Theodorus Wilhelmus (Theo) Maassen (born 8 December 1966 in

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) is a Dutch

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and

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who grew up in the village of Zijtaart (municipality of

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) in the Dutch

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. He currently lives in

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Career

Maassen won two of the biggest comedy contests in the Netherlands in 1990, the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival (GSCF), and Cameretten. The GSCF jury was not pleased with the quality of the contestants that year, and gave Maassen the first prize, remarking he was the best of the year, but still not very good. Since 1995, Maassens shows are shown on Dutch national television, making him more and more a household name. In 2006, Maassen received the 'Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Theater Prijs 2006' (Prince Bernhard Culture Fund Theatre Prize 2006) for his 'daring combination of theatre and comedy'. The same year he also received the Prijs van de Kritiek (Prize of the critics), a yearly prize by Dutch theatre critics. He also has released a song titled ''Lauwe Pis'' (Lukewarm Piss) which peaked at #1 on the Dutch Top 40.

Shows

* 1994: ''Bepaalde dingen'' (''Certain Things'') * 1996: ''Neuk het systeem'' (''Fuck the System'') * 1998: ''Ruwe pit'' (''Rough seed'') * 2002: ''Functioneel naakt'' (''Functional Nudity'') * 2006: ''Tegen Beter Weten In'' (''Against Better Judgment'') * 2009: ''Zonder Pardon'' (''Without Pardon'') * 2011: ''Met alle respect'' (''With All Due Respect'') * 2013: ''Einde oefening'' (''End of Exercise'') * 2016: ''Van Kwaad tot Erger'' (''From Bad to Worse'') * 2018: ''Situatie gewijzigd'' (''Situation Changed'')

Films

Maassen played large and small roles in the following Dutch movies: * 2001: ''AmnesiA'' as Wouter * 2001: ''Adriaans plaag'' (short film) as trader Benedikt * 2001: '' Undercover Kitty (Minoes)'' as Tibbe * 2003: ''www.eenzaam.nl'' as Marcel * 2003: ''Interview'' as Theo * 2003: ''Kees de jongen'' as Vader Bakels * 2003: ''De onterechte kampioen'' as himself (he also directed and produced this movie) * 2004: ''Amazones'' as Achilles * 2006: '' Black Book'' (directed by

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) * 2008: '' TBS'' as main character Johan * 2008: '' Dunya and Desi'' as Jeff * 2009: ''Zonder Pardon'' ("Without Pardon"), registration of the show (see above) * 2010: '' New Kids Turbo'' as a drunk in the bar * 2011: '' The Gang of Oss'' as Van Schijndel * 2012: ''

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'' (Dutch: Doodslag) as Max * 2012: ''Fresku 2.0'' as himself

Television

Maassen plays the role of 'Roel' in the television series 'Mevrouw de minister'. He also had a supporting role in the serie ''Dunya en Desie''.

Personal life

Maassen once stole the

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from the stadium of football club

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. For several years it was unknown who had been responsible for the disappearance of the trophy. The true story was confessed by Maassen himself, live on a TV talkshow about football. That night the show had several guests that were in the possession of rare football artifacts. When the host asked Maassen about his artifact, he took the UEFA cup out of his bag and put it on the table, in front of the baffled host and guests. He received a few hours of community service after being brought up on charges by the team. Later, he also showed on

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that he had stolen PSV's second prize of the UEFA Supercup. In 2008 Maassen started the organization Comedians for Congo to raise money for children fleeing the war torn country.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maassen, Theo 1966 births Living people Dutch cabaret performers Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors Dutch male comedians Dutch comedy musicians People from Oegstgeest