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'''Hubert Gagnon''' | [[File:Hubert Gagnon.jpg|200px|thumb|“All my life, I’ve had one dream: to achieve my many goals.”]] | ||
'''Hubert Gagnon''' ([[September 29]], [[1947]] - [[June 7]], [[2020]]) was a Canadian actor specialized in dubbing. | |||
== | He started out in the late 60s, playing Picabo on the children's show ''Les Oraliens'', but is best known today as the Canadian French voice of Homer Simpson in ''The Simpsons''. | ||
He was the regular Canadian French voice of Mel Gibson, Robert De Niro and Richard Gere, and his other dubbing roles have included Vernon Dursley in the ''Harry Potter'' saga, Boss Nass in Episode I of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', Chief Officer Henry Wilde in ''Titanic'' and Robin Williams in ''Hook''. | |||
In 2017, he announced that he would not return as Homer Simpson for the 28th season of the show and take a break, for medical reasons. Canadian actor [[Thiéry Dubé]] took over the role for the next seasons. | |||
He passed away on June 7th, 2020, his family revealing that his break was in fact due to a cancer. | |||
==Voice roles== | |||
===''The Transformers''=== | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] | ||
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] | *[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] | ||
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
*Very well known and respected in the Quebec field of dubbing, various other actors active in this area paid tribute to him after his death in several press articles, actors including [[Manuel Tadros]], [[Thiéry Dubé]], [[Benoît Rousseau]] and [[Bernard Fortin]]<ref>[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/06/07/hubert-gagnon-la-voix-dhomer-simpson-est-decede-1 Hubert Gagnon, la voix d'Homer Simpson, est décédé (French)]</ref>, <ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/2020-06-13/les-simpson-hubert-avait-la-truculence-d-homer Les Simpson: «Hubert avait la truculence d’Homer» (French)]</ref>, <ref>[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/06/12/thiery-dube--de-homer-simpson-a-vin-diesel Thiéry Dubé : de Homer Simpson à Vin Diesel (French)]</ref>. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{w|Hubert Gagnon}} on Wikipedia | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gagnon, Hubert}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagnon, Hubert}} | ||
[[Category:French voice actors]] | [[Category:French voice actors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:09, 29 September 2025
Hubert Gagnon (September 29, 1947 - June 7, 2020) was a Canadian actor specialized in dubbing.
He started out in the late 60s, playing Picabo on the children's show Les Oraliens, but is best known today as the Canadian French voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons.
He was the regular Canadian French voice of Mel Gibson, Robert De Niro and Richard Gere, and his other dubbing roles have included Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter saga, Boss Nass in Episode I of Star Wars, Chief Officer Henry Wilde in Titanic and Robin Williams in Hook.
In 2017, he announced that he would not return as Homer Simpson for the 28th season of the show and take a break, for medical reasons. Canadian actor Thiéry Dubé took over the role for the next seasons.
He passed away on June 7th, 2020, his family revealing that his break was in fact due to a cancer.
Voice roles
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Very well known and respected in the Quebec field of dubbing, various other actors active in this area paid tribute to him after his death in several press articles, actors including Manuel Tadros, Thiéry Dubé, Benoît Rousseau and Bernard Fortin[1], [2], [3].
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hubert Gagnon on Wikipedia
