Frederik "Freek" Jan Georg de Jonge (born 30 August 1944) is a Dutch
cabaret
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performer and writer.
Biography
Early life and career
De Jonge was born in
Westernieland as son of a pastor. His family moved to
Workum
Workum () is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.Zaandam
Zaandam () is a city in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the river Zaan, just north of Amsterdam.
The statistical district Zaand ...
and
Goes
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History
Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Kort ...
. At age 11, De Jonge had his first performance on stage. After barely making it through high school, he studied cultural anthropology in
Amsterdam
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. During his studies he met and
Johan Gertenbach, and they formed a group of comedy performers, .
In 1978, Neerlands Hoop became famous for their opposition against the participation of the
Netherlands national football team
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in the
football world cup
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in
Argentina
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, though their show ''Bloed aan de Paal''.
In 1979, Neerlands Hoop split up and De Jonge started a solo career of comedy performances. Starting in 1983, he also regularly performed on Dutch national television on New Year's Eve, humoristically looking back on the past year (the so-called "Oudejaarsconference").
Writer and musician
Besides performing in cabaret, De Jonge has written the novels ''Zaansch Veem'' (1987), ''Neerlands Bloed'' (1991) and ''Opa's Wijsvinger'' (1993). He has been the host of television shows and wrote two films: ''The Illusionist'' (1983) and ''De KKKomediant'' (1986). He also wrote a hip hop song with Dutch rapper
Brainpower
Gerrit-Jan Mulder, known professionally as Brainpower (born 5 February 1975), is a Dutch rapper who writes, records and performs in both English as well as his native Dutch. He was born in Belgium and grew up in the Netherlands. He started mak ...
.
In 1994, De Jonge started to work with
Nits
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. Under the name Frits, they performed covers of old Neerlands Hoop songs, translated Nits songs and newly written material. An album was released in 1995: ''
Dankzij de Dijken''. De Jonge continued to work with their
keyboard player
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Robert Jan Stips
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He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger, and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most succes ...
: Stips released two albums: ''Gemeen Goed'' (1997) and ''Rapsodia'' (1998). A cover of
Bob Dylan
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's "Death is not the End" reached the first place of the
Dutch
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charts in 1997.
1997-present
From 1997 to October 2000, De Jonge was a columnist of the daily newspaper ''Parool''.
In February 2004, he went to
Iraq
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for a week to perform for the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
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troops.
On 12 November 2005, he received the Groenman prize from the Genootschap Onze Taal; this is a society which works with the Dutch language.
Personal life
De Jonge is married to Hella Asser, daughter of Dutch writer Eli Asser.
Awards
* Honorary medal from the municipality of Zaanstad (2020)
* Groninger of the Year (2017)
* Toon Hermans Award (2016)
* Association of Theater and Concertgebouw Directors' Oeuvre prize (2008)
* Groenman Language Prize (2005)
Shows
With Neerlands Hoop
* ''Neerlands Hoop in Bange Dagen'' (1970)
* ''Live in Wadway (N.H.)'' (1971)
* ''Neerlands Hoop in Panama'' (1971)
* ''Plankenkoorts'' (1972)
* ''Weerzien in Panama'' (1973)
* ''Neerlands Hoop Express'' (1974)
* ''Ingenaaid of Gebonden'' (1975)
* ''Interieur'' (1977)
* ''Bloed aan de Paal'' (1978)
* ''Offsmboet Ippq Dpef'' (1979)
One man shows
* ''De Komiek'' (1980)
* ''De Tragiek'' (1981)
* ''De Mars'' (1982)
* ''De Mythe'' (1983)
* ''De Openbaring'' (Oudejaarsconference) (1983)
* ''Stroman en Trawanten'' (with
Willem Breuker Kollektief) (1983)
* ''Een Verademing'' (Oudejaarsconference) (1984)
* ''De Bedevaart'' (1985)
* ''De Finale'' (Oudejaarsconference) (1985)
* ''Het Damestasje'' (1986)
* ''De Pretentie'' (1987)
* ''De Goeroe en de Dissident'' (1988)
* ''De Volgende'' (1989)
* ''De Ontlading'' (Oudejaarsconference) (1989)
* ''The One'' (1990) (Engelstalig)
* ''Losse Nummers'' (1992)
* ''De Estafette'' (Oudejaarsconference) (1992)
* ''De Tol'' (1994)
* ''Frits'' (with
Nits
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) (1994-1995)
* ''Langzame Liedjes'' (with
Stips) (1996)
* ''Het Luik'' (Oudejaarsconference) and ''De Brand'' (Nieuwjaarsconference) (1996)
* ''Gemeen Goed'' (with
Stips) (1997)
* ''Rapsodia'' (with
Stips) (1998)
* ''Papa Razzia'' (Oudejaarsconference) (1998)
* ''De Conferencier, het Boekenweekgeschenk en de Leugen'' (2000)
* ''De Gillende Keukenmeid'' (Oudejaarsconference) (2000)
* ''Het Laatste Oordeel'' (Oudejaarsconference) (2001)
* ''Parlando'' (with the
Metropole Orkest) (2002)
* ''De Stemming'' (Verkiezingsconference) (2003)
* ''De Vergrijzing'' (2004)
* ''Cordon Sanitaire'' (2005)
* ''Freek Doet de Deur Dicht'' (2005)
* ''Wat is er nog Heilig?'' (2006)
* ''De Stemming 2006'' (Verkiezingsconference) (2006)
* ''De Toeschouwer'' (2007)
* ''De Laatste Lach'' (2008)
Books
* ''Zaansch Veem'' (1987)
* ''De Brillenkoker'' (1990)
* ''Neerlands Bloed'' (1991)
* ''Opa's Wijsvinger'' (1993)
* ''De Rode Draad'' (1995)
* ''De Hoekvlag'' (2000)
* ''Door de Knieën'' (2004)
* ''Leven na de Dood'' (2004)
* ''De Toeschouwer'' (2006)
Movies
* ''
The Illusionist'' (1983)
* ''
De KKKomediant'' (1986)
References
External links
*
Stemmingmakerij 2006LyricsPortraitat De Harmonie
Neerlands Hoop*
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1944 births
Living people
People from De Marne
Dutch cabaret performers
Dutch male film actors
Dutch male comedians
Dutch comedy musicians
Dutch male singers
20th-century Dutch people