Antonie Kamerling
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Antonie Kamerling was a Dutch
television
and film
actor
and musician
.
Good Times, Bad Times
. His character, Peter Kelder, quickly became one of the most popular on the program. In 1993 he got the lead in De Kleine Blonde Dood, directed by Jean van de Velde
. At the time, his casting was quite controversial, as soap actors were considered to be inferior to 'professional' actors. Kamerling eventually got nominated for a Gouden Kalf for best actor, the most important Dutch film award.
In 1997, he starred in another film by Van de Velde, All Stars. For the film, about an amateur football team, he sang the theme song, "Toen Ik Je Zag" (literal translation: "When I Saw You"), written by the popular Dutch singer Guus Meeuwis
. The song was released as a single under his character's name, Hero, and soon was a number one hit on the Dutch charts. From that moment on, he tried to get a music career, but could never repeat the success of his first single.
After that point, Kamerling played in a couple more films, the most successful being I Love You Too
(2001), and in television series like All Stars – De Serie and ONM. Later in his career, he played in a couple of musicals, including starring roles in the musical versions of Turkish Delight
and Sunset Boulevard
.
. They met on the set of the Dutch prime time
soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
(literally "Good Times, Bad Times"). They had two children together, son Merlijn and daughter Vlinder. His sister, Liesbeth is also an actress.
Kamerling was praised for his charity work with development organization “Edukans”, helping their efforts to provide basic education to underprivileged children in developing countries
.
Kamerling suffered from depression and committed suicide on 6 October 2010. He was 44 years old.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Biography
Antonie Kamerling was still a law student when in 1990 he was cast in the then new Dutch soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Good Times, Bad Times
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede tijden, slechte tijden , also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily soap in the Netherlands. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 4,000 episodes have been broadcast...
. His character, Peter Kelder, quickly became one of the most popular on the program. In 1993 he got the lead in De Kleine Blonde Dood, directed by Jean van de Velde
Jean van de Velde (director)
Jean van de Velde is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He has directed twelve films since 1979. His film The Silent Army competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
. At the time, his casting was quite controversial, as soap actors were considered to be inferior to 'professional' actors. Kamerling eventually got nominated for a Gouden Kalf for best actor, the most important Dutch film award.
In 1997, he starred in another film by Van de Velde, All Stars. For the film, about an amateur football team, he sang the theme song, "Toen Ik Je Zag" (literal translation: "When I Saw You"), written by the popular Dutch singer Guus Meeuwis
Guus Meeuwis
Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis is a Dutch singer and songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the '90s and first decade of the 2000s.-Biography:...
. The song was released as a single under his character's name, Hero, and soon was a number one hit on the Dutch charts. From that moment on, he tried to get a music career, but could never repeat the success of his first single.
After that point, Kamerling played in a couple more films, the most successful being I Love You Too
I Love You Too (film)
I Love You Too is a 2001 Dutch drama film.The film received a Golden Film in 2001, the first film to receive this award....
(2001), and in television series like All Stars – De Serie and ONM. Later in his career, he played in a couple of musicals, including starring roles in the musical versions of Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight (film)
Turkish Delight is a 1973 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and filmed by Jan de Bont. The film is a love story of an artist and a young woman, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. The story is based on the novel Turks fruit by Jan Wolkers...
and Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (musical)
Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the...
.
Personal life
Antonie Kamerling was married to actress Isa HoesIsa Hoes
Isa Hoes is a Dutch actress and voice actress. She is known for her past role as the Myriam van der Pol in ongoing Dutch soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden....
. They met on the set of the Dutch prime time
Prime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede tijden, slechte tijden , also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily soap in the Netherlands. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 4,000 episodes have been broadcast...
(literally "Good Times, Bad Times"). They had two children together, son Merlijn and daughter Vlinder. His sister, Liesbeth is also an actress.
Kamerling was praised for his charity work with development organization “Edukans”, helping their efforts to provide basic education to underprivileged children in developing countries
Developing country
A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...
.
Kamerling suffered from depression and committed suicide on 6 October 2010. He was 44 years old.
Filmography
- The Little Blonde Death (1993)
- Respect (1994)
- En route (1994)
- Suite 16 (1994)
- KOEKOEK! (1995)
- Darkling (1995)
- Lisa (1996)
- Predestined Things (1996)
- Hot Dogs (1997)
- All Stars (1997)
- Sentimental Education (1998)
- Left LuggageLeft Luggage (film)Left Luggage is a 1998 Dutch film directed by Jeroen Krabbé.-Plot:While escaping from Nazis during WWII, a Jewish man buries two suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground. The war deprived him of his family, and afterwards he endlessly turns over the soil of Antwerp to find the...
(1998) - Het 14e kippetje (1998)
- The Runner (2000)
- I Love You Too (2001)
- Saint Amour (2001)
- Soul Assassin (2001)
- Love Trap (2004)
- MindhuntersMindhuntersMindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...
(2004) - Exorcist: The BeginningExorcist: The BeginningExorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin...
(2004) - WickedWicked (film)Wicked is a 1998 American thriller independent film starring Julia Stiles as a disturbed teenager.Troubled teen daughter Ellie assumes the role of her dead mother and takes control of her father's life.-Plot:...
(2005) - Dominion: Prequel to the ExorcistDominion: Prequel to the ExorcistDominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is a prequel to The Exorcist .-Plot:...
(2005) - Horizonica (2006)
- The Blue Horse (2009)
- New Kids Turbo (2010)