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Bob Benny

Overview

  • Born
    May 28, 1926 · Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium
  • Died
    March 29, 2011 · Beveren, Flanders, Belgium
  • Birth name
    Emilius Wagemans

Biography

  • Bob Benny was born on May 28, 1926 in Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Patati patata (1959), Biografie (1967) and Ontdek de ster (1955). He died on March 29, 2011 in Beveren, Flanders, Belgium.

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  • Until 2000, Bob Benny played in musicals. In Flanders, his most famous role is that of Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
  • In 1963, Benny scored his biggest hit, (Waar en Wanneeer) 'Where and when', an adaptation of 'Als Flotter Geist' composed by Johan Strauss. He won a gold record with it.
  • In the early fifties he started working for public broadcasting, where he had several shows of his own, with a lot of singing and dancing.
  • Benny began his singing career at the end of World War II when he started performing regularly at a café in Sint-Niklaas.
  • He was a Belgian singer and musical theatre performer,.

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