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Jan Krol (actor)

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Jan Krol
Krol in 1972
Born(1962-08-21)21 August 1962
Drouwen, Netherlands
Died15 January 2023(2023-01-15) (aged 60)
NationalityDutch
OccupationActor

Jan Krol (21 August 1962 – 15 January 2023) was a Dutch television actor.[1]

Krol became known for his role as the young Bartje in the series of the same name that was broadcast by NCRV from December 1972.[2][3] Krol played in the first five of the seven episodes.

After secondary school, Krol did a youth welfare study in Leeuwarden. After his education, he started working in an epilepsy control center and then left for Germany to study. Krol became a teacher in Weimar, where he set up the school circus "Waldorfschule".[3] He came back to the Netherlands to follow a clown course in Amsterdam. Krol became involved with the Anders Beleven Foundation (now called: Het Beter Gezelschap), which provides 'sensory stimulation' for healthcare workers, and with the international theater company Sign Dance Collective, which was founded in 2001. Krol worked in healthcare and was active as a freelance actor and clown.[3][4]

Krol died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 60.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Acteur Jan Krol, die als jongetje Bartje speelde, op 60-jarige leeftijd overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Vader Krol na de Bartje-uitzendingen: 'Jan is duidelijk Jan gebleven, willen het graag zo houden'". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 18 January 1973. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Een haat-liefde verhouding met de Bartje-status". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Acteur Jan Krol, bekend van hoofdrol in de serie 'Bartje', overleden". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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