Kenneth Herdigein

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Kenneth Herdigein
Born (1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 (age 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Kenneth Herdigein (born June 12, 1959, in Paramaribo) is a Dutch actor of Surinamese descent, best known as a television actor in popular Dutch comedy-dramas.

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Career

Herdigein first gained popularity as a television actor in the 1980s, in such shows as Opzoek naar Yolanda (1984), We zijn weer thuis (1989-1994), and Zeg 'ns Aaa (1988-1993). [1]

Herdigein has also performed in musicals, such as Amandla! Mandela, 2009 [2] in which he played Nelson Mandela, [3] and has directed for the stage, such as Adio...mijn liefste (1995), in which he also performed, [4] and Ons Kent Ons (2011), a cabaret-musical dealing with the Dutch history of slavery performed in the Tropenmuseum. [5] He was supposed to play Mufasa in the first Dutch production of The Lion King , but was forced to resign due to vocal issues. [6] He was replaced by Edwin Jonker.

In 2005, he was given the Cosmic Award (by Job Cohen) at the annual Hollandse Nieuwe theater festival in Amsterdam; the award is given to the best Dutch artist of non-Dutch descent. [7]

Selected filmography

Television

Musicals

Stage

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