Ruben van der Meer

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Ruben van der Meer
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Born (1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 55)
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]

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Career

Music

Van der Meer became known as one of the members of the Dutch comedy gabber band Hakkûhbar. [4]

Film

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]

Television

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]

Theatre

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). [19] [20]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Ruben Nicolai denkt dat De Lama's niet meer uit elkaar gaan". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Ruben van der Meer en Loes Luca in Baantjer-bioscoopfilm" [Ruben van der Meer and Loes Luca in Baantjer cinema film]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Gordon en Ruben van der Meer spelen hoofdrol in comedy Yamas!". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. "Daar is Gabbertje! Hakkûhbar blikt terug". Panorama (in Dutch). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. "Ruben van der Meer speelt ook rol in 'Brabantse' film 'J. Kessels' van Erik de Bruyn". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 18 November 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. "Eerste rode loper in Utrecht voor roadmovie J. Kessels". NOS (in Dutch). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. "Baantjer Het Begin bekroond met Gouden Film vanwege 100.000e bezoeker" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. "Ruben van der Meer in komediefilm Yamas!" [Ruben van der Meer in comedy film Yamas!]. Broadcast Magazine (in Dutch). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. "Winnaar Gouden Televizier-Ring 2006: De Lama's". Televizier. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. "Ex-lama's stoppen met Budget TV". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  11. "Ranking the Stars en Budget TV voor het laatst" [Ranking the Stars and Budget TV for the last time]. Mediacourant (in Dutch). 22 May 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  12. "Ex-lama's beginnen met Club Melchior opnieuw" [Former llamas start again with Club Melchior]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 27 October 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  13. "Ex-lama's stoppen met Budget TV". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Nieuw programma voor Jack Spijkerman" [New show for Jack Spijkerman]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 "Tineke Schouten laat huizen BN'ers zien in nieuw SBS-spelshow". NU.nl (in Dutch). 23 February 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  16. "Kees Tol-show Met De Deur In Huis enorme flop". Mediacourant (in Dutch). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  17. "Holly Mae Brood en Jeroen van Koningsbrugge teamcaptains in Alles is Muziek" [Holly Mae Brood and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge team captains in Alles is Muziek]. Showbizznetwerk (in Dutch). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  18. "Marieke Elsinga afgeschreven door VI: 'Tv-carrière is vernietigd'". Mediacourant (in Dutch). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  19. "De Lama's wijzigen naam in TAFKAL en gaan in 2022 weer touren". NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  20. "Oud-Lama's gaan in mei 2025 als cabaretgroep TAFKAL op theatertour". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.