Julie Snyder (born 6 August 1967) is a Francophone Canadian talk show host and producer, appearing as host or guest on various program in Canada and France.
Biography[]
Snyder graduated from College Jean-de-Brebeuf in 1986.
Snyder is also the CEO of Productions J, a company that she founded in 1997, which produces television shows such as Occupation Double (Double Occupation).
Programs that Snyder participated in included Star Academie (Star Academy), L'enfer c'est nous autes (Hell is Us), Sortir (To Go Out) and Le poing J (The Fist J). Snyder made her first television appearance in 1983.
Snyder hosted the French-Canada adaptation of Deal or No Deal in Canada, Le Banquier (The Banker), which began 24 January 2007 on the TVA network which became the top-rated television program in Quebec. The show ended on 21 May 2017 after 10 seasons (saisons). The Show on La semaine des 4 Julie (The Week of the 4 Julies) is a variety and talk show from Noovo.ca.
From 2001 to 2014, Synder was the common-law wife of Pierre Karl Peladeau, the president and CEO of Quebecor Media, the parent company of TVA. She has two children with Peladeau, Thomas (born May 2005) and Romy (born October 2008). They split in 2014 and reconciled later that summer. They were married on 15 August 2015 in Quebec City.
They separated again in January 2016, less than five months after their marriage. In July 2016, Snyder revealed that she had been the target of surveillance by a private detective. Later that month, she went to Quebec Superior Court and managed to convince a judge to order the PI firm responsible for the investigation to reveal her the person who had hired the PI to tail her, information she kept to herself.
In the waning days of the 2012 Quebec election, Synder hosted a Parti Quebecois rally she heaped praise on the party leader, Pauline Marois. Synder has also backed the failed Quebec Charter of Values that was tabled by the PQ government.
Snyder's friends and professional advisors include Celine Dion and the late Rene Angelil.
As of 2017, Snyder is a host on Radio-Canada's ICI Radio network.
Since 2020, Synder has been the host of La semaine des 4 Julie (The Week of the 4 Julies), a talk show on the online television network Noovo.
Snyder caused controversy on her talk show in January 2022, when she invited an elementary school class to discuss Quebec's COVID-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccination. Asking two young children what should be done about the unvaccinated, the children replied that the police should be called on them. Snyder apologized on social media for the segment. An online petition calling for her show to be cancelled gained over 60,000 signatures.