Practice makes perfect, as they say.
I am sure he also practiced his English lines before each episode of the Star Trek was filmed.
Most famous ever Quebecer worldwide?
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I am sure he also practiced his English lines before each episode of the Star Trek was filmed.
Je te parie que la majorité des Quebecois de moins de 40ans savent même pas c'est qui. A part ce qui on vu leur parents voir le film.
Comme William Shatner d'ailleurs.
Autant que j'aime ni une, ni l'autre, c'est probablement Céline et Justin.
His French sounded like mine.Practice makes perfect, as they say.
That is why Francophones in my family talk to me in English.
Interesting topic. My choices (probably in that order too):
Celine Dion
Leonard Cohen
William Shatner
Oscar Peterson
Gilles Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve
Pierre Trudeau
Mario Lemieux
Eugenie Bouchard
Leyla Fernandez
Celine Dion
Leonard Cohen
William Shatner
Oscar Peterson
Gilles Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve
Pierre Trudeau
Mario Lemieux
Eugenie Bouchard
Leyla Fernandez
How can your list not include GSP George St-Pierre? I mean... the GOAT of fighting...
Hey. I thought of including GSP. He is one of the biggest stars of MMA, but I thought tennis was more popular globally. And I wanted to keep the list to 10. Maybe I put too much thought into this!!
You did a good job, except that Shatner is #1 on any list that is real and takes into consideration the global impact of the person through multiple genres and medias. There seems to be a lot of confusion about popularity within Quebec vs. popularity outside Quebec and people are not paying attention to the thread title, but your top ten list is fair, just the order is disputable.Hey. I thought of including GSP. He is one of the biggest stars of MMA, but I thought tennis was more popular globally. And I wanted to keep the list to 10. Maybe I put too much thought into this!!
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This is not scientific. I also debated that question. I felt music had a farther reach internationally than TV or cinema. For example, it would be easier to be exposed to an artist‘s song in a cab or a bar on the radio than to watch a TV episode or movie. This debate is likely to go on for ever!
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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By the way my very first VISA Card- one I have to this day- has an image of William Shatner as Priceline Negotiator on it. Have you ever seen Celine Dion's image on a credit card? I mean come on now.
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.
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."
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.
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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:
www.nhregister.com
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
I think I'm starting to get your point now, you consider the USA as The World! Right?
