Born in Montreal, French-Canadian actor Yanic Truesdale holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. He’s worked steadily in Canadian TV programs since “Gilmore Girls” ended (via IMDb). For his role in the “Bad Karma” series, he was nominated at the Gémeaux Awards in 2013, which honors French language productions in Canada. He also appeared in the Canadian action-thriller “The Fixer,” which co-starred Eric Dane. After reprising his role as Michel in “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” he starred prominently in the Canadian series “The Wedding Planners” and “Les Mecs.” In the latter, he starred as one of the four main male characters, a man navigating life in his 50’s.
Truesdale’s work in the United States simmered down after “Gilmore Girls,” but in 2022, he appeared in Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy’s Netflix comedy “God’s Favorite Idiot” and appeared to immensely enjoy the experience, especially reuniting with Melissa McCarthy. “We got to know each other while working [on ‘Gilmore Girls’] and discovering each other’s sensibility … So for me, the idea of reteaming and going back to that happy place where we got to know each other was very, very thrilling,” he told TV Insider in June 2022.
Truesdale has also branched out of acting post-“Gilmore Girls.” He opened a spin studio called Spin Énergie in his native Quebec, inspired by spin studios in the U.S. (via Montreal Gazette). “My life has been about touching people, making them laugh … Spin Énergie lets me touch people in a different way by bringing them health,” he told Her Campus in 2014.
For more latest TV News Click Here