Career
Elected under the Parti Québécois (Province of Quebec) banner, he later sat as an independent. Curzi went to the École nationale de Théâtre in 1969. Prior to his political career, he played in numerous popular Quebec movies, plays, television shows and documentaries including Duplessis, Maria Chapdelaine, Le Crime d"Ovide Plouffe, Babylone, Les Filles de Caleb, Million Dollar Babies, Virginie, Suzanne, Matroni et moi, The Barbarian Invasions, Le Négociateur and Romeo and Juliette.
Overall, he played roles in about 50 productions since 1971 and had been nominated for four Genie Awards for his roles in Maria Chapdelaine (1983), Lucien Brouillard (1983) and Le Déclin de l"empire américain (1986) and a nomination for best screenplay for Pouvoir intime in 1986.
He was also the president of the Union des artistes for eight years. The UDA is the main union group for cinema, theatre and television actors in Quebec.
He defeated the Action démocratique du Québec"s Claude Gauthier by over 2,000 votes. He was later named the Province of Quebec critic for culture, communications and language.
He faced some criticism in 2008 as one of two MNAs, along with Daniel Turp, who endorsed a controversial petition opposing Paul McCartney"s performance at Quebec City"s 400th anniversary celebrations.
In September 2010, Curzi expressed on the television interview show Les Francs-tireurs his theory that there was a shortage of Francophone players on the National Hockey League team the Montreal Canadiens and that this was "damned well political" and the result of a federalist plot. On June 6, 2011, Curzi and caucus mates Louise Beaudoin and Lisette Lapointe resigned from the Parti Québécois to sit as independents over the Province of Quebec"s acceptance of a bill changing the law to permit an agreement between the City of Québec and Quebecor Incorporated. concerning the construction of an arena in Quebec City.