Dennis "Danny" de Munk (born 19 February 1970 in

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) is a Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star.

Career

De Munk started acting at the age of 13 as the leading role in the film

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(Ciske the Rat), directed by Guido Pieters, starring

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as mother. The coming of age trilogy (book) was written by Piet Bakker from 1941 to 1946. The title song of the film ''Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen'' was also sung by Danny de Munk and in 1984 scored a number one hit in the

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and stayed there for 14 weeks (3 weeks number one). Between 1986 and 1991 he had successfully continued acting and singing, but started 1991 a career as musical actor. In 1995 Danny de Munk covered

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fame) song ''How Deep Is Your Love''Se
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Personal life

De Munk has been married since 1998 and has a daughter and a son. On 25 April 2008 Danny de Munk was made a knight of the

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Discography

Albums

*1985: ''Danny de Munk'' *1987: N Jaar Later'' *1989: ''Geen Wereld Zonder Jou'' *1995: ''Danny'' *2007: ''Hart en Ziel'' *2010: ''Dit is mijn leven''

Singles

*1984: "Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen..." *1984: "Mijn stad" *1985: "Mijn meissie" *1985: "Mengelmoes" *1985: "Met Kerstmis hoor je blij te zijn" *1986: "Ratsmodee" *1987: "Amsterdam laat je niet kisten" *1987: "Als jij maar bij me bent" *1989: "Twee lege handen" *1991: "Vrienden voor het leven" *1992: "Onbeschrijfelijk mooi" *2008: "Het levende bewijs" *2008: "Laat ons niet alleen" (with Dave) *2009: "Bloemetje" *2010: "Dit is mijn leven" *2010: "Kontje" *2012: "We brullen voor oranje" (feat DJ Galaga) *2013: "Tuig van de richel" *2014: "De beuk erin oranje" (Danny de Munk vs. Tony Star) *2014: "Ze wacht nog steeds op mij" *2018: "Toch ff Lekker Zo" ;Featured in *2013: "Zo verdomd alleen" (

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feat. Danny de Munk) ;Collective *1987: "S.O.S. Mozambique" (Dutch Artists Sing For Mozambique) ;Film and television *1984: ''Ciske de Rat'' (soundtrack) *1994: " Vrienden voor het Leven" (theme song for a Dutch sitcom)

Filmography

*1984: ''

'' *1985: ''Danny Dubbel'' (television documentary, featuring Ciske and Danny, performing songs from his first record) *1986: '' Op hoop van zegen'', also the song "Ratsmodee" *1988: '' De Vuurdoop'' *1993: '' Vrouwenvleugel'' (TV series) *1997: ''

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'' *2011: '' Old Stars''

Musical

* ''

'' (musical, 2009) ;Selected musicals *''

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'' (musical, as Marius, 1991) *'' Cyrano: The Musical'' *'' Tsjechov (musical)'' *''Pump boys and dinettes'' (musical) *'' Elisabeth'' (musical) *''De Tijdaffaire'' (musical for Rabobank) *''Copacabana'' (musical) *''De Jantjes'' (musical) *''

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'' *''

The Wiz ''The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz"'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' ...

'' (musical) *''

'' (musical, as grown-up Ciske, 2007–2009)

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 378.

External links

Danny de Munk
– official website
Danny de Munk
at The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munk, Danny de Dutch levenslied singers Dutch male film actors Dutch male musical theatre actors 1970 births Living people Dutch child singers Dutch male child actors Male actors from Amsterdam 21st-century Dutch male actors 20th-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch singers