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Manuel Tadros (born in Cairo, Egypt on 30 September 1956) is a francophone Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor in Quebec.

Manuel Tadros's family immigrated to Canada when Manuel was just 10. He started music very young when his father bought him a guitar at the age of 12 and started composing and singing in Saint Vincent, Quebec and continued performing at the Vieux Damas venue. He became well-known after he took part in Première chance, a TV program hosted by Fernand Gignac for new talents singing "Je t'aime, tu sais". Soonm after he released his first self titled album Manuel Tadros and notably the song "Un trésor de velours" that topped the Quebec charts. He was also known for hios song "Isabelle". He also hosted the variety show Jeunesse and Pop express between 1982 and 1984 on Télé Métropole.

End of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s, he resorted to writing songs for various artists, including his most famous songwriting piece for "C'est zéro" made famous by Julie Masse. Other artists he composed for include Véronic Dicaire, Roch Voisine, Nicole Martin, Patrick Norman, Natasha St-Pier. He also wroite for shows including Cirque du Soleil's show Alegria

The beginning of the 1990s, he started making voice overs on films and landing of acting roles in television series. He has also written the French versions of the musicals Chicago in 2003 (including the French-language musical comedy adaptation of the film) and Nostalgia in 2004. He is the voice of Rodrigo Borgia in the Ubisoft game Assasin Creed II in addition to a number of animated films. He has dubbed close to 750 films and series and took part in theatre acts including Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour. He has hosted the educational magazine Code d’accès between 1998 and 2000.

He is a founding member and administrator in société ArtistI and since he was a diabetic from a very young age, Manuel Tadros, a prolific artist, is known for involvement as a long-time spokesman for Fondation de la recherche sur le diabète juvénile (FRDJ) for many years.^[1]

He is married to Geneviève Dolan and is the father of Canadian film director and actor Xavier Dolan.

• 1996: Omerta, la loi du silence as Frank Vastelli(TV series)
• 1997: Omerta 2, la loi du silence as Frank Vastelli (TV series)
• 1997: Twist of Fate as Dr. Hassan
• 1998: Pendant ce temps... as a Mafioso
• 1998: Meurtrière par amour (The Girl Next Door) as Carlo (TV)
• 1999: Omertà 3, Le dernier des hommes d'honneur as Frank Vastelli (TV series)
• 1999: Bonanno: A Godfather's Story as Mimi Sebella (TV)
• 2000: La Promesse
• 2001: The Warden as Diaz (TV)
• 2002: Le Dernier Chapitre as Carlos Vasquez (TV series)
• 2002: Aime ton père as M. Azouz
• 2002-2005: Watatatow as Luigi Del Vecchio (TV series)
• 2003: Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause as a Biologist
• 2003: Au-delà des frontières (Beyond Borders) as a Chechen mobster
• 2005: La Vie avec mon père as a doctor
• 2005: Trafic d'innocence (Human Trafficking) by Christian Duguay as Miguel, a Mexican smuggler (TV)
• 2008: Le piège américain as Joseph Valachi
• 2008: Casino as Kia (TV)
• 2009: Assassin's Creed II as Rodrigo Borgia (video game)
• 2009: Assassin's Creed: Lineage]] as Rodrigo Borgia (short film)
• 2009: J'ai tué ma mère as a concierge
• 2010: L'Appât as MC
• 2010: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood as Rodrigo Borgia (video game)