Peter de Wit (born March 10, 1958, in

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) is a Dutch

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and

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. He is best known for his comics series ''De Familie Fortuin'', ''

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'' and his collaborations with

Hanco Kolk Hanco Kolk (born 11 March 1957, Den Helder) is a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his collaborations with Peter de Wit, with who he made '' Gilles de Geus'' and '' S1NGLE'' Kolk married author Isabelle Rosselin in 2016. ...

with whom he created the series ''

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'' and '' S1NGLE''.

Biography

De Wit debuted at the age of 17 with the comics series ''Jochem''. He started working for the Dutch comics magazine '' Eppo'', for whom he drew the comedic

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comic ''

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'', which was later renamed ''De Cowboys'' In 1983 De Wit started his long collaboration with

. Together they made the humoristic historical comics series ''

'', the

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''Mannetje & Mannetje'' (''Sidekicks'' in English; 1988), which was adapted into a TV sketch show for

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in 1989 and the

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comic '' S1NGLE'' (2001), which was also adapted for television as a sitcom on

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. The men also presented an educational TV documentary series about drawing comics and cartoons for Teleac in 1992. They also made a comics adaptation of the TV series ''Laat Maar Zitten'' for ''VARA TV Magazine''. In 1988 they founded their own publishing company ''De Plaatjesmaker''. His best known solo comics are ''De Familie Fortuin'' and ''

''. ''De Familie Fortuin'' (1985-1999) was a gag comic about a dysfunctional and asocial family and was published in '' Eppo'', ''Wordt Vervolgd'', ''Sjors en Sjimmie Stripblad'', and ''Sjosji Striparazzi''. The scripts were written by Ruud Straatman until 1990, after which De Wit took over this work too In 1994 he introduced ''

'', a

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about a cynical psychiatrist. This proved to be his breakthrough. He also made ''Het Mooiste Vak Ter Wereld'' (''The Most Beautiful Profession of All Time'') about a frustrated teacher in a high school. He is the winner of the 1999

Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to List of comic creators, comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is con ...

Personal life

De Wit is the father of comedian Tex de Wit.

References

1958 births Living people Dutch comic strip cartoonists Dutch humorists Dutch comics artists Dutch comics writers People from Beverwijk Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{cartoonist-stub