Herman van Veen | |
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 Van Veen in 2013 | |
| Born | Hermannus Jantinus van Veen 14 March 1945 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1965–present |
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Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter and musician. 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.[1][2][3]
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.[citation needed]
- ^ Official English profile Archived 31 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wolf, Matt (11 November 1990). "Herman Van Who?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Rich, Frank (9 December 1982). "THE STAGE: VAN VEEN'S ONE-MAN SHOW". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2010.