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Kees Torn (born 1967 in
, article in Cursor, university newspaper of the Technical University of Eindhoven, written by Huibert Spoorenberg, may 22nd, 1997 Torn is known for his old fashioned style of
Homepage www.keestorn.nl
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Kees Torn (born 1967 in Oostburg
Oostburg ( Zeelandic Flemish: ''Wòstburg'') is a city in the south-western Netherlands. It located in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2015, its population is 4731, down from 5008 in January 2005. It received ...
) is a Dutch text writer and comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
performer.
Career
Torn started his cabaret performance in 1991, when he was studying at theWillem de Kooning Academy
The Willem de Kooning Academy ( nl, Willem de Kooning Academie) is a Dutch academy of media, art, design, leisure and education based in Rotterdam. It was named after one of its most famous alumni, Dutch fine artist Willem de Kooning.
Overview
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in Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
. As "Kees en Ik" (''Kees and I''), he performed quite a successful show with fellow student Gerrie Hondius. In 1994 he made his official solo-debut with the show "Laat maar laaien".Kees Torn lust er nog wel één, article in Cursor, university newspaper of the Technical University of Eindhoven, written by Huibert Spoorenberg, may 22nd, 1997 Torn is known for his old fashioned style of
comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
performance, which consists largely of songs and poems. Torn prefers to write about whisky
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, cigar
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s and love.
Prizes and nominations
* 1991: "Groningen Studentencabaret Festival": personality prize (Kees & Ik) * 1994: "Leids Cabaret Festival": jury- and audience-prize * 1996: "Werftheaterprijs" * 1997: Conamus-supportprize * 1999: Annie M.G. Schmidtprize/ref> * 2005: Nominated for "Neerlands Hoop" * 2007: Won VSCD Poelifinario 2006-2007
Shows
* 1995: ''Laat maar laaien'' * 1996: ''Als ik het niet dacht'' * 1998: ''Plek Zat'' (''Room enough'') * 2001: ''Mooie boel'' (''Nice mess'') * 2002: ''In de gloria'' * 2004: ''Doe mee en win'' * 2006: ''Dood en verderf'' (''Death and destruction'') * 2009: ''Einde verhaal'' (''End of story'') * 2010-2011: ''Loze kreten'' * 2016: ''Eraf met dat dak''References
1967 births Living people Dutch male comedians Dutch cabaret performers People from Sluis Willem de Kooning Academy alumni {{Netherlands-bio-stub