André van Duin
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André van Duin (pseudonym for Adrianus Marinus Kyvon; born 20 February 1947 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch actor (in comedy and theatre), singer, writer and program creator.
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[edit] History
[edit] Television, radio and theatre
Van Duin was discovered in 1964 when he won the AVRO talent contest show Nieuwe Oogst, which gave him the opportunity to debut on television alongside singing father and daughter Willy and Willeke Alberti.
From 1967 onwards, André van Duin made regular appearances on Dutch television and took apprenticeship at comedians Snip & Snap's theatre-shows. He did his homework well and in the 1970s he set up his own Revue with Frans van Dusschoten (playing the stooge) and Corrie van Gorp. These shows were televised on TROS and in 1975 Van Duin won an award for Dag Dag Heerlijke Lach
In 1972, André van Duin began the radio program Dik Voormekaar Show. First with Radio Noordzee Internationaal, later with the NCRV and TROS.
In 1989 Van Duin, alongside stable-mate Ron Brandsteder, was taken over by TV Tien, the commercial station that never happened due to transmission problems; instead they ended up joining at RTL being team-captains in Wie ben ik ? hosted by Caroline Tensen. Between 1993 and 1999 Van Duin made television shows for RTL; one notable moment was when he mocked Tensen's apology-themed programme Het spijt me by driving a wedge between Tensen and Brandsteder. The latter knew that something suspicious was going on and embarked on the warpath accusing Van Duin of playing divide and conquer.
2007 saw the premiere of his final tour; André's Nieuwe Revue visited Belgium in November 2008 for five shows in Antwerp.
After 18 years with RTL, Van Duin happily returned to his beloved TROS. In 2009 he made a new series of Dik Voormekaar Shows.
[edit] Acting
In 1972 André van Duin debuted as a serious actor in Het Meisje Met De Blauwe Hoed (The Girl With The Blue Hat) playing an army recruit.
In 1981 he pushed the envelope by starring in his own movie; Ik ben Joep Meloen is the story of a piano tuner who sees his Concerto Grosso turned down, the rent expires, the love of his life marries another and he can't even arrange his own assassination. Instead Joep Meloen takes gangsters' advice and jumps in the canal, only to save a troubled singer, played by Corrie van Gorp, from committing suicide. There is still one problem; the gangsters have changed their minds and decided to kill him after all.
Ik Ben Joep Meloen premiered late 1981 and did reasonably well.
In 1982 Van Duin worked on De Boezemvriend, partly an adaptation of the Danny Kaye movie The Inspector General which portrays charlatan dentist Fred 'Pas du Pain' van der Zee mistaken for Napoleon's delegate. Several celebrities made an appearance (including Connie 'Vanessa' Breukhoven as Mercedes and the late Andre Hazes who runs the restaurant where Fred avoids the bill by eating meats till he drops).
De Boezemvriend premiered late 1982 but unlike Joep Meloen it was considered a failure. Van Duin didn't enjoy making movies as much as he enjoyed making television programmes and hasn't returned to the big screen since.
[edit] Singing
[edit] The wacky side
As a singer, André van Duin has quite a number of popular songs to his name. He has had hits such as Het bananenlied, Angelique, De tamme boerenzoon, File, Doorgaan and Willy Alberti, bedankt. He has also had some hits that grew from stage performances such as Er staat een paard in de gang (1981) and Ik heb hele grote bloemkolen'.
In January 1976, Van Duin had another massive hit with Willempie. Parents to mentally challenged children however considered it too offensive, even though the song wasn't intended to. Willempie was number 1 on AVRO's 'Top Pop'-chart for three weeks, but the song was banned while controversy lasted. Van Duin escaped legal actions by apologising on 'Top Pop' at the end of the month.
A year later Andre van Duin released the more neutral Ta Ta Ta; TV-appearances were lightened up by playing a conductor to a choir of penguins and nuns.
In the 1990s he had one of his last major hits with Pizzalied (Effe Wachten) (no. 1 late 1993).
[edit] The serious side
From his early shows onwards Andre van Duin proved that he had more to offer than just wisecracking humour. Talkshow host Willem Duys attended, took notice and suggested that Van Duin should record a joke-free album (although his version of Figlio, the roadblock-themed File, is a bit of a compromise). Career suicide it wasn't and Van Duin soon went back to the studio to record Volume 2 of the And're Andre (The Other Side Of Andre) series. Other serious albums include Wij (Us) and Wij Twee (Two of Us)
In 1983 Andre van Duin broke a string of fun hits by paying tribute to the sunny weather with Als De Zon Schijnt; a year later he did likewise with Want Het Is Zomer (to the melody of Because I Love You).
The 1985 volume of And're Andre featured cover versions of Dutch songs old and new (the accompanmying TV special also triggered off the Animal Crackers series). Two years later Andre van Duin recorded a duet with Willeke Alberti (Vrienden Blijven We Altijd), giving witness to their long-lasting friendship. In the 1990s he recorded Perry Como covers.
[edit] Private life
Andre van Duin had a longtime relationship with Wim van der Pluym; they split in the Nineties, and shortly thereafter van der Pluym died.[citation needed] Van Duin found a new love in Martin Elferink whom he married on December 23, 2006,[1] ten days after their plans were announced.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Grote dag voor André van Duin". Algemeen Dagblad. December 23, 2006. http://www.ad.nl/cultuurenshow/article935211.ece. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ "André van Duin stapt in huwelijksbootje". Algemeen Dagblad. December 13, 2006. http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/article905372.ece. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
