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Gerard Cox | |
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Born | Gerardus Antonius Cox 6 March 1940 |
Citizenship | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1964 - current |
Awards | Radio 5 Nostalgia Oeuvreprijs |
Website | http://www.gerardcox.nl |
Gerardus Antonius "Gerard" Cox (born 6 March 1940, Rotterdam) is a Dutch singer, cabaret artist, actor, and director. For fifteen years, he played the lead character of the Dutch sitcom Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon .
Cox made his acting debut in the 1977 film Het Debuut directed by Nouchka van Brakel. [1]
In 2018, Cox had a leading role in the RTL 4 alternative comedy series Beter Laat Dan Nooit , where he travels around the world with other Dutch celebrities, which include Peter Faber, Willibrord Frequin, and Barrie Stevens.
In 2020, he was involved with a film which also starred his former wife Joke Bruijs. They had ended their marriage in 1987, after realising that they were just good friends. [2] In 2022, they starred in the film Casa Coco . [3] [4]