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Herman van Veen
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Dutch actor-musician (born 1945)
Film & TV
Utrecht, Netherlands
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…
Known for
- Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica — Self2025
- Herman van Veen 80!2025
- Matthijs gaat door — Self2020
- Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré — Artist2015
- Pauw — Self2014
- Katharsis — Jacob2010
- Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré — Himself2008
- Markus Lanz — Self2008
- Thank God it's Friday2007
- Pauw & Witteman2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1945-03-14
Discography
- Herman van Veen1968
- Herman van Veen1969
- Morgen1970
- Voor een verre prinses1970
- Goed voor een glimlach1971
- Bloesem1972
- Alles1973
- Ich hab ein zärtliches Gefühl1973
- Suzanne1973
- En nooit weerom1974
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 110,704
- Total plays
- 2,613,399
Tags
Herman van Veen (born 14 March 1945 in Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Dutch musician, singer, songwriter, author, actor and over-all artist, who has released an astonishing 140+ studio albums of music, sung in Dutch, English, German and Afrikaans. He published over 70 books. Perhaps most famously, Van Veen was the creator of the Alfred Jodocus Kwak children's animation series of worldwide fame. Van Veen is an ambassador for UNICEF Nederland and a founding member of Colombine <a href="https://w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Herman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Utrecht
- Spouse
- Marlous Fluitsma
- Child
- Babette van Veen
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- Utrechts Conservatorium
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Dutch
- Genre
- parody
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.hermanvanveen.com
- Image
- Herman van Veen (2011).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Soest
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- Herman van Veen
- date of birth
- 1945-03-14
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- birth name
- Hermannus Jantinus van Veen
- name in native language
- Herman van Veen
- floruit
- 2015-01-01
- social media followers
- 14900
- P12674
- Jassic people
- has works in the collection
- Centraal Museum
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