Hany Manuel Tadros (Arabic: مانويل تادرس; born September 30, 1956) is an Egyptian-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and voice actor based in Quebec.
Born in Cairo in a Coptic family of Lebanese descent, he moved to the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec when he was 10. His passion for composing and singing started when his father bought him a guitar, performing at the Vieux Damas venue in Saint Vincent.
His fame began with Première chance, a Quebec TV Talent Show for new talents, in which he sang "Je t'aime, tu sais". Soon after this, he released his first album, Manuel Tadros, and the song "Un trésor de velours" from it topped the Quebec charts. He also hosted the variety shows Jeunesse and Pop Express between 1982 and 1984 on Télé Métropole.
Toward the end of The '70s and throughout The '80s, Tadros turned to songwriting for Quebec singers such as Julie Masse, Véronic Dicaire, Roch Voisine, Nicole Martin, Patrick Norman and Natasha St-Pier and for stage shows such as Cirque du Soleil's Alegria. In The '90s, he ventured into voice acting. He has dubbed close to 750 films and series, gamers likely know him best as the voice and model of Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander VI in the Assassin's Creed series.
He is the father of filmmaker and actor Xavier Dolan. They often dub characters in the same works.
