Years active 1984–present Name Christian Duguay | Role Director Ex-spouse Liliana Komorowska | |
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Occupation Film director, cinematographer, film producer Children Orlando Duguay, Natalia Duguay, Victoria Duguay, Sebastien Duguay Awards Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special Movies Jappeloup, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, Screamers, Coco Chanel, The Art of War Similar People Tcheky Karyo, Marina Hands, Lou de Laage, Liliana Komorowska, Daniel Auteuil | ||
Christian Duguay (born March 30, 1956) is a Canadian director.
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Career
Duguay, a graduate of Concordia University, began his professional career as a cameraman and jack-of-all-trades, working in documentaries, commercials and music videos. He became known as an expert with the Steadicam and shot many movies of the week in the United States. He is best known for directing the action films Screamers (1995) starring Peter Weller and Roy Dupuis and The Art of War (2000) starring Wesley Snipes and Michael Biehn. He directed the 1994 CBS/CBC drama, Million Dollar Babies, based on the Dionne Quintuplets. In May 2003, he directed the Emmy nominated miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil, which aired on the CBC, and in 2009 a television mini-series about Saint Augustine of Hippo. His latest project is a two-part mini-series about Pope Pius XII and the occupation of Rome by the Nazis during World War II.
Personal life
Duguay has four children, Orlando, Sebastien, Natalia and Victoria.
Selected filmography
