Charles René Pierre (Charly) Luske-Jess (born 19 September 1978) is a Dutch singer, actor and television presenter. He is known for playing roles in

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s, including ''The Wiz'' and ''We Will Rock You'', and television series, including ''

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'' and ''Meiden van de Wit''.

Career

In 2005, Luske presented the second season of the television show '' Het Beste Idee van Nederland''. In the show, contestants presented their inventions to a jury and the winning invention was made available for sale in stores. Luske played the role of lawyer Lars Berenschot in several episodes of the soap opera ''

''. He also played the role of Piet Schuringa in ''Meiden van de Wit'' and the role of Peter in the youth television series '' Zoop''. Luske played the role of

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in the 2012 edition of '' The Passion'', a Dutch

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held every

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since 2011. He played roles in multiple

s, including ''The Wiz'' and ''We Will Rock You''. Luske participated in season two of singing competition show ''

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'' where he was eliminated in the semi-finals by Chris Hordijk. He participated in the 2004 edition of the ''

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'', an annual competition held almost every year between 1956 and 2012 to select the country's representative for the

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. He finished in 4th place. Luske appeared in a 2012 episode of the television game show ''

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''. In that same year, he also played the role of Glenn in the film '' K3 Bengeltjes'' directed by Bart Van Leemputten. In 2013, he participated in the fifth season of the television show '' Beste Zangers van Nederland''. Luske was also a contestant in the quiz show ''De slimste mens''.

Personal life

Luske is married to Dutch actress Tanja Jess and they have two children. They married in August 2008.

Selected filmography

As actor

* ''

'' (2000, 2001) * ''

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'' (2002, 2003) * '' Zoop'' (2004) * '' K3 Bengeltjes'' (2012)

As presenter

* '' Het Beste Idee van Nederland'' (2005)

As contestant

* ''

'' (2012) * ''

De beste zangers van Nederland ''Beste Zangers'', formerly ''De beste zangers van Nederland'' (English: ''The Best Singers (of the Netherlands)''), is a Dutch reality television show by public broadcaster AVROTROS (a merger of AVRO and TROS, both part of the Netherlands Publi ...

'' (2013) * '' Een goed stel hersens'' (2018)

As himself

* '' Groeten uit 19xx'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luske, Charly 1978 births Living people Dutch television presenters Dutch male singers Dutch male stage actors Dutch male voice actors 21st-century Dutch male actors Mass media people from Amsterdam Male actors from Amsterdam