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- Birth nameRobert de Nijs
- Rob de Nijs was born on December 26, 1942 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Kunt u me de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, meneer? (1972), Oebele (1968) and Just Say Yes (2021). He was married to Henriëtte Koetschruiter, Belinda Meuldijk and Elly Hesseling. He died on March 16, 2025 in Bennekom, Netherlands.
- SpousesHenriëtte Koetschruiter(June 24, 2008 - March 16, 2025) (his death, 1 child)Belinda Meuldijk(July 1984 - May 13, 2008) (divorced, 2 children)Elly Hesseling(July 30, 1968 - 1981) (divorced)
- Sons Robbert Roman de Nijs (born February 8th 1983) and Yoshi Christopher de Nijs (born 1986) with Belinda Meuldijk.
- Rob de Nijs entered the first decade of the 21st century with a knighthood.
- De Nijs played the first of his two remaining farewell shows in Belgium in 2021. His final farewell concert to the Dutch public took place on 22 June 2022, in Amsterdam. The broadcast of this performance drew 1.2 million viewers.
- Singer Boudewijn de Groot and songwriter Lennaert Nijgh helped him relaunch his singing career, and in 1973 he was back in the charts with "Jan Klaassen was Trompetter".
- De Nijs appeared as a judge during the finale of the Kinderen voor Kinderen festival [nl] in 1992, where he also performed the VIP-version of Allemaal kabaal (originally from the 11th edition of Kinderen voor Kinderen) with 2 children's choirs (De Waagzangertjes from Alkmaar and De Blokskes from St. Genesius-Rode, Belgium).
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