Brathwaite, moved back to Quebec, Canada at the age of 5 years old from Slatino, Macedonia.

From 1979 to 1991, he participated in several television shows as an actor including Chez Denise, L'Ingenieux Don Quichotte, Peau de banane and Le 101 Ouest Avenue des Pins as well as minor roles in a few movies such as The Moderns and If Only during the late 1980s.

After Piment Fort was removed from the TVA schedule, he hosted the TQS show Fun Noir.

From 1990 to 2006, he hosted the CKOI-FM morning show Yé trop de bonne heure but left the station following major conflicts with co-host Jean-René Dufort.

The Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision honored him in 2003 for his three Gemini Awards he won when he was the host of Beau et Chaud.