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Christian Duguay
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| Born | (1957-03-30) March 30, 1957 (age 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, cinematographer, film producer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Children | 4 |
Christian Duguay (born March 30, 1957)[1] is a Canadian film director.
Duguay graduated from the Film Production program of Concordia University, in 1979. That year, his film Piece Interrompue Pour Piano Sauvage, together with Harold Trépanier, took the Best Cinematography award at the 11th Canadian Student Film Festival.[2] He 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, starring Beau Bridges 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.[3] He followed this with a two-part mini-series released 2010 about Pope Pius XII and the occupation of Rome by the Nazis during World War II.
Duguay was married to Liliana Komorowska, who appeared in many of his films, including Scanners III: The Takeover, Screamers, and The Art of War. He has four children, Orlando, Sebastien, Natalia, and Victoria.
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