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Herman van Veen



Hermannus Jantinus "Herman" van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author. He is the creator of the Dutch cartoon Alfred J. Kwak, for which he also wrote and performed the theme music.

Van Veen was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He started performing with Erik van der Wurff in his twenties while studying at the Utrechts Conservatorium. He rose to fame in the 1970s with stage shows that combined witty cabaret, satire, performance art and music. Van Veen built a many-sided career that made him especially popular in Belgium and Germany, but he also toured widely in other European countries. A Broadway show in 1982, however, failed to wow the critics.

Van Veen is the father of Dutch
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Average rating: 3.29 · 441 ratings · 54 reviews · 92 distinct worksSimilar authors
Voor het eerst

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Moeders

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Seizoenen

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Voor ik het vergeet

3.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Van huis uit, gedachten tus...

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Herinnerde dagen

3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions
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Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Een ou...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions
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Hoe word je zó gelukkig

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Alfred J. Kwak: Verboden te...

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'Gebonden'

3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions
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“Ich stehe mit beiden Beinen fest in den Wolken!”
Herman van Veen

“Weet ik iets zeker? Er is een ding dat ik zeker weet. Er is sprake van een verbijsterende liefde en van een ongelofelijk mooi aanbod dat 'leven' heet. En helaas wordt dit aanbod niet door genoeg mensen erkend als iets buitengewoon schoons. Er zijn genoeg mensen die zelfs hun status verkrijgen en geld verdienen aan het actief ontkennen van dat gevoel.”
Herman van Veen

“Und ich weiss noch, dass ich dachte: Gibt es Kannibalen, die ausschliesslich Vegetarier essen?”
Herman van Veen, Bevor ich es vergesse - Die Autobiographie

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