Ruben van der Meer (born 2 June 1970) is a Dutch actor and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show ''

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'' together with Tijl Beckand,

Ruben Nicolai Ruben Nicolai (born 8 May 1975) is a Dutch television presenter and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show '' De Lama's'' together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He has also pr ...

and

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. He played roles in several films, including '' Amsterdam Vice'' (2019) and ''Yamas!'' (2024).

Career

Music

Van der Meer became known as one of the members of the Dutch comedy

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band Hakkûhbar.

Film

Van der Meer plays a role in the 2015 film '' J. Kessels'' directed by

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. The film was the opening film of the 2015

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. In 2019, he played a role in '' Amsterdam Vice'' (''Baantjer: Het Begin'') by Arne Toonen. The film won the

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award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets. He played a lead role in the 2024 comedy film ''Yamas!'' directed by Andy van Veen en Rik Sinkeldam.

Television

Between 2004 and 2008 he formed part of the core team of comedians in the television show ''

'', together with

, Tijl Beckand and

. The show was very popular and won the ''Gouden Televizier-ring'' in 2006, a prestigious Dutch television award. In 2009, Van der Meer presented the show ''

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'' together with Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand. The show ended after ten episodes due to disappointing viewing figures. They also performed shows in theatre with the same name. Between 2010 and 2015 he took part in the TV show '' Echt Waar?!'' together with Tijl Beckand. The host of the show was Jack Spijkerman. Van der Meer was a panel member in 2016 show ''Met de deur in huis'' presented by Kees Tol. It is the Dutch version of the British show ''

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''. In the show, Tineke Schouten visits homes of Dutch celebrities and the panel members have to guess whose house it is. In 2023, he appeared in the television game show '' Alles is Muziek'' in which two teams competed by recreating songs using everyday objects.

Selected filmography

* 1999: '' Jesus Is a Palestinian'' * 1999: '' The Delivery'' * 2005: ''

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'' * 2007: ''

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'' * 2015: '' J. Kessels'' * 2016: '' De Zevende Hemel'' * 2019: '' Amsterdam Vice'' (''Baantjer: Het Begin'') * 2024: ''Yamas!''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meer, Ruben van der 1970 births Living people 20th-century Dutch male actors 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors Dutch male comedians Comedians from Amsterdam Dutch comedy musicians