René Claude Simard, CM CQ, (born February 28, 1961) is a pop singer from Quebec.
[1] In 1974, René Simard was awarded the Grand Prix by Frank Sinatra at the annual Tokyo Music Festival.
[2] In Canada, he hosted the CBC Television series, The René Simard Show, from 1977 to 1979.
), and played the henchman Stu in the 1995 film Kids of the Round Table.
[11] In 2014, Simard was named a Member of the Order of Canada "[f]or his contributions to the development of Quebec culture as a performer, host and director.