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Martin Matte Martin Matte (born April 14, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Laval, Quebec. He created and starred in the television sitcom Les Beaux malaises, and is the current spokesperson for Quebec grocery store chain Maxi, a position he has held since 2016.[1][2] CareerMatte studied marketing and administration at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and comedy at the École nationale de l'humour, before beginning his career as a radio host on CKOI-FM and CKMF-FM.[3] Stand-up comedyWhile working as a radio host he began to perform as a stand-up comedian, winning the award for Revelation of the Year at the Gala Les Olivier in 1999.[3] In 2000 he launched his first solo stand-up comedy show, Histoires vraies, following up with Condamné à l'excellence in 2007[4] and Eh la la...! in 2017.[5] He has won numerous Olivier and Artis awards for his comedy shows, as well as the Félix Award for Best Comedy Album for Condamné à l'excellence in 2010.[6] Netflix recorded a performance on the Eh la la...! tour for the comedy special La vie, la mort...eh la la..!, making Matte the first Quebec comedian to get his own Netflix special.[7] In 2023, Matte is slated to host a short-run prime time talk show on TVA.[8] Acting He had early supporting roles in the television series km/h and Les Bougon. He had a regular role as Bruno Gagnon in the Quebec version of Caméra Café, playing the role from 2002 to 2006 before returning to the series in 2009.[9] Les Beaux malaises, which starred Matte as a fictionalized version of himself in a comedy based on his own family life, premiered on TVA in 2014.[1] It ran for three seasons until 2016,[10] before ending with a special episode in 2017.[11] Matte won two Gémeaux Awards for best actor in a comedy series during the show's original run, in 2014[12] and 2015.[13] It then returned for a single new season in 2021.[14] He has also appeared in the films Nitro and Threesome (Le Trip à trois).[15] Fondation Martin-MatteIn 1986, Matte's brother Christian suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident, which permanently impaired his short-term memory.[16] Frustrated by the lack of resources for people in his brother's situation, in 2007 Matte launched the Fondation Martin-Matte, which finances the construction of adaptive housing facilities and other social and recreational projects to improve quality of life for brain injury survivors.[17] As of 2023, the foundation operates eight Maison Martin-Matte facilities across Quebec, with others under construction.[18] Actor and writer Fabien Cloutier, who played the fictionalized version of Christian in Les Beaux malaises, is also a spokesman for the organization.[19] In 2022, Christian Matte was featured in a rare television appearance, alongside Martin on Télé-Québec's documentary series L'Avenir nous appartient.[20] Personal lifeMatte and his wife, Vicky Pomerleau, split in 2017,[21] which formed part of the storyline for the 2021 revival of Les Beaux malaises.[22] He has more recently been romantically linked with actress Laurence Leboeuf.[23] References
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