The former star of the affair and fringe talks from home about his new series, little fires everywhere. Biopic of louis cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th century. Louis cyr was my grandfathers alcide cyr first cousin. Louis cyr 1863 1912 louis cyr in biographical summaries of notable people louis cyr was born on october 11 1863, in saintcypriendenapierville, quebec. Louis cyr born cypriennoe cyr, 11 october 1863 10 november 1912 was a. Louis cyr historical records and family trees myheritage. Louis cyr was born noecyprien cyr on october 10, 1863, in the town of st.
For canadian ben weider, world leader in physical fitness, there was no equal to louis cyr, his boyhood idol. If anything, thats probably something we should doing more of. Great homage was paid by all of canada, with immense crowds attending the funeral and floral tributes coming from all over the world. Louis cyr was born cypriennoe cyr on october 10, 1863 in the quebec town of st. All of his lifts were done in public to crowds of strangers. After his death in 1955, his autopsy revealed that he possessed double tendons and a fourinch thick spine, double that of most men. Louis cyr au cinema ete 20 fort, 20, fictional characters, fantasy characters. Its been more than 100 years since louis cyr set his last record, but modern day strongmen still try to beat his astounding feats. Performance realisee lors du tournoi provincial des jeunes louis cyr 2014 tenu a sthyacinthe. Louis was a modest 58 in height and weighed anywhere between 250400 pounds during his. Oct 02, 2017 genealogy profile for louis cyr louis cyr 1791 1871 genealogy genealogy for louis cyr 1791 1871 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Louis cyr officially weighed 324lbs in june of 1895. Joe zimmerman and his brother dick were bob hoffmans neighbors in york, pennsylvania and they hung around the york barbell company office doing crazy feats of strength. The strongest man in the world achievement in cinematography. Ascension 2014 birdman or the unexpected virtue of ignorance 2014 xmen. Cyr s family moved to massachusetts, and as a young man. Taken from the set, antoine bertrand, as louis cyr, and the backlift. According to a 2014 study by eastern michigan university examining professional wrestlers who were active between 1985 and 2011, mortality rates for professional wrestlers are up to 2. Cyprien, quebec, was the strongest man of his time. The strongest man that ever lived was written about louis cyr by the wellknown strength author, george f.
Adeline cyr historical records and family trees myheritage. The 2014 15 isu world standings and season s world ranking, are the world standings and season s world ranking published by the international skating union isu during the 2014 15 season. Award season 2014 canadian screen award nominations. In the strongest man in the world, cyr having just been told by his doctor that he must retire for the sake of his health looks back over his life as he tells his young daughter about his youth, marriage, and rise to fame. Paul ohl has filed an update on the louis cyr movie, a large scale undertaking about the legendary strongman. Cyr died on november 10, 1912, in montreal, of chronic nephritis and was interred at stjeandematha. Of the storm, a series of unfortunate events, happy endings, gravity falls. It is a realityshow that takes four strongmen, eddie hall, brian shaw, robert oberst and nick best around the world investigating strongmen legends and trying to beat the legend and each other in a quest to prove who really is the strongest man in history. Does anything more need to be said then the fact that he was wrestling an elephant. Louis cyr and gabrielle won big at quebecs jutra awards. Louis cyr was an exceptional man whose many feats of strength made him a legend. Louis cyr died in montreal on november 10, 1912 of a kidney ailment. Coming from a robust french canadian family, developing extraordinary strength, when even at a early age.
Charles is in some ways unchanged from its heyday as a gritty celtic enclave while just across the lachine canal, griffintown bristles with cranes erecting a. Savickas won arnold strongman classic 7 times 200308, 2014. In january of 1892 louis cyr broke eugen sandows world record by push pressing a dumbbell of 273. Quebecs sugaringoff season signals springs imminent arrival. Louis cyr the strongest man ever to have lived video dailymotion. Louis cyr and gabrielle won big at quebecs jutra awards last night.
The strongest man in the world 1975 imdb giants live louis cyr wikipedia uks strongest man 2019 channel 5. Jul 27, 2017 louis cyr, strongman b at stcypriendenapierville, canada e 10 oct 1863. The film depicts the residents of a small town in rural quebec as they deal with an outbreak leading to an attack by zombielike persons. Louis cyr born cypriennoe cyr, 11 october 1863 10 november 1912 was a famous french canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and. Standing just five feet and ten inches but weighing in at over 230 pounds bearded. Jorane was born on october 12, 1975 in charlesbourg, quebec, canada as joanne pelletier.
Louis cyr pronounced seer was born on october 11th 1863 in st. Biography cyr, louis volume xiv 19111920 dictionary. Louis cyr is widely considered to be the strongest man in history. The strongest man in history is a history channel original series, which premiered on july 7, 2019. Louis cyr, a frenchcanadian laborer working in a textile factory, is convinced by an irish promoter to leave his family in order to demonstrate his. He was portrayed by antoine bertrand in the 20 biographical film louis cyr, lhomme le plus fort du monde. Top 10 strongest men in the world youtube watch the strongest man in history season 1 episode 5. Debon has a less rewarding subject in louis cyr, the turnofthe20thcentury quebec strongman. While weiders scientific approach to bodybuilding and cyr s brute power could not be further apart, weider chose to pay tribute to the amazing canadian strongman in a colorful, picturesque accounting of his life and times, and his extraordinary accomplishments. Louis passed away on november 10 1912, at age 49 in montreal. It weighed only 202 pounds empty but it could be loaded with lead shot to over 270. Louis cyr 20 turkce altyazili izle filmler deneme 1. During the 1898 circus season, canadian strongman louis cyr and his assistantprotege horace barre.
Amazingly, this would come to pass on april 2nd, 1914, when, at age 25, delamarre bentpressed 30912 lbs at the arcade theater of. It can also be measured on the athletic field, or in everyday work, like woodcutting or farming. Louis cyr, lhomme le plus fort du monde is a 20 canadian drama film. My father, a distant relative of louis told me of many instances of louis weight lifting prowess that my grandfather actually witnessed as a young loomfixer in lowells suffolk textile mill. Cyr died on november 10, 1912, in montreal, of chronic nephritis and was interred at. John moriarty of the university of manchester and benjamin morris of fivethirtyeight report that the mortality rate for professional.
Cyrs family moved to massachusetts, and as a young man. List of premature professional wrestling deaths wikipedia. Michel proulx louis cyr, lhomme le plus fort du monde louis cyr. Louis was a large child, weighing close to 18 pounds at birth and, from an early age, those around him were impressed with his natural strength. Heres joe performing a handstand on some boxes which is tough enough by itself but he is also lifting the 202pound louis cyr dumbbell in his teeth at the same time. Even if historical biopics dont normally interest you, louis cyr is an interesting look into a different time and life of a relatively unheardof canadian hero who reached his greatest achievement. Apr 14, 2016 louis cyr was a professional strongman for 25 years, from the age of 17 to 42. Sandows bent press record and therefore the heaviest weight lifted with one hand by. Hilarious picture shows two worlds strongest man champions. Louiss health was deteriorating, brought on by inactivity and overeating. First off its obvious from the title that jowett believed cyr was genuinely the strongest of the strong and in fact could claim the title of the strongest man ever.
Adeline cyr 2014 adeline cyr in canadian obituaries, 19972017. In january of 1892 louis cyr broke eugen sandows world record by pushpressing a dumbbell of 273. Mar 09, 2015 louis cyr, strongman born at stcypriendenapierville, canada east 10 october 1863. Exalting our heroes, mythologizing our exploits as a nation, and totally embracing our underdog nature, only to punch or lift above our weight class. In this tale of two irish neighborhoods, leafy and modest point st. By john kernaghan, contributor december january 2015. Louis cyr was a french canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early.
The 2014 15 isu season s world ranking is based on the results of the 2014 15 season only. Aug 28, 2016 15 of the strongest dudes that ever lived. Goerner the mighty performing a two hand jerk in 1927, totaling 392 lb. Worshipers listen as father louis cyr speaks at the kateri tekawitha shrine at st.
When he was 14 years old, delamarre studied the exploits of louis cyr and declared that he would one day break cyrs records a rather bold statement for someone who weighed all of 110 pounds at the time. Guillaume cyr is an actor, known for louis cyr 20, limposteur 2016 and le berceau des anges 2015. On durlachers recommendation, he began entering strongman competitions. Louis cyr was an accurate depiction of the francoamerican,irish culture in textile dominated lowell massachusetts in the late 1800s and was well acted. The father of strength tells the remarkable story of a lumberjack from quebec who went on to become the toast of european society, and the greatest lifter of all time. Officially, he broke louis cyr s bentpress record by lifting 309. Melina comptoiscyr was louis cyrs wife from 1882 to 1912. Louis cyr pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released louis cyr pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Louis cyr, was a famous french canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
With antoine bertrand, guillaume cyr, rosemaite erkoreka, gilbert sicotte. Louis cyr was a french canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Louis cyr is entirely hagiographic but were allowed every nation is allowed that of their heroes. When he was 14 years old, delamarre studied the exploits of louis cyr and declared that he would one day break cyr s records a rather bold statement for someone who weighed all of 110 pounds at the time. Airbnb et lassurance habitation, les vacances et lassurance jen discute ce matin a lcn. Cyr, louis baptized cypriennoe, which he used until about 1880, farmhand, lumberjack, weightlifter, policeman, and strong man. A visit to the mccord museum helps uncover the history of two of montreals historic irish neighborhoods. Adeline 7 st louis born cyr was born on month day 1851, at birth place, to louis 6 cyr dit vincent and emilie 6 cyr dit vincent. After a spell in the circus, sandow studied under strongman ludwig durlacher in the late 1880s. This is the story of a deeply vulnerable man who overcame countless. Whilst louis father was of average proportions, his mother was almost amazonian, recorded as weighing 265 lbs. Strength can be measured by how much someone has the ability to deadlift, squat, or bench press. Over his 23year career, louis cyr gave over 2500 performances. The life and times of louis cyr the globe and mail.
Louis cyr acadian genealogy historical acadiancajun. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 canadian strongmans record hidden for 21 years. Strongest man in history tv show watch online kesho wazo. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Still, growing up in massachusetts in the fifties and sixties, i remember the. A wonderful tale, i would so highly recommend this, everything was spot on, the characters were rich and beautiful and enriched by the times and the backdrops, every single scene with its gorgeous transitions were an ample canvas for idyllic situations to learn about our deep and multilayered characters in whose eyes we could see so many things for the script as the prolific brilliant. Men from all parts of the country came to see if they might get it overhead. Merci a felixantoine bouffard et nicolas chagnon pour votre support. Louis cyr died on november 10, 1912 of brights diseases chronic. The cyr dumbell we had was always a bone of contention.
630 349 1349 977 804 532 1464 1013 301 667 1175 1304 267 1299 747 53 615 1246 1426 920 1107 1288 1241 1468 131 408 853 1406 264 1235 86 1470 403 1209 1364 423 1341 808