Sébastien Dhavernas

Sébastien Dhavernas
Personal information
Known as	Sébastien Dhavernas
Gender	Male
Date of birth	January 19, 1950
Place of birth	Quebec, Canada
Age	75
Family	Michèle Deslauriers (Wife) Caroline Dhavernas (Daughter) Gabrielle Dhavernas (Daughter)
Occupation	Actor, dubber, artistic director and politic
Nationality	Canadian
Professional information
Status	Active
Other media	Cinema Television

Sébastien Dhavernas (born January 19, 1950) is a Canadian dubber.

Dubbing

Animated Movies:

Ed O'Neill

• 2012 - Wreck-It Raplh - Mr. Litwak
• 2018 - Ralph Breaks the Internet - Mr. Litwak

Steve Buscemi

• 2012 - Hotel Transylvania - Wayne
• 2015 - Hotel Transylvania 2 - Wayne
• 2018 - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation - Wayne

Others:

• 1997 - Hercules - Hermes (Paul Shaffer)
• 1998 - A Bug's Life - Francis (Denis Leary)
• 1999 - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Eric Cartman, Canadian Ambassador
• 2000 - Saludos Amigos - Donald Duck (Donald Duck)
• 2002 - Treasure Planet - B.E.N. (Martin Short)
• 2012 - The Lorax (2012 film) - Mr. O'Hare (Rob Riggle)
• 2016 - Kung Fu Panda 3 - Li (Bryan Cranston)
• 2016 - Sing - Mike (Seth MacFarlane)
• 2017 - Cars 3 - Bob Cutlass (Bob Costas)

Live-Action Movies:

• 1998 - Meet the Deedles - Crabble (Richard Lineback)
• 2001 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Lord Voldemort (Ian Hart)

Live-Action Series:

• 1999-2001 - Zoboomafoo - Martin Kratt

Biography

Dhavernas was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is the husband of actress Michèle Deslauriers and the father of actress Caroline Dhavernas and voice actress Gabrielle Dhavernas. He completed his classical studies at Collège Stanislas, did a year in Sociology at McGill University, and subsequently attended the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal.

In addition to acting, Dhavernas has done French-language voice overdubbing, attaining some fame as the voice of Roger Rabbit in the French-language version of the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In 1989, he urged the government of Canada to pass legislation requiring that the majority of French-dubbed television programs in Quebec actually be overdubbed in the province, rather than in France. He was later described as being responsible for overseeing dubbing issues in Quebec's Union des artistes. Dhavernas has also acted in theatre, including in a Quebec production of Les Misérables, and has served as president of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal (CAPPRT).

Dhavernas ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Outremont in the 2008 federal election, campaigning against cuts to arts funding that had been introduced by the Conservative government of Stephen Harper. He made his decision to run only days before the election. Ultimately, he finished second against New Democratic Party incumbent and future party leader Thomas Mulcair. Following the election, Dhavernas was appointed to a Liberal Party political commission headed by Serge Joyal. Dhavernas intended to run for the Liberal nomination in Outremont again in the buildup to the 2011 election, but he was advised that the seat would be reserved for a star candidate.

He ran for Montreal city council in the 2013 municipal election as a candidate of Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal in Verdun division of Desmarchais-Crawford and narrowly lost to Sterling Downey of Projet Montréal.