As a kid, I could not stop talking, with words as much as with gestures. When my mother could not take it anymore, she would have me sit on my hands, and like magic not one more sound would come out of my mouth! Later in life, I discovered I was only duplicating my message. I could remain silent and still say so many things. 

After trying dance, a beautiful discipline in which I was not that good, I tried theatre where I felt limited by the language. I needed to be able to communicate with the entire world. In 1976, I discovered mime at the same time as I discovered Vincent Marcotte, an incredible teacher. After only a few hours in class, I decided to become a full-time silent actor.

One year later, master mime Claude St-Denis was performing in a theater close to where I lived. I needed to see how one person on stage, with no decor, no music, and no props could be so interesting as to entertain an audience for an hour or more. After the show, I was lucky to meet him and talk about silence. A few months later, I became his student and stage partner.

I am still performing onstage and using mime in different spheres such as that of film where I play physical characters. Teaching now takes up more of my time and allows me to use what I have learned from my elders. From what I hear and observe, there is a crying need for artists to learn my craft differently and more quickly. As well, for those who will not become mimes, I have developed my personal teaching method and adapted mime techniques for figure skaters, jugglers, magicians and politicians, amongst others