Ruben van der Meer (born 2 June 1970) is a Dutch actor and comedian.

Career

Music

Van der Meer became known as one of the members of the band Hakkûhbar.

Film

In 2019, he played a role in ''

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'' (''Baantjer: Het Begin'') by

Arne Toonen Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Career In 2010, he directed the film ''Dik Trom''. The film won both the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Th ...

. The film won the

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award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets.

Television

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

De Lama's De Lama's (translation: The Llamas) is a Dutch television show made by BNN and first aired on 26 June 2004. It is an adaptation of the Channel 4 show '' Whose Line is it Anyway?''. Patrick Lodiers hosts the show, which contains both well-kno ...

'', together with

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 presen ...

Tijl Beckand Tijl Beckand (born 30 July 1974) is a Dutch television presenter and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show ''De Lama's'' together with Ruben Nicolai, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He also presen ...

and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. The show is a Dutch adaptation of the show ''

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

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'' together with Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand. Between 2010 and 2015 he took part in the TV show Echt Waar?! together with Tijl Beckand. The host of this show was Jack Spijkerman.

Selected filmography

* 1999: '' Jesus is a Palestinian'' * 2005: ''

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'' * 2007: ''

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'' * 2015: '' J. Kessels'' * 2019: ''

'' (''Baantjer: Het Begin'')

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