Pierre Curzi
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Pierre Curzi (born February 11, 1946) is a Quebec actor, screenwriter and politician. He is the newly-elected Quebec MNA for the riding of Borduas in the Monteregie region south of Montreal. He represents the Parti Quebecois.
[edit] Acting and screenplay career
Curzi went to the Ecole académique de Théâtre in 1969. Prior to his political career, he played in numerous popular Quebec movies, plays, television shows and documentaries including Duplessis, Maria Chapdelaine, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, Babylone, Les filles de Caleb, Million Dollar Babies, Virginie, Matroni et moi, Les invasions barbares, Le Negociateur and Romeo and Juliette.
Overall, he played roles in about 50 productions since 1971 and had been nominated for 4 Jutra Awards for his roles in Maria Chapdelaine' (1983), Lucienne Brouillard (1983)and Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain (1986) and a nomination for best screenplay for Pouvoirs Intimes in 1986.
He was also the president of the Union des artistes for 8 years. The UDA is the main union group for cinema, theater and television actors in Quebec.
[edit] Politics
Curzi entered politics when he announced its candidacy for the riding of Borduas in the 2007 provincial elections replacing Jean-Pierre Charbonneau who did not seek a re-election. He defeatd the ADQ's Claude Gauthier by over 2 000 votes.
