Arjan Ederveen Janssen (born 9 September 1956 in

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) is a Dutch actor, comedian, TV scriptwriter and TV director. He participated in the TV series '' Theo en Thea'', '' Kreatief met Kurk'' and '' 30 minuten'' and played in the

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'' Hairspray'' and ''Lang en Gelukkig''. He wrote the play ''Moord in de Kerststal''. Ederveen owns a TV production company, called ''De Toko''. His manager is Evelien Jansen.

Career

Ederveen studied at the Academie voor Kleinkunst and graduated in 1981. Between 1981 and 1984 he starred as half of the comedic duo ''De Duos'', which he formed together with Kees Prins. He played a bellboy in the Cheech and Chong film '' Still Smokin''' (1983). In 1984 he played the role of ''Theo'' in the children's TV series '' Theo en Thea'' (1985-1989), alongside Tosca Niterink. He reprised this role in the film '' Theo en Thea en de Ontmaskering van het Tenenkaasimperium'' (1989), directed by Pieter Kramer. In the 1990s Ederveen made the

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TV series '' Kreatief met Kurk'' (1993-1994), '' 30 minuten'' (1995-1996) and ''Borreltijd'' (1996), in which he also played recurring roles. All shows were critically praised. ''30 Minuten'' in particular earned him and director Pieter Kramer the Zilveren Nipkowschijf and the Gouden Kalf. He played the part of Charl Diepenhoef in '' Filmpje!'' (1995) and played in Doctor Feelgood in '' My Foolish Heart'' (2018). In the 2000s he took part in several children's films, including the choreographer in '' Yes Nurse! No Nurse!'' (2002), chemist Geelman in '' Pietje Bell'' (2002), Mr. Pen and a hermit in '' Pluk van de Petteflet'' (2004) and Professor Lupardi in '' Kapitein Rob en het Geheim van Professor Lupardi'' (2007). In 2001 ''30 minuten'' received a follow-up: ''25 minuten''. In 2005 he also made the garden show ''Wroeten''. In 2010 he was a recurring panel member in ''Wie van de drie?'' As a voice actor, Ederveen provided the voice of Rex in the Dutch version of the ''

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'' franchise. He also dubbed Gonzo in ''

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'' and '' Muppets Most Wanted'' as well as Vlad in the '' Hotel Transylvania'' franchise. He appeared in the 2024 season of the television show '' The Masked Singer''.

Personal life

Ederveen's mother, Greetje van Schaik, was a theater actress. She appeared in the popular radio show '' De bonte dinsdagavondtrein''. Ederveen's brothers both died young, respectively of

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and a rare blood disease. Ederveen is openly gay and has an American husband, Howie. Ederveen is dyslexic and colour blind. He identifies himself as an

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