Mr. Speaker, yesterday morning, Paul Berval died at the age of 80. A native of Longueuil, Mr. Berval had been a singer, actor and humorist. He had a complete range of talents, and the main one was to make people laugh. For nearly 50 years, he was one of Quebec's leading comics.
My childhood soundtrack was the voice of Paul Berval. I still remember Alacazoo in Passe-Partout and Fred Caillou in Les Pierrafeu , the French version of The Flintstones . Several generations of Quebeckers have laughed till they cried when they saw him in many productions, such as Les Plouffe , Les Colombe , Le Matou ,
Chez Denise, Le Pirate Maboule and, of course, with his comedy troupe Le Beu qui rit , among others.
This man who devoted his life to humour will receive one last, well deserved tribute at the Gala des Olivier this coming Sunday. It will be a special time for the public to bid him a final farewell.
And as for me, I salute and thank the great artist from Longueuil for the wonderful moments he gave us.