Lieven Scheire (born 3 May 1981) is a

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comedian, mainly known for being a member of

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Career

Scheire attended

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at the Sint-Lodewijkscollege in Lokeren; he then began a physics degree at

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, but dropped out to become a

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. He won the Lunatic Stand-up Comedy Award in 2002. Scheire also did a year long stint as an

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where he attended Fjölbrautarskólinn í Breiðholti

(founded by him and his cousin

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) won the jury prize at the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival in 2003. Since then they have been touring

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and

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with their comedy theatre show and making various sketch shows for

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television.

Television

* '' Het Geslacht De Pauw'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Willy's en Marjetten'' (2006) * '' De Laatste Show'' (2007) * '' Basta'' (2011) * '' Scheire en de Schepping'' (2012) * '' De Schuur van Scheire'' (2015) * '' De allesweter'' (2015) * '' Team Scheire'' (2018,2020) * '' Kan Iedereen Nog Volgen?'' (2019) * '' De Code Van Coppens'' (2019,2020)

External links

NeveneffectenPhysics blogLieven Scheire on YouTube
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