Manuel Tadros
Hany Manuel Tadros (; born September 30, 1956) is an Egyptian-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor. He currently works and lives in Quebec. Early life. Tadros was born in Cairo, Egypt to a Christian family. His father, Emmanuel Saadi Tadros, was a Copt, and his mother, Suzette Sawaya, was of Lebanese descent. Tadros's parents immigrated to Quebec when he was ten years old. His father bought him a guitar when he was 12 and he started composing and singing, eventually performing at the "Vieux Damas" venue in Saint Vincent. Career. His fame began to grow  after he took part in "Première chance", a TV program hosted by Fernand Gignac for new talents, in which he sang "Je t'aime, tu sais". Soon after this, he released his first album "Manuel Tadros" which featured the song "Un trésor de velours" that topped the Quebec charts. He was also known for his song "Isabelle". Tadros also hosted the variety shows "Jeunesse" and "Pop Express" between 1982 and 1984 on Télé Métropole. Toward the end of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s Tadros turned to writing songs for other artists, including the hit tune "C'est zéro" for Julie Masse . He also wrote for Véronic Dicaire, Roch Voisine, Nicole Martin, Patrick Norman and Natasha St-Pier and for shows including Cirque du Soleil's "Alegria" At the beginning of the 1990s, Tadros diversified, doing voice-overs for movies and TV series. He acted on stage including in the 2001 play "Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour". He also hosted the educational magazine "Code d’accès" between 1998 and 2000. Tadros wrote the French versions of the music in "Chicago" in 2003 (including the French-language musical comedy adaptation of the film) and "Nostalgia" in 2004. He is the voice  of Rodrigo Borgia in the Ubisoft game "Assassin's Creed II" and its follow-up "" in addition to the short film "". He has dubbed close to 750 films and series. Personal life. Tadros is a founding member and administrator of ArtistI, an organization that oversees the payment of royalties to artists. Diabetic from a very young age, he is known for his involvement as a spokesman for "Fondation de la recherche sur le diabète juvénile" (FRDJ) for many years. Manuel Tadros is the father of Quebec film director and actor Xavier Dolan.