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Gilbert Rozon
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Gilbert Rozon (born October 26, 1954) is a Canadian businessman and founder of the Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour Rire) comedy festival, which he created on July 14, 1982. He…
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Gilbert Rozon (born October 26, 1954) is a Canadian businessman and founder of the Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour Rire) comedy festival, which he created on July 14, 1982. He is also responsible for the development and international deployment of the Just for Laughs/Juste pour Rire brand in over 150 countries. The Just for Laughs festival is considered the largest comedy festival in the world. In 1998, Gilbert Rozon received an unconditional discharge from the Quebec Superior Court after pleading and being found guilty of a sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman, because a criminal record would have made it difficult for him to travel internationally for his work. He was also accused of unlawful confinement of a 31-year-old woman but the charge was withdrawn by the police for lack of evidence. Groups of women expressed anger over sentencing they considered as being too lenient.[ On October 18, 2017, Rozon announced he was resigning from his position as the President of Just for Laughs as well as the vice-president of the Montreal Metropolitan Board of Trade, amid allegations of sexual misconduct. On December 15, 2020, following three years of lengthy, drawn out trials, he was cleared of all charges. Rozon is still the object of civil suits filed by six women, who claim he sexually assaulted them. The total amount claimed is in excess of $9-million. On March 31, 2026 he was condemned to pay $880,000 to eight of the nine women who accused him of sexual misconduct.
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2025
Le grand retour des annulés
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
Alain Choquette de Sainte-Adèle à Paris
Movie Himself
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2017
Y'a du monde à messe
TV show Self
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2016
Stéphane Rousseau - Un peu princesse
Movie Producer
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2016
La trappe
TV show Executive Producer
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2016
Dans ma tête
TV show Self
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2014
La gloire… mais à quel prix?
TV show Self
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2014
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Movie Executive Producer
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2014
Viens-tu faire un tour?
TV show Self
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2013
En mode Salvail
TV show Self
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2012
Dans l'oeil du dragon
TV show Self - Dragon
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2012
La Franchise
TV show Self - Judge
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2011
On connaît la chanson
TV show Self
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2010
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker
Movie Producer
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2010
Peut contenir des Rachid
TV show Self
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2009
Franck Dubosc - Il était une fois...
Movie Producer
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2009
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
Movie Executive Producer
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2006
La France a un incroyable talent
TV show Self - Judge
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2005
Juste pour rire - Juste le meilleur des Galas 2005
Movie Producer
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2005
Franck Dubosc : Romantique
Movie Producer
- 2005
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2004
Tout le monde en parle
TV show Self
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2004
Jean-Luc Lemoine est inquiétant
Movie Producer
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2001
Franck Dubosc - J'vous ai pas raconté ?
Movie Producer
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2000
On a tout essayé
TV show Self - Columnist
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1997
Les Parlementeries 1997
Movie Producer
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1996
Les Parlementeries 1996
Movie Producer
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1987
Sacrée soirée
TV show Self
