Robert Donat Morais was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, to Monique Lanthier, a bank teller, and Réal Morais, a successful entrepreneur in the office supply business with several stores to his name. His mother was French-Canadian, while his father was an acadian from New Brunswick, with Portuguese ancestry. Robert grew up in what he called a "fractured" family, after his parent divorced while he was 11, but succeeded to move on ... because enough self-discovery has gone on. Morais studied ballroom dancing privately at the age of 12 and later on at the University. He danced: Québec folklore, ballroom [international modern & latin], ballet, tap, modern [José Limon & Martha Graham] & baroque. Winning several competitions locally, provincially, throughout the country and finally becoming a world champion at 17. Robert's love of the movies, acquired at a very young age, is what makes him love this art-form above all the others. And it's while at University that he started a more than 30 year career in the movie business, combining work with different titles of organizational skills. He is an award-winning film producer, a successful 1st Assistant Director and Production Manager and an ARRQ director. Morais has been a Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) board of directors representing 1st AD and PM's, and an Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) board of directors representing PM's. He created his own film company in 1993: the OAK and the WILLOW film, developing engaging projects. Robert D. Morais is a humanitarian, an environmentalist and a Green Party of Canada candidate in the 2019 federal elections. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Robert D. Morais
