René Richard Cyr (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Quebec. He is most noted for his roles as barber Méo Bellemare in the films Babine and Ésimésac and as drag queen Veronica Sinclair in Cover Girl, and as the stage director of many theatrical plays by Michel Tremblay.
Born in Montreal, he is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. Although he has had film and television roles, he is most prominently a stage actor. As a playwright, his works have included Volte-face, La Magnifique Aventure de Denis St-Onge, Marco chaussait des dix, Camille C., L'An de grâce, L'Apprentissage des marais and Les Huit péchés capitaux (Éloges).
He directed Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs), the 2024 film adaptation of Tremblay's play Les Belles-sœurs.
He is out as gay.
References
- ^ Raymond Bertin, "René Richard Cyr". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 10, 2010.
- François Houde, "Ésimésac: une fantaisie particulièrement pertinente". Le Nouvelliste, December 1, 2012.
- "Cover Girl is no reality show". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 2005.
- "René Richard Cyr et Michel Tremblay : un duo prolifique depuis 30 ans". Culture club (Ici Radio-Canada Première), April 30, 2017.
- Manon Dumais, "À la gloire des ménagères". La Presse, July 10, 2024.
- "Ils l’ont dit dans Fugues" Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. Fugues, March 26, 2014.
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