Most famous ever Quebecer worldwide?

[Jordd]

It's not just TV and Cinema, as your "debate" failed to take into consideration the substantial impact of multi media marketing of a large international corporation that is a giant in the travel industry. Every person in every country of the world who has ever used Priceline- BILLIONS of people- have seen these images for the last 20 years:
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You talk of Quebec-centric popularity.
Priceline is an American site. Shatner was the face of Priceline starting only about 20 years ago. His adds were not broadcast outside the USA.
Céline Dion sang for the pope about 40 years ago. A performance that was broadcast across the world. She is one of the highest selling artists of all time.
Who cares if you have a Visa card with Shatner’s face on it. Over 200 million people worldwide have albums with Celine’s face on it. And believe me that most of the them are not from Quebec!
She is much more popular outside of Quebec. I would even go so far as saying that most Canadians and Quebecers would rather distance themselves from her.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Priceline is an American site.

To the extent you are implying it is a website only for Americans, this is completely untrue and has been for 20 years. It is an American based company (in fact Connecticut based), but foreigners are and have always been able to use the website. Many Canadians I know have booked hotels in Montreal using Priceline going back 20 years. This is also true of Europeans, using European credit cards and addresses. I have used Priceline to book hotels in Canada the past 20 years and in all that time every hotel in Montreal had significant Priceline inventory.

A correct statement would be "Priceline is an international travel website which is based in the USA."

His adds were not broadcast outside the USA.

This statement is also not true, unless you consider the internet as only existing in the USA. Priceline has advertised heavily online, not just in television media.

 

[EagerBeaver]

That world-famous Quebecer, William Shatner, has spawned a news article simply by being spotted at a deli in Vernon, CT, ordering a Reuben sandwich. I am really surprised Shatner and his entourage stopped there. Had they continued another 15 minutes toward their destination, there is a much better Jewish deli in West Hartford, CT which is probably the best in the state:

William Shatner of ‘Star Trek’ fame spotted at CT deli

The “Star Trek” actor stopped by Rein’s Deli in Vernon today for lunch.

www.nhregister.com

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

That world-famous Quebecer, William Shatner

I think I'm starting to get your point now, you consider the USA as The World! Right?

 

[EagerBeaver]

I think I'm starting to get your point now, you consider the USA as The World! Right?

Last time I checked the USA was part of the world