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Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ DUTCH: Cabaretier, schrijver, dichter Paul van Vliet startte in de jaren vijftig zijn carrière en richtte in Den Haag het theater Pepijn op vanwaar uit zijn cabaretgroep speelde. Begin jaren zeventig viel het collectief uit elkaar maar Theater Pepijn bleef Van Vliet beheren. Het werd een broeinest voor jong aanstormend talent. Youp van ‘t Hek, Herman Finkers, Jochem Myjer, Theo Maassen en Harrie Jekkers ze stonden er allemaal. Van Vliet speelde honderden voorstellingen in binnen- en buitenland, schreef diverse boeken, speelde in de musical “My Fair Lady“ en stond in toneelvoorstellingen. Ook was hij sinds 1992 ambassadeur van Unicef, een rol die hij dankte aan bemiddeling van Audrey Hepburn. Heel bekend zijn de typetjes uit zijn one man shows: Baron Taets van Avezaethe, Haagse Benny, Bram van de Commune en Majoor Kees, die ook een ’hit’ had met “Majoor Kees en de Sinterklaahaas“, uitgezonden in Toppop op 27 november 1976. Van Vliet behoorde tot de grootste cabaretiers van Nederland en overleed op 25 april 2023 op 87-jarige leeftijd. ENGLISH: Dutch comedian, writer, poet Paul van Vliet started his career in the fifties and founded the theater Pepijn in The Hague from where his cabaret group played. In the early 1970s, the collective fell apart, but Theater Pepijn continued to manage Van Vliet. It became a hotbed for young up-and-coming talent. Youp van ’t Hek, Herman Finkers, Jochem Myjer, Theo Maassen and Harrie Jekkers they were all there. Van Vliet played hundreds of performances at home and abroad, wrote several books, played in the musical “My Fair Lady“ and performed in stage performances. He has also been ambassador for UNICEF since 1992, a role he owes to the mediation of Audrey Hepburn. The characters from his one man shows are very well known: Baron Taets van Avezaethe, Haagse Benny, Bram van de Commune and Majoor Kees, who also had a ’hit’ with “Majoor Kees en de Sinterklaahaas“, broadcast in Toppop on November 27, 1976 Van Vliet was one of the greatest comedians in the Netherlands and died on April 25, 2023 at the age of 87. Broadcast date: 11/27/1976 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
