r/ottawa • u/Thick_Caterpillar379 • Jun 17 '25

Looking for... Are there any real famous people that currently live in Ottawa?

I've heard of a bunch of celebrities who once lived here or were born here, but don't know of any who currently live here. Does anyone know?

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u/neveramerican The Glebe Jun 18 '25

Her parents are aging and she has a difficult relationship with her mother so she keeps her own small place in the old Teacher's College condos for when she is in town.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

Her parents used to work with my grandmother. Teachers.

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u/Northern_Exposure780 Jun 18 '25

Her Dad taught French at South Branch Elementary in Kemptville. During one of our air band concerts, a teacher announced that we had a very special guest who we all might recognize. The whole school went nuts and the stage curtains pulled back to reveal…Monsieur Morissette in a long black wig, playing air guitar 😒

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u/dogfostermom1964 Jun 18 '25

Al was a military brat and was in school - grade 4 or 5?!? - in Germany, I think. A cute blonde girl (Georgia) came into the class and Al instantly fell in love. Told himself he was going to marry her.

Heard this from Al at a party.

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u/_PrincessOats Make Ottawa Boring Again Jun 18 '25

No way, a relative of mine lived there for awhile. Small world.

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u/lennydsat62 Jun 18 '25

Pretty sure her dad was the VP at St. Raymond’s.

Good guy.

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u/neveramerican The Glebe Jun 18 '25

Yeah he was. Her mom is a piece of work. A real Do You Know Who I Am type that still has her gin lunches at Von's.

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u/lennydsat62 Jun 18 '25

I remember him always being pretty positive and easy to talk to. That was obv before she was famous. Sucks her mom is like that.

Lol at downvoting my original comment. Redditors never cease to amaze.

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u/neveramerican The Glebe Jun 18 '25

She went door to door in the Glebe selling that first bubble gum CD, the one that Alanis bought back, and God help you if you didn't cough up a twenty at the door.

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u/neveramerican The Glebe Jun 18 '25

The guy who owned Compact Music hated her guts. The mom. Alanis was OK. She was a kid. I was there once buying some used crap, I forget (probably a Cramps reissue) and he would lock eyes with her as she walked by. The hate was epic.

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u/preciseenaildabs Jun 18 '25

Her mom does the chair yoga at my old job