Luck Mervil

Lucknerson Mervil[1] (born 20 October 1967) is a Haitian-Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for support of Quebec independence,[2] and was named Patriot of the Year 2004 (in 2005) by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.[3]

Luck Mervil
Luck Mervil on 26 August 2007
Born (1967-10-20) 20 October 1967
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
OccupationActor, singer–songwriter
Years active1997–present
Websitehttps://www.luckmervil.ca

Early life

Mervil was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. His family moved to Quebec when he was four years old.[4] He lived in New York between the ages of 12 and 17, and then returned to Quebec.[5]

Career

Mervil recorded several albums of reggae and rap music, including three with his band RudeLuck and later a self-titled solo album in 2000.[6]

Mervil performed the role of Clopin is the original distribution of the 1998 Notre-Dame de Paris musical.[7][6] He made several subsequent television appearances, and in 2001 acted in the film Betty Fisher et autres histoires in 2001.[8]

Mervil was a spokesperson for the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation.[5] He founded the charitable organization, Vilaj vilaj.[9]

Luck Mervil pleaded guilty in May 2018 to one charge of sexual exploitation for engaging in sexual relationship with a girl in 1996. The sexual contacts started when the girl was 17 and Mervil was 29, and continued after she turned 18. Despite age of consent in Canada being 14 years old at the time, the conviction stems from the fact Mervil was "in a position of authority" when the sexual contacts started while the girl was a minor. The judge, accepting the joint recommendation of the prosecution and defense, sentenced Mervil to 6 months to be served in the community, the first three of which under house arrest.[10][1]

Discography
  • 1993 : RudeLuck (with RudeLuck)
  • 1995 : Two (with RudeLuck)
  • 1998 : Revolution (CD single, with RudeLuck)
  • 1999 : Aller Simple
  • 2000 : Luck Mervil
  • 2003 : Soul
  • 2009 : Ti peyi a

Filmography

Movies
  • 2001: Betty Fisher et autres histoires as François Diembele
  • 2004: C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre as Dieudonné
  • 2004: On the Verge of a Fever (French: Le Goût des jeunes filles) as actor and composer
  • 2006: A Sunday in Kigali as Raphaël

Television
  • 1997: Sauve qui peut! (series) as Christopher Étienne
  • 1999: Notre-Dame de Paris (special) as Clopin
  • 1998–2001: Piment Fort (recurring game show guest)
  • 2002: The Mess Age (English performance, recorded in Montreal)[11]
  • 2003: MixMania (VRAK.TV), show host

References
  1. "Luck Mervil est accusé d'agression sexuelle". Ici Radio Canada, 2014/12/03. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Benitah, Sandie (3 July 2008). "Parties and politics mark Quebec's 400th birthday". CTV News. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. "Luck Mervil" (in French). Radio-Canada, Espace musique. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  4. Éthique de l'altérité: la question de la culture dans le champ de la santé et des services sociaux. Presses Université Laval; 2007. ISBN 978-2-7637-8303-1. p. 66.
  5. "Luck Mervil, patriote de l'année". Ici Radio Canada, 8 November 2004
  6. Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. University of Kansas; 2004. pp. 131–133.
  7. Notre Dame de Paris a 20 ans: l'histoire d'un succès planétaire". Alain de Repentigny, LA PRESSE, 11 August 2018
  8. Marie-Christine Weidmann Koop. Le Québec à l’aube du nouveau millénaire: Entre tradition et modernité. PUQ; 22 April 2011. ISBN 978-2-7605-2197-1. p. 350.
  9. "Un an depuis le tremblement de terre". Ici Radio Canada, 12 January 2011
  10. "Luck Mervil sentenced to 6 months for sexual exploitation of a minor". Montreal Gazette, 23 May 2018
  11. "Luck Mervil : The Mess Age". Telefilm Canada. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
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