Liza Minnelli The Montrealer April 1, 2012 4917 The daughter of singer Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli was born into show business and has become of one the world’s greatest - and best loved superstars Liza Minnelli has won four Tony Awar...
Allan Hawco – creator, lead writer, executive producer and star of Republic of Doyle The Montrealer March 1, 2012 10837 Montreal’s National Theatre School graduate stars in one of Canada’s most watched television shows; now seen in 96 countries “I knew that I wanted to be an actor and writer when I was just 9 years old – and I ...
Kevin O’Leary – from Dragon’s Den to Redemption Inc. The Montrealer February 1, 2012 19962 Kevin O’Leary has worked extremely hard – make that ridiculously hard – to become rich. In a recent interview, we had a wide-ranging conversation about his early life, his incredible success with SoftKey, rebui...
Sugar Sammy The Montrealer January 1, 2012 12749 His rock-star good looks are reminiscent of Elvis, his career an international success – and at home he plays pick-up hockey ‘just like a regular Canadian kid’ “I grew up in the Cote des Neiges area, not too f...
Jennifer Heil – a story of talent, determination, and compassion The Montrealer December 1, 2011 6127 Olympic Champion commits herself to helping girls in developing countries to follow their dreams – “Because I Am A Girl” Jennifer Heil loves to ski and compete with abandon. Canadians know her best for winn...
Roméo Dallaire – A senator’s courageous crusade for human rights The Montrealer November 1, 2011 6696 In a month when Canadians remember the fallen of past wars, Liberal Senator Roméo Dallaire is trying to ensure that surviving veterans aren’t forgotten either. As chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Veterans...
Justin Trudeau A leader-in-waiting The Montrealer October 1, 2011 8546 The federal Liberals won’t choose a new leader until 2013. However, if the vote were held a lot sooner, a familiar name is favoured. According to a recent poll conducted by Leger Marketing, 21 per cent of su...
The Layton legacy The Montrealer September 1, 2011 6586 Having served as Jack Layton’s senior press secretary for eight-and-a-half years, Karl Bélanger has a plethora of memories about the late NDP leader. One of the most personal and poignant points to how deepl...
Richard Pound – accepting a new challenge with the Foundation of Greater Montreal The Montrealer August 1, 2011 5246 He swam as a finalist in the 1960 Olympics, won a Gold, 2 Silver and Bronze medals in the ’62 Commonwealth Games, graduated with degrees in Commerce, Arts and Law, developed a successful law career, served in v...
Just For Laughs – the world’s greatest comedy festival The Montrealer July 1, 2011 7730 With over 2 million visitors each summer, Just For Laughs has become the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival. Talent agents, television producers and impresarios have discovered performers like...
