René Richard Cyr (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his roles as barber Méo Bellemare in the films Babine and Ésimésac[2] and as drag queen Veronica Sinclair in Cover Girl,[3] and as the stage director of many theatrical plays by Michel Tremblay.[4]

Born in Montreal, he is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[1] Although he has had film and television roles, he is most prominently a stage actor.[1] As a playwright, his works have included Volte-face, La Magnifique Aventure de Denis St-Onge, Marco chaussait des dix, Camille C., L'An de grâce, L'Apprentissage des marais and Les Huit péchés capitaux (Éloges).

He is out as gay.[5]

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External links

• René Richard Cyr at IMDb