Georges Laraque

Acting

Georges Laraque

Born 1976-12-07 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Georges Laraque is a 13-year NHL veteran who has played for the Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens. He was known as “The Rock”, acting primarily as an enforcer on these teams. The son of Haitian immigrants, Laraque campaigned for World Vision to help with Haitian relief and the rebuilding of the Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince. A committed believer in animal rights and a spokesperson for PETA, he became a vegan in 2009 and has, ever since, contributed to the vegetarian movement in Montreal by becoming co-owner of two raw vegan restaurants called Crudessence and Rise Kombucha. A conscientious environmentalist, Laraque stepped up in July 2010 to be the deputy leader of the Green Party. Since his retirement, Georges has been very active as a speaker. He has been invited to hundreds of events and has spoken on various topics such as sports, motivation, racism, bullying, veganism, business, charities and politics.

Acting credits

Goon poster
6.4

Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.

Goon

2012

Turnbuckle poster
8.0

Television tabloid reporter Kimberly Beckmen reveals shocking behind-the-scenes stories that could take down the world of professional wrestling.

Turnbuckle

2003

Sidney Crosby: On the Ice and Beyond poster
10.0

In 2005, 18-year-old rookie Sidney Crosby was the NHL's number-one draft pick. This scrapbook of his first two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins prove he's lived up to the honor. Cameras follow Crosby on and off the ice for his third year. He discusses his routines and strategy, but it's the footage of Crosby in action at the Winter Classic and Stanley Cup playoffs that reveals how he became the youngest captain in NHL history at age 20.

Sidney Crosby: On the Ice and Beyond

2008

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste pour rire 2016 - Maxim Martin vs Dominic Paquet

2016

Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future poster
NR

Soul On Ice: Past, Present, and Future is a film that presents and retells the unknown contributions of black athletes in ice hockey. For untold decades, hockey was seen as a homogeneous sport, exciting to watch but played by one kind of player. But people deserve to now know of the exploits of athletes who dared to stand out, and dared to make the sport their own. These Black athletes dared to give their sport soul.

Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future

2017