[1] The son of Émilia Lemaire and Rolland Bienvenue, he was born in Saint-Hyacinthe and studied play-writing at the National Theatre School of Canada.
His two plays Lettre d'amour pour une amante inavouée and In vitro were published as Histoires à mourir d'amour in 1994;[2] this collection of plays was a finalist for a Governor General's Award.
[4] His collection of so-called "urban tales" Dits et Inédits received the Governor General's Award for French-language drama in 1997.
[1] His play La vie continue appeared on the shortlist for the Governor General's Award in 2008.
[5] In 1996, he organized a five night theatrical event 38, where 38 playwrights under the age of 38 each wrote a monologue based on one of William Shakespeare's plays.