Ruben van der Meer | |
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| Born | 2 June 1970 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Ruben van der Meer (born 2 June 1970) is a Dutch actor and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show De Lama's together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben Nicolai and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. [1] He played roles in several films, including Amsterdam Vice (2019) and Yamas! (2024). [2] [3]
Van der Meer became known as one of the members of the Dutch comedy gabber band Hakkûhbar. [4]
Van der Meer plays a role in the 2015 film J. Kessels directed by Erik de Bruyn. [5] The film was the opening film of the 2015 Netherlands Film Festival. [6] In 2019, he played a role in Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin) by Arne Toonen. [2] The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets. [7] He played a lead role in the 2024 comedy film Yamas! directed by Andy van Veen en Rik Sinkeldam. [3] [8]
Between 2004 and 2008 he formed part of the core team of comedians in the television show De Lama's , together with Ruben Nicolai, Tijl Beckand and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. [1] The show was very popular and won the Gouden Televizier-ring in 2006, a prestigious Dutch television award. [9]
In 2009, Van der Meer presented the show Budget TV together with Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand. [10] [11] The show ended after ten episodes due to disappointing viewing figures. [12] They also performed shows in theatre with the same name. [13]
Between 2010 and 2015 he took part in the television game show Echt Waar?! together with Tijl Beckand. [14] The host of the show was Jack Spijkerman. [14] Van der Meer was a panel member in 2016 show Met de deur in huis presented by Kees Tol. [15] [16] It is the Dutch version of the British show Through the Keyhole . [15] In the show, Tineke Schouten visits homes of Dutch celebrities and the panel members have to guess whose house it is. [15]
In 2023, he appeared in the television game show Alles is Muziek in which two teams competed by recreating songs using everyday objects. [17] [18] He traveled to Zambia together with Daphne Bunskoek and presenter Humberto Tan for an episode of the photography television show Gelukkig Hebben We De Foto's Nog. [19] [20]
Since 2022, Van der Meer, Tijl Beckand, Ruben Nicolai and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge perform theatre shows under the name TAFKAL (The Artists Formerly Known As Lama's). [21] [22]