Thomas Acda (born

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, 6 March 1967) is a Dutch singer, actor and comedian, known as former member of the duo Acda en De Munnik. Acda grew up in

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and after graduating high school at

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level, Acda started the theater school, but soon switched to the Kleinkunstacademie in

. There he met Paul de Munnik. They finished school in 1993 with a joint project for which they were awarded the Pisuisse-prize. After that they split up and went their own way. In 1995, Acda en De Munnik came together to make a theater show with the name ''Zwerf'On''. The show was a success, and they were asked to put the songs from the show on CD. From that moment on, Acda en the Munnik were involved in both music and theater. Acda was active on several projects. He was in the band Herman en Ik. He played in the television show ''In voor en tegenspoed''. He was in the comedy redaction of the show ''Spijkers'' (later: ''

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''). Together with comedians Raoul Heertje and Harm Edens he was member of the panel in ''

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'' (the Dutch version of '' Have I Got News for You'') for several seasons. From 1997 on he played in several films, ''All stars'', ''The missing link'' and ''Lek''. For the soundtrack of the movie ''All Stars'', the song ''Als Het Vuur Gedoofd Is'' from Acda en de Munnik was used. The film was a success in the Netherlands, so the

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decided to turn it into a series, in which Acda starred as goalkeeper Willem. Every episode started with the song "Groen als gras" from Acda en De Munnik.

Filmography

*''In Het Belang Van De Staat'', 1997 *''All Stars'', 1997 *''Fl. 19,99'', 1998 *''Madelief: Krassen in het Tafelblad'', 1998 *''Missing Link'' *''Lek'', 2000 *''In Oranje'', 2004 *'' De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe'', 2007 *'' Alles is liefde'', 2007 *''Lover of Loser'', 2009 * Penoza (season 1),2010 * '' All Stars 2: Old Stars'' (2011) * '' Flikken Maastricht, (2010–2013)

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* 1967 births Living people People from Graft-De Rijp Dutch cabaret performers Dutch male television actors Dutch musicians Dutch male film actors {{Netherlands-actor-stub