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- Birth nameAntoon van Cluysen
- Tony Bell was born on February 12, 1913 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Benidorm (1989), Een zonde waard (1959) and Hoe zotter, hoe liever (1960). He died on April 25, 2006 in Halle-Zoersel, Flanders, Belgium.
- One of the best joketellers and comedians in Belgium.
- The Antwerp native, who began his career as an operetta singer, toured Flanders as a singer-entertainer from the mid-1930s onwards.
- On the Flemish radio station Studio Brussel, radio host Peter Van de Veire used to play a joke by Tony Bell every day as a closing segment on his show, 'De grote Peter Van de Veire show', during the 2005–2006 season.
- At the mere mention of his name, the older Flemish generation immediately thinks of all those risqué jokes he told over the years—risqué, certainly, but never dirty or vulgar. With Tony Bell, it was always just a joke, with the emphasis on the humor. People couldn't seem to get enough of his LPs filled with Antwerp-style humor and sketches. Over the course of his career, Tony received one platinum and three gold records for sales exceeding 200,000 copies.
- For his contributions to cabaret, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) and received the "Pro Musica" badge of honour.
- Laughter is healthy, and worries are for tomorrow.
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