Kees van Kooten

Dutch comedian, television actor, and writer
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Kees van Kooten

Summary

Kees van Kooten is a human[1]. He was born in The Hague[2]. He was born on August 10, 1941[3]. He worked as a writer[4], cabaret performer[5], screenwriter[6], columnist[7], and television actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in The Hague[2], Kees van Kooten…
  • Kees van Kooten was born on August 10, 1941[3].
  • A child of Kees van Kooten was Kim van Kooten[10].
  • A child of Kees van Kooten was Kasper van Kooten[11].
  • Kees van Kooten held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • Dutch was Kees van Kooten's native language[13].
  • Kees van Kooten worked as a writer[4].
  • Kees van Kooten worked as a cabaret performer[5].
  • Kees van Kooten's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Kees van Kooten worked as a columnist[7].
  • Kees van Kooten worked as a television actor[8].
  • Kees van Kooten received the Groenman language award[14].
  • Kees van Kooten received the Cestoda price[15].
  • Kees van Kooten received the Zilveren Nipkowschijf[16].
  • Kees van Kooten received the Littéraire Witte Award[17].
  • Kees van Kooten received the De Gouden Ganzenveer[18].
  • Kees van Kooten received the Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek[19].
  • Kees van Kooten is recorded as male[20].
  • Kees van Kooten's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Kees van Kooten is part of Van Kooten en De Bie[22].
  • Kees van Kooten's Commons category is recorded as Kees van Kooten[23].
  • Kees van Kooten's family name is recorded as van Kooten[24].
  • Kees van Kooten's given name is recorded as Kees[25].
  • Kees van Kooten's partner in business or sport is recorded as Wim de Bie[26].
  • Kees van Kooten's partner in business or sport is recorded as Maud Keus[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-08-10[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a2b28b86-123d-4439-a4c2-919e2625ea42[31]

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Origins and Family

Kees van Kooten was born in The Hague[2]. He was born on August 10, 1941[3]. Dutch was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], cabaret performer[5], screenwriter[6], columnist[7], and television actor[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Groenman language award[14], a language award[32], in Belgium[33], founded in 1993[34]; Cestoda price[15], a literary award[35], in Netherlands[36]; Zilveren Nipkowschijf[16], an award[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1961[39]; Littéraire Witte Award[17], a prize[40], in Netherlands[41], founded in 1977[42]; De Gouden Ganzenveer[18], a literary award[43], in Netherlands[44], founded in 1955[45]; and Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek[19], a literary award[46], in Netherlands[47].

Personal Life

Children include Kim van Kooten[10], an actor[48], b. 1974[49], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[50], awarded the Golden Calf for Best Actress[51] and Kasper van Kooten[11], an actor[52], b. 1971[53], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[54], awarded the Neerlands Hoop[55], specialised in literature[56].

Why It Matters

Kees van Kooten ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

Where was Kees van Kooten born?

Kees van Kooten was born in The Hague[2].

What did Kees van Kooten do for work?

Kees van Kooten worked as writer[4], cabaret performer[5], screenwriter[6], columnist[7], and television actor[8].

What awards did Kees van Kooten receive?

Honors received include Groenman language award[14], Cestoda price[15], Zilveren Nipkowschijf[16], and Littéraire Witte Award[17].

References

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  25. [27] . wiki.beeldengeluid.nl. Retrieved . wiki.beeldengeluid.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

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  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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