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Yves DesgagnÉS

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Key facts

Name Yves Desgagnés[2]
Profession Actor, stage director, film director[2]
Birthplace Les Éboulements, Canada[2]
Birth date 3 January 1958[3]
Known for Pouvoir intime, Les Invasions barbares, Roméo et Juliette[2]

Yves Desgagnés is a Quebec actor, stage director, and film director known for his work in theatre, film, and television, including *Pouvoir intime* and *Les Invasions barbares*.

Context

Yves Desgagnés is a Quebec artist known for his versatility across theatre, film, and television [2]. He began his stage direction career in 1981 and expanded into film directing in 2005 [5]. His work includes notable productions such as *Pouvoir intime* and *Les Invasions barbares* [2]. He has also been recognized in the improvisation scene, earning the recrue de l’année title in 1979 [6]. Note that sources differ on his birth date, with one listing 3 January 1958 and another 26 April 1957 [3][4]. He is sometimes confused with Jean-Yves Desgagnés, a political activist in Quebec [1].

Documented claims

  • Yves Desgagnés began his first stage direction in 1981 with *Fais-moi mal juste un peu*. [5]
  • Since 2005, he has also worked in film directing. [5]
  • He was named recrue de l’année of the Ligue nationale d’improvisation in 1979. [6]
  • He served as a judge for *L’Échelle du talent* on V and for *Le Match des Étoiles* on Radio-Canada. [2]

Questions and answers

Quel âge a Yves Desgagnés ?

Selon une source, il est né le 3 janvier 1958 [3], mais une autre source indique le 26 avril 1957 [4].

Qui est Jean-Yves Desgagnés ?

Jean-Yves Desgagnés est un activiste politique au Québec, distinct de l’artiste Yves Desgagnés [1].

Yves Desgagnés est-il un metteur en scène ?

Oui, Yves Desgagnés est un metteur en scène, ayant commencé sa première mise en scène en 1981 [5].

Sources

  1. Yves Desgagnés — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Profil d'artiste Duceppe pour Yves Desgagnés — duceppe.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Yves Desgagnés, l’artiste franc qui aime la nuance — ici.radio-canada.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Yves Desgagnés, artiste multidisciplinaire — guidesgq.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. Photos souvenirs: Yves Desgagnés — journaldemontreal.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  6. Yves Desgagnés - Movies & TV Shows — flickzone.to (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People