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Leo Alkemade (born 6 August 1980) [1] is a Dutch cabaret artist, comedian and actor. He is one of the comedians in the sketch comedy television show Sluipschutters. [2] He also played roles in multiple films, including Casanova's (2020), Zwanger & Co (2022) and De Tatta's film series.
Alkemade studied at the Koningstheateracademie in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands where he met Roel Bloemen. [3] [4] They performed shows as the duo Alkemade & Bloemen and they won both the jury award and the audience award at the 2000 Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival held in Groningen, Netherlands. [4]
Alkemade played a role in the 2017 film Tuintje in mijn hart directed by Marc Waltman. [5] [6] The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [6] [7] He played a role in the 2017 film Huisvrouwen bestaan niet directed by Aniëlle Webster. [8] The film is an adaptation of the play De Huisvrouwmonologen. [9] [10] It became the best visited Dutch film of 2017. [11] He also played a role in the 2019 sequel Huisvrouwen bestaan niet 2. [12]
Alkemade played roles in the comedy films De Tatta's (2022) and De Tatta's 2 (2023). [13] [14] Both films won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets.
In 2021, Alkemade played the role of Peter in The Passion , a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011. [15] [16] In 2024, he appears in the romantic comedy film Expeditie Cupido directed by Erwin van den Eshof. [17] [18] He also plays a role in the 2024 romantic comedy film Rokjesnacht directed by Johan Nijenhuis. [19] [20]
Alkemade plays a role in the 2025 film De Tatta's 3. [21] [22] The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [23] As of April 2025 [update] , he is scheduled to appear in the 2026 film Champagne in which a son and his terminally ill father travel to the Champagne wine region. [24] [25] The film is a tribute to Alkemade's father and their shared love for champagne. [3] [24] Alkemade had also planned to travel to the Champagne wine region with his father but his father was unable to make the journey due to his failing health and he died a few weeks later. [26]
Alkemade played a role in comedy television series Shouf Shouf!. [27] The series is based on the 2004 film Shouf Shouf Habibi! in which Alkemade also plays a role. [28] [29] The first season of the show aired in 2006. [28] He also played a role in the 2015 and 2016 television series Missie Aarde, a science fiction comedy mockumentary series set in the year 2063. [30] [31] The series has been described as a cross between The Office and Star Trek . [30] He also played a role in the virtual reality film with the same name. [32] [33]
Alkemade was one of the actors in the satirical television show Kanniewaarzijn presented by Astrid Joosten. [34] [35] In the show, Joosten helps consumers that have an issue with a government agency, organisation or company and the show is both informative and humorous with comedic sketches. [36] He appeared in the show from 2016 to 2019. [34] [37]
He was one of the comedians in the 2019 season of the game show Echt Waar?! presented by Jan Versteegh. [38] [39] In 2021, Alkemade and Dennis Weening were among the duos to present De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros. [40] [41] In the same year, he was one of the team captains in the quiz show The Bettle presented by Hélène Hendriks in which two teams answer questions about association football. [42] [43]
He was one of the presenters of the 2021 show Missions Impossible in which people attempt to complete a challenge. [44] Hélène Hendriks, Jan Versteegh and Dennis van der Geest were also presenters of the show. [44] In 2022, Alkemade and Leonie ter Braak presented the game show Van je familie moet je het hebben in which a contestant and their family attempt to answer the same questions to win a certain amount of money. [45] [46]
Since 2023, he appears in the comedy television show LOL: Last One Laughing which airs on Prime Video. [47] The show is the Dutch version of the Japanese television show Documental .
Alkemade was a contestant in the 2013 season of the game show De Pelgrimscode presented by Bert van Leeuwen. [48] [49] He competed in the 2014 season of the show Expeditie Robinson. [50] [51] In 2018, he appeared in the singing competition show It Takes 2. [52] [53] He also appeared in a 2018 episode of the game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes . Alkemade and Xander de Buisonjé competed as duo in a 2021 episode of the show Het Jachtseizoen. [54] He appeared in the 2021 Christmas special of the singing show Onmogelijke Duetten. [55] [56]
Alkemade and Dennis Weening were contestants in a 2023 episode of the game show The Big Bang. [57] [58] Alkemade and his son appeared in a 2024 episode of the singing show DNA Singers. [59] He also appeared in a 2024 episode of the singing competition show Secret Duets. [60]
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