Montreal

Early life

He began his career as a radio announcer from 1956 to 1961. He worked as a talk show host on French Canadian network television: Dix sur dix, Madame est servie and Parle, parle, jase, jase. He hosted game shows as well, such as Galaxie^[1] and the French Canadian version of Jeopardy!. He was also an author for TV series such as Dominique, Métro, boulot, dodo and L'or du temps.^[2] He played acting parts in Caïn^[3] – a play that he authored – and in La Cage aux Folles. In 2001, Giguère was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.^[4] He died at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montreal on 11 February 2019 from pulmonary complications.^[5]