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Jeroen van Merwijk

Writer, Actor, Composer, Additional Credits
Died March 3, 2021 (65 years)
Jeroen van Merwijk was a Dutch comedian, painter, and songwriter. He had thirteen individual theater tours between 1986 and 2019. He wrote the lyrics and music for the anti-apartheid song 'Zuid-Afrika' ('South-Africa') (1984), which was recorded by Karin Bloemen, who also performed it in front of Nelson Mandela in 1994. In February 2020, Van Merwijk announced that he had colorectal cancer and cancelled his theater tours. He died in his hometown Sainte-Juliette, France on 3 March 2021, aged 65. A few days after his death, a sign with lyrics of Van Merwijk was placed at train station Utrecht Centraal to honor him.
Known For
  • Harrie Jekkers: Met een goudvis naar zee
  • Harrie Jekkers: Het gelijk van de koffietent
  • Oudejaarsconference 2010: Gedoog, hoop en liefde
  • Oudejaarsconference 2012: Het eerlijke verhaal

Filmography

2020
Op1 (TV Series) · as Self
2016
Harrie Jekkers en Jeroen van Merwijk: Als we zo vrij mogen zijn · as Self
2015
Podium Witteman (TV Series) · as Self - Cabaretier
2014
Pauw (TV Series) · as Self - Cabaretier
2010
Oudejaarsconference 2010: Gedoog, hoop en liefde · as Self
2006
Pauw & Witteman (TV Series) · as Self - Auteur 'bestemming Paradijs'
2005
De Wereld Draait Door (TV Series) · as Self - Cabaretier
1990
Barend en Van Dorp (TV Series) · as Self - Oprichter Nieuw Elitair Elan

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