Michel Courtemanche

He has starred in Quebecois films La Nuit de Noces and Karmina 2, and on the Secret Adventures of Jules Verne television series, on the Sci Fi Channel (United States). LaPaglia also appeared on eight episodes of the sitcom Frasier, including the series finale, as Daphne Moon's brother Simon. He has even inspired a popular one-of-a-kind hardcover comic book. Born in Adelaide, Australia, he currently lives in Newark, New Jersey, his brother is actor Jonathan LaPaglia. Courtemanche has internationally sold out enormous houses usually reserved for rock stars (although such shows are quite common place for comedians in Quebec). Anthony LaPaglia (born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is a Golden Globe winner and currently plays Jack Malone on the American television show Without a Trace. His second, The New Adventures of Michel Courtemanche, filled theatres in both North America and Europe and spawned his second international hit video. IMDB Profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001439/).

His debut one-man show, A New Comic is Born, ran for more than five hundred performances and earned him two Felix nominations. The Quebecois comedian and actor has drawn hundreds of thousands to his one-man shows in Quebec, France, Belgium & Switzerland. Michel Courtemanche was born December 11, 1964 in Laval, Quebec.