Herman van Veen
Birthday: Born in 1945-03-14 in Utrecht, Netherlands
Deathday: Alive
Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician and painter. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers. In addition to performing internationally, Van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, Van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music. He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.
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Heut' abend
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Markus Lanz
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TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics....
Matthijs gaat door
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Matthijs looks back in surprise. With humor, music and other surprises....
Pauw & Witteman
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Pauw & Witteman is a Dutch late-night talk show, hosted by Jeroen Pauw en Paul Witteman. It is generally focused on current affairs and politics. It is broadcast every weekday at 11 pm on Nederland 1. It is produced by Dutch public broadcasters NPS and VARA. During summer Pauw & Witteman are replaced by Knevel & Van de Brink, a talk show hosted by Andries Knevel and Thijs van den Brink, produced by the dutch evangelical broadcasting company, the EO....
Ciske de Rat
Character: Mr. Bruis
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Alfred J. Kwak
Character: Krabnagel (voice)
Alfred J. Kwak lost his parents when he was just a duckling. Raised by a mole, the brave duck grows up to have lots of adventures around the world....
DAS!
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Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north....
Am laufenden Band
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Ciske de Rat
Character: Mr. Bruis
Separated from his father and neglected by his mother, Ciske spends most of his time getting into scrapes on the streets of Amsterdam....
Auf los geht's los
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Zimmer frei!
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3satfestival
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At the 3satFestival, stars and newcomers present excerpts from their current programs. Clear the stage for biting cabaret, the best comedy, the finest poetry slam, and music....
Kölner Treff
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maybrit illner
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Political talk show on current topics presented by Maybrit Illner....
NDR Talk Show
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Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica
Character: Self
What began as a playful project alongside the soap opera "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden" (Good Times, Bad Times) suddenly became deadly serious: "Ademnood" (Ademnood) topped the charts, followed by five singles, an album, sold-out performances, and a frenzy that even surprised the girl group itself. But behind all the success was something else. The series shows how young Katja, Babette, and Guusje, as a popular singing trio, faced mounting pressure, inadequate guidance, and the impact of all thi...
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Ciske the Rat
Character: Meester Bruis
Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the Dutch 1984 title suggests. He is a scamp with a heart of gold. He causes havoc in the classroom pouring ink over his teacher yet when a polio-crippled boy joins the class Ciske is one of the only children to befriend him and is bullied as a result. His mother works in a bar and Ciske helps out often late into the night - his father is at sea and his mother supplements her income with prostitution. Cisk...
what I wanted to sing you
Character: himself
Herman van Veen ist der absolute Inbegriff des Liedermachers. Bezaubernde, nachdenkliche, traurige, wahre und fantasievolle Geschichten erzählt der 56-jährige Musiker, Sänger, Songschreiber und Schauspieler aus Utrecht. Herman van Veen ist aber auch Poet und Clown -- und das macht aus jedem seiner Konzerte etwas Besonderes und ebenso aus jedem seiner Alben. Denn Herman van Veen singt nicht nur seine Lieder, er lebt und atmet sie. Was ich dir singen wollte handelt in erster Linie von der Liebe. ...
Uit elkaar
Character: Vincent
The film is about a successful artist Vincent, whose marriage to Linda falls apart due to his success. This is partly because Vincent starts a relationship with Evelien. Another important event is the fatal traffic accident involving his son Erik....
Princess
Character: Mark
Princess is the title of a photo novel which will be written by Walter and photographed by Mark. A story of sex and violence which has great success. But Mark falls so much in love with his model that he can't tell her apart from Princess......
Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen
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Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
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A series of poems....
Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré
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Kunst en Vliegwerk
Character: Vader Drost
Artist Hans Drost and his children have a spectacular hobby: rockets....
Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak
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Because his father and mother, his brothers and sisters had been killed by a large expensive car, Alfred Jodocus Kwak lived with his stepfather Henk de Mol in a wooden house on the banks of the Snelle Vliet in the reeds of Groot Waterland. And if you sail past in a boat, you might hear Alfred Jodocus Kwak singing. "Splash, splash, nice and cool in the water, go home now, I'll be there in a drop." The musical fable of Alfred Jodocus Kwak (lyrics: Herman van Veen; music: Herman van Veen, Erik van ...
Junger Frühling
Character: philharmonist
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Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
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Nachtvlinder
Character: Wogram
King Olaf of Haland is an albino who lives in a gloomy castle. Abraham Mogèn, an alchemist, wants to aid the king. But on his way to the castle he is murdered by the highwayman Wogram and his servant Onorg. Wogram disguises himself as the alchemist and wins the favor of the king....
Children of Ghana
Character: Voice-over (Dutch)
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