He also hosted a number of important Quebec television shows including Chasse à l'homme.
But he was hugely famous for L'école des fans[1] for five seasons from 2003 to 2008, in a format similar to one presented on French television by Jacques Martin, where young children interpret songs in presence of the original artist.
The company launched the web series Marc Gendron et ses amis starring Phil Roy.
[2] Lafortune is married to the comedian Sophie Prégent[3] and father of a son Mathis born in December and who has developmental problems and autism.
Lafortune and Prégent are spokesmen for "Pas de géants", a school specialising in education of autistic children.