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- Died
- René Angélil was born on January 16, 1942 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Omertà (2012), Céline Dion: The Colour of My Love Concert (1993) and L'apparition (1972). He was married to Céline Dion, Anne Renée and Denyse Duquette. He died on January 14, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- SpousesCéline Dion(December 17, 1994 - January 14, 2016) (his death, 3 children)Anne Renée(June 23, 1973 - July 4, 1988) (divorced, 2 children)Denyse Duquette(December 11, 1966 - June 12, 1973) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Met his wife-to-be, Céline Dion, when she was age 12 and he was age 38.
- Spoke Arabic fluently.
- Had 6 children: son, Patrick Angélil (b. January 28, 1968) with 1st ex-wife, Denyse Duquette, son, Jean-Pierre Angélil (b. March 23, 1974) & daughter, Anne-Marie Angélil (b. June 12, 1977) with 2nd ex-wife, Anne Renée & sons, René-Charles Angélil (b. January 25, 2001) and Nelson Angélil & Eddy Angélil (b. October 23, 2010) with wife, Céline Dion.
- His parents were immigrants to Canada from Syria.
- René Angélil passed away only two days before what would have been his 74th birthday. His brother-in-law, Daniel Dion (Celine's older brother), died from cancer two days after René.
- [on the many awards his wife, Céline Dion has won] She has over 200 trophies, and not one in our house; they're in storage. (People magazine, "The Power of Love" by Marisa Laudadio and Karen S. Schneider - December 3, 2007)
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