Kees van Kooten

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Kees van Kooten (2012)

Cornelis Reinier (Kees) van Kooten (born August 10, 1941 in The Hague ) is a Dutch cabaret artist and writer .

biography

Personal

Van Kooten was born in 1941 in the Bethlehem Clinic in The Hague as the eldest child of Cornelis Reinier van Kooten and Anna Geertruida Snaauw. In 1945 his sister was born. In 1959 he met his future wife Barbara, with whom he had lived in The Hague since 1966 and whom he married on October 18, 1968. After the wedding they moved to Zuidoostbeemster. They had two children, in 1971 a son who works as an actor and singer, and in 1974 their daughter Kim , who became an internationally successful actress and screenwriter. His wife occasionally starred in his television programs. In 1978 the family moved to Hilversum and in 1996 to Amsterdam .

Wim de Bie and Kees van Kooten (r.) In Hadimassa (1970)

Koot and Bie

Van Kooten was best known for his collaboration with his colleague Wim de Bie . With him he formed the duo "Van Kooten and De Bie", which made programs for the TV station VPRO for years . His collaboration began at the secondary school, Dalton Lyceum . Here they had founded a cabaret company called Cebrah . The first programs were entitled G.Rapsgewijs and Te hooi en te grap . In addition to television programs, the duo also made the Bescheurkalender between 1972 and 1985 . Van Kooten wrote various books, both under his own name and under pseudonyms . His pseudonyms were Koot, Jan Blommers, Hans van Dek, Tj. Hekking, Heer Koot, Harry F. Kriele and Roman Tate.

Well-known types

  • "Mehmet Pamuk": a Turkish guest worker who loves to be integrated and does his best to learn to speak Dutch properly, although his Dutch is better than that of the people he is speaking to.
  • “De Vieze Man” (= the dirty man): a perverted homeless man who is crazy about sexual innuendos.
  • "Prof. dr. ir. P. Akkermans “: a man who has the right to have his name mentioned in practically all important activities.
  • "Dr. Remco Clavan “: East European expert who actually knows nothing about his area of ​​expertise.
  • "HJ Bussink": old resistance fighter and fanatical monarchist who is often terribly upset about small things.
  • "Diana Charité": a heavily made-up, somewhat older lady with a loud voice and always a special opinion.

As a duo with Wim de Bie

  • "The Brothers Gé and Arie Temmes": two old, beneficent men who are upset about little things, whereby Arie also often annoys Gé.
  • "F. Jacobse and Tedje van Es “: two boys who keep their heads above water with illegal work and petty crime.
  • "De Klisjeemannetjes": two men with a Haag accent (The Hague) who quickly take turns having cliché-like conversations.
  • "Mother and son, Carla and Frank van Putten": the frustrated nestling Frank is constantly being cuddled by his mother, while in lonely moments he is absorbed in sexual fantasies.
  • “De Positivoos”: two singers (relizangers) with politically incorrect songs, who are primarily looking for commercial success.
  • "The reporters Harry F. Kriele and Bulle van Berkel": Van Berkel is mainly described by his long jacket, while Kriele's reports were always a fiasco.
  • "Bert and Dien Meibos": Married couple and former members of the Gerrit Braks fan club. After he left politics, they become fans of Koos Alberts, Frans Bauer, Paul de Leeuw and the Spice Girls .
  • “Cornelis and Catalijne Pronk”, a couple who adopted a child from Africa without ever having seen it.
  • "Mayor Hans van der Vaart (member of the Rose Burgemeesters Club) and Tjolk Hekking, councilor of the municipality of Juinen".

As a trio with Barbara van Kooten and Wim de Bie

  • the couple Cor van der Laak (AVRO member) and Cock and their son Ab van der Laak (world champion butter, cheese and eggs).

Television, radio, film and theater

  • 1964: Uitlaat , with u. a. 'De Klisjeemannetjes' (for the VARA radio)
  • 1964: Twee in een jeep (VARA radio)
  • 1969-1972: Hadimassa
  • 1972: Teleac course Esperanto
  • 1972–1974: Het Gat van Nederland
  • 1974–1979: Simplisties Verbond (VPRO television)
  • 1976: De Dienstlift , based on The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter (TV)
  • 1979–1980: Op hun pik trapped
  • 1980–1981: Koot en Bie
  • 1981–1982: Van Kooten en De Bie
  • 1982-1983: Juinen
  • 1983: Een Gebaar (charity performance for Amnesty International )
  • 1983: Vroeger kon je lachen (film)
  • 1983-1984: Kreateam
  • 1984–1989: Van Kooten en De Bie
  • 1989-1993: Keek op de week
  • 1991: Oh boy! (Movie)
  • 1993–1994: Crass guns
  • 1994-1995: In Bed Met
  • 1995-1996: Deksel van de Desk
  • 1996-1998: Van Kooten en De Bie
  • 1999: Hoofd leest zich autobio (theater)
  • 2002: Wina Zingt (play)
  • 2012: Alles is familie (film)
  • 2016: Nederland in de jaren 60 (documentary series about the 1960s)

bibliography

  • 1960: Poem Geef het nu maar toe (= just admit it) in Een 10 voor 10-ers (= a 10 for 10s)
  • 1965: Memories are made of ziss (= memories are made of ziss)
  • 1969: Melk (= milk) (publisher: Cooperative condensate factory 'Friesland')
  • 1969: Treitertrends (= harassment trends)
  • 1970: Laughter is gezond (= laughter is healthy) with Wim de Bie
  • 1970: Treitertrends 2 (= harassment trends 2)
  • 1972: Laatste Treitertrends (= last harassment trends)
  • 1975: Gas (publisher: VEG-Gasinstitut)
  • 1976: De ergste treitertrends (anthology) (= the worst harassment trends)
  • 1977: Koot droomt zich af (= Koot dreams himself down)
  • 1977: Van Klisjeemannetjes tot directeuren van het Simplisties Verbond (= from Klisjeemännchen to directors of the Simplisties Association) with Wim de Bie
  • 1977: Schrijven (= writing) - handwriting poster
  • 1979: Koot graaft zich autobio (= Koot digs himself biographically)
  • 1979: Wagen (one page, edition of "Het Open Boek")
  • 1981: Willem
  • 1982: The Juinensche Courant (with Wim de Bie)
  • 1982: Veertig (= forty) - a poem
  • 1983: JuCo Magazine (with Wim de Bie; continuation of De Juinensche Courant)
  • 1983: Juiner Nieuwsblad
  • 1983: Hank den Drijver reckons with a gesture for Amnesty International (with Wim de Bie and Freek de Jonge (cabaret artist))
  • 1984: Modermisms
  • 1984: Hedonia
  • 1986: Sea modermisms
  • 1986: Van de hoge (= From the height) (Drawing: Peter van Straaten) (50 copies)
  • 1986: Het groot bescheurboek (with Wim de Bie)
  • 1987: Naar Delft heen (= To Delft - A secret essay from 1950)
  • 1988: Slotting Zeven. Zes uitstapjes (some poems) as Dr. Kees van Kooten
  • 1989: Appeldoorn
  • 1989: Meest modermismen
  • 1989: Het Simplistische verbond over ... (with Wim de Bie)
  • 1991: Zwemmen met droog hair (= swimming with dry hair)
  • 1992: Hilversum (Noord-Holland in prose, poetry and print)
  • 1993: Verplaatsingen (short stories)
  • 1993: Ons kent ons (= we know us; photo book with Wim de Bie)
  • 1994: Meer dan alle modermismen (Modermismen, Meer modermismen, Meest modermismen)
  • 1997: Omnibest (= the very best; De ergste treitertrends, Koot graaft zich autobio, Veertig, Hedonia, Zeven sloten, Zwemmen met droog hair)
  • 1999: Levensnevel (short stories)
  • 1999: Kaft en koren (= cover and choirs)
  • 1999: Het Schaampaard (rhyming picture book, for children from 9 years, with illustrations by Willem van Malsen)
  • 2000: De complete modermismen (published by 'Meer dan alle modermismen')
  • 2000: Annie
  • 2001: Hilaria
  • 2003: Tijdelijk nieuw (= temporarily new) (columns)
  • 2003: Letterlust (with Ewald Spieker)
  • 2004: All modermisms ooit (met 60 bonusmodermisms)
  • 2005: Gerard Reve (300 ex.)
  • 2006: Mijn plezierbrevier (= My Freudebrevier; collected stories from other authors)
  • 2007: Episodes. A romance
  • 2008: De dag- en nachtegaal (The Equinoxes) (audio book)
  • 2009: Het dierbaarste von Kees van Kooten (= the dearest)
  • 2009: Tijdloos ouderwets (= timelessly old-fashioned)
  • 2010: Zo Wordt U Gelukkig (= How to be happy) (on the poetry of Billy Collins )
  • 2012: Hartstochtjes (= excursions to the heart) (personal memories - music, books, art)
  • 2013: All treitertrends (Treitertrends, Treitertrends 2, Laatste Treitertrends)
  • 2013: De verrekijker (= binoculars) (novella) ( Boekenweek present 2013)
  • 2014: Luim (= humor) - het komrijk by Kees van Kooten (collected stories by Gerrit Komrij, compiled by Kees van Kooten)
  • 2015 Mijn plezierbrevier - de natuurleukste korte verhalen volgens mij (= my joy brevier - the most natural short stories in my opinion (collected stories from other writers, compiled by Kees van Kooten))
  • 2015: Leve het welwezen (= Long live well-being)

Prices

  • 1974 - Zilveren Nipkowschijf (= Dutch television award), together with Wim de Bie
  • 1977 - Zilveren Nipkowschijf , together with Wim de Bie
  • 1979 - Cestoda-prijs (Dutch Literature Prize), for the effortless use of the Dutch language in all of its genres
  • 1985 - Ehren-Nipkowschijf , together with Wim de Bie
  • 1986 - GWJ Paagman-prijs (Dutch Literature Prize), for his complete works
  • 1987 - Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse boek, also Boek van het jaar by CPNB
  • 1998 - Gouden Beeld Carrière Award (TV award), together with Wim de Bie
  • 1999 - Groenman-taalprijs for radio-television presenters who differ in their use of language
  • 2000 - Littéraire Witte Prijs (The Hague Literature Prize), for the Levensnevel collection of stories
  • 2004 - Gouden Ganzenveer , for his special contribution to the Dutch writing culture
  • 2007 - Honorary membership of the Genootschap Onze Taal (= Our Language Cooperative), together with Wim de Bie
  • Two Edisons and six gold records for various records of the Simplisties Verbonds

Trivia

Van Kooten is a good friend of the Humo main editor Guy Mortier (= Flemish journalist and TV presenter) and has been publishing a weekly column in Humo (Flemish TV magazine) for years .

In 2013 he won the Groot Dictee der Nederlandse Taal (= Great Dictation of the Dutch Language) - Literature Prize.

swell

  • Godfried Bomans, Kees Stip, S. Carmiggelt and Kees van Kooten, editors: Dick Welsink, A. Meinderts, Vier lichte letterheren, Schrijversprentenboek , Verlag De Bezige Bij Amsterdam, 1999.
  • Hazeu, Wim, Het literair pseudoniemenboek , 1987
  • Michaël, H., Nederlandse literaire prijzen 1880-1985 , 1986
  • Moerman, J., Spectrum Nederlandstalige auteurs , Het Spectrum, 1985
  • Kooiman, Geert en Welsink, Dick, Schrijversgezichten (photo book), 1990
  • Oosthoek Lexicon Nederlandse & Vlaamse auteurs , 1996
  • Schrijvers. 2000 auteurs van de 20e eeuw van A tot Z , Het Spectrum, 2002
  • Spectrum Encyclopedie , 1997

See also

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kooten, Kees van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kooten, Cornelis Reinier van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cabaret artist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH The hague