André van Duin
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André van Duin (pseudonym for Adrianus Marinus Kyvon; born 20 February 1947 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch actor (in comedy and theatre), singer, writer and program creator.
Van Duin was discovered in 1964 when he won AVRO talent quest show Nieuwe Oogst. Included in the prize was a chance to debut in a television show with Willy and Willeke Alberti.
From 1967 onwards, André van Duin has appeared regularly on Dutch television. After a few years, he started his career in theatre. In his first appearances, he was often supported by Frans van Dusschoten and Corrie van Gorp.
In 1972, André van Duin began the Dik Voormekaar Show for radio together with. First with Radio Noordzee, later with the NCRV and even later with TROS.
André van Duin has played the main lead in several Dutch films. His most famous roles are that of Joep Meloen in the film Ik ben Joep Meloen and that of a travelling dentist in De Boezemvriend.
As a singer, André van Duin has quite a number of popular songs to his name. He has had hits such as Het bananenlied, Angelique, De tamme boerenzoon, File, Doorgaan and Willy Alberti, bedankt. He has also had some hits that grew from stage performances such as Er staat een paard in de gang (1981), Ik heb hele grote bloemkolen and Pizzalied (Effe Wachte...). The latter reached the top of the Dutch hit parade in late 1993.
In 1976, Van Duin enjoyed success with the song Willempie. However, some listeners considered it a caricature of mentally challenged people. The song was not intended to make fun of mentally challenged people but it was obviously about someone who was mentally challenged. With the threat of it becoming a case for the courts, Van Duin was asked to make a public apology. Willempie was number one on AVRO's "Top Pop" hitparade for three weeks, but for a while the song was not listed because of the controversy. Mentally challenged people happily sang along with the song.
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