Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One and Champ Car championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only two drivers to accomplish all three feats (the other being Emerson Fittipaldi).

Personal

When not racing, Jacques Villeneuve lives in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. He has, however, remained a Canadian citizen, and has never been married. He appeared briefly in the 2001 Sylvester Stallone action movie Driven as a race car driver. Villeneuve has also been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. He is currently engaged to American ballerina Ellie Green.

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Villars-sur-Ollon - Switzerland - 2001 - Sylvester Stallone - Action movie - Canada's Walk of Fame

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Jacques Villeneuve owns a trendy nightclub and restaurant in Montreal called Newtown, after the english translation of his name, James Newtown ('Jacques' being the French version of 'James', not 'Jack'). It is located on Crescent Street, one of Montreal's hottest nightspots.

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Montreal - Crescent Street

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