Kenneth Herdigein (born June 12, 1959 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch actor of Surinamese descent, best known as a television actor in popular Dutch comedy-dramas.

Career

Herdigein first gained popularity as a television actor in the 1980s, in such shows as ''

Opzoek naar Yolanda ''Opzoek naar Yolanda'' was a Dutch dramady television show by Wim T. Schippers, consisting of six episodes aired by the VPRO from October to December 1984. The show (a parody of sitcoms and soap operas, like most of Schippers' shows) was a cont ...

'' (1984), ''

We zijn weer thuis ''We zijn weer thuis'' (''Back home again'') is a Dutch dramady-series broadcast by VPRO from 1989 to 1994. It was written by Wim T. Schippers and co-directed with Ellen Jens as his swansong-series for VPRO. The series was released on dvd in Oct ...

'' (1989-1994), and '' Zeg 'ns Aaa'' (1988-1993). Herdigein has also performed in musicals, such as ''Amandla! Mandela'', 2009 in which he played

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, and has directed for the stage, such as ''Adio...mijn liefste'' (1995), in which he also performed, and ''Ons Kent Ons'' (2011), a cabaret-musical dealing with the Dutch history of slavery performed in the Tropenmuseum. In 2005 he was given the Cosmic Award (by

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) at the annual ''Hollandse Nieuwe'' theater festival in Amsterdam; the award is given to the best Dutch artist of non-Dutch descent.

Selected Filmography

Television

*''

'' (1984) *''

'' (1989-1994) *'' Zeg 'ns Aaa'' (1988-1993) *''

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'' (1997) *''

Baantjer ''Baantjer'' is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier ...

'' (1998-1999) *'' Flikken Maastricht'' (2007) *''

Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten ''Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten'' is a Dutch drama television series produced by KRO and NCRV. The show is centered around the events in a small attorney office in Amsterdam-Zuid, Netherlands. History The show first aired in October 2005 on Ne ...

'' (2005-2008) *''

Spangas ''SpangaS'' (also known as ''SpangaS: De Campus'') was a Dutch youth series, created by the NCRV and the makers of ZOOP. The television series revolved around the lives of a group of students at Spangalis College. Episodes revolved around a wide ...

'' (2008-2011) *'' Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (2006-2018)

Musicals

*''Amandla! Mandela'' (2009) *''Ons kent ons'' (2011)

Stage

*''Adio...mijn liefste'' (1995)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herdigein, Kenneth 1959 births Living people 20th-century Dutch male actors 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch male film actors Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Dutch male television actors People from Paramaribo