"Truly inspirational and straight from the heart - This is a remarkable woman"
"She can take complex matters of the heart and make them simple, beautiful, entertaining and inspiring"
- Brenda Hampton, creator of the TV hit series, 7th Heaven
"The Little Girl Who Did... WHAT?!!! is stunningly funny"
- singer/songwriter Jann Arden
Visionary, Entertainer, Speaker & Author
Diane Lynn Dupuy, CM, a member of the Order of Canada, is Founder and Artistic Director of the internationally renowned Famous PEOPLE Players, a professional black light theatre company that combines music with life size characters that pay tribute to the music and artistry of Famous People.
Diane's remarkable imagination is what you see on stage. What you don't see is inspirational, as her performers are PEOPLE who are developmentally challenged. Diane's commitment to the arts and to her special players has gained the highest respect and accolades around the world. Like the late great Annie Sullivan, Diane has used sheer will, power and determination to bring out the best in all that come in contact with the Famous PEOPLE Players.
Diane founded the company in 1974 with the belief that the disabled must be integrated into society.
With the same devotion by which she embraces her work at Famous PEOPLE Players, founder Diane Dupuy is the author of two bestsellers "Dare to Dream" and "Throw Your Heart Over the Fence", which offer audiences a feel for the dedication and passion that it took to take a dream and build the Famous PEOPLE Players into an internationally renowned Canadian treasure.
Most recently, she released "The Little Girl Who Did What?" Like the special people in Diane's theatre company, the Little Girl from the Narrow Village must face the trials and tribulations of growing up different from all of the other narrow children. The Little Girl looks the same as the other children but...she farts butterflies!
This is a guaranteed best-seller with important lessons about the challenges in life. In future "Little Girl Who..." stories, readers will meet courageous characters who face all manner of obstacles, reach inside their souls and discover their gifts.
Diane's work, so extraordinary on both the artistic and humanitarian levels, has led her to be the recipient of many awards:
- 1981 - was named Women of the Year by B'Nai B'Rith Women
- 1982 - appointed to the Order of Canada
- 1984 - received the first Ernest C. Manning Award for Merit for her innovative achievements in the arts.
- First Canadian to receive the Library of Congress Award along with Helen Hayes.
- Vanier Award
- Honourary degrees from the Universities of Brock, Windsor, Calgary, Trent and Toronto.
Diane is married to Bernard Dupuy. They have two daughters, Jeannine and Joanne and grandson Dustin.
Motivational Speaker
Diane is considered one of Canada's best keynote motivational speakers. Her story inspires her audiences to achieve even the most impossible of dreams.
Through her personal journey, Diane inspires her audiences to reach inside their souls and discover their gifts. She then shows them how to develop these gifts on a goal-reaching path. "Disappointments, crises, and setbacks, are all angels in disguise. We must learn to overcome our disappointments, and turn them into triumphs".
Take your dreams and see them through to their completion. NEVER GIVE UP. Diane's "can-do" attitude will give people hope for the future, and the resilience to handle the rough road that lies ahead.
Diane's messages have been embraced worldwide by many corporations. She exhorts and inspires her audience to:
- Instill confidence
- Dare to Dream
- Reach for Excellence
- Building Teamwork
- Alcoholism and Hope
- Overcoming life's obstacles
Her powerful message and inspirational presentation will motivate you to new heights of excellence...and to achieve even the most impossible of your dreams.
"The best meeting we ever had. Diane's message reached our goals and our objectives.”
Lucent Technologies
"Diane has contributed a motivational speech with such passion that made ROLM'S recent circle of excellence, just that. EXCELLENT."
Employees, IBM
"I also enjoyed the motivational speaker Diane Dupuy, she definitely recharged our batteries.”
Andersen Consulting
"Truly inspirational straight from the heart. Diane is warm, passionate and delivers her thoughts with utmost emotion and charm. This is a remarkable woman with a will to fulfil a lifelong dream."
Scotia McLeod
"I cannot recall a time when our audience has been so spellbound by a story. Your contribution added significantly to the success of our meeting."
-PEI: Petroleum Equipment Institute
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