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Rudi Carrell

Entertainer on Dutch and German television

Rudi Carrell
Carrell in 1980
Born	Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar (1934-12-19)19 December 1934 Alkmaar, Netherlands
Died	7 July 2006(2006-07-07) (aged 71) Bremen, Germany
Occupation	Entertainer

Rudi Carrell (born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar; 19 December 1934^[1] – 7 July 2006) was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.^[2]

He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show; the Rudi Carrell Show ran first in the Netherlands, and then for many years in Germany. As a singer he had a number of hits, including a Dutch version of "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam",^[3] and acted in several movies. He also recorded several songs in German. ^[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

Carrell represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "Wat een geluk" ("What luck"). He finished 12th out of 13,

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Rudi Carrell (19 December 1934 in Alkmaar, The Netherlands — 7 July 2006 in Bremen, Germany), born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer (singer / actor / presenter / producer). He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show. The Rudi Carrell Show ran first in the Netherlands, then in Germany for many years. Carrell was also a singer with a number of hits, and acted in several movies. His career began with the television show for AVRO "De bonte dinsdagavondtrein" (1955)

He represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 singing "Wat een geluk" (What luck). He finished 12th out of 13 scoring just 2 points.

His own show "The Rudi Carrell Show" was a huge success in Germany from the 1960s to the 1990s. The show included a similar concept to "Star Search" or "Pop Idol" and brought many well-known German pop stars and actors to prominence, such as Alexis or Mark Keller. It also featured comedy sketches.

In 1987, he famously caused a diplomatic rift between Germany and Iran with a sketch i

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It's Boekenweek, the National Book Week in the Netherlands. Today, 'Die van Carrell' is presented, a new, Dutch biography on television show master, actor and singer Rudi Carrell (1934-2006), written by his daughter Caroline Kesselaar. After his breakthrough in the Dutch show business, Carrell went to Germany where he gained enormous popularity on television. He was the first presenter to attract a TV audience of 20 million Germans, one-quarter of the total population. He also acted in several German films. Nowadays, Carrell is seen as one of the greatest TV entertainers in Europe. The well-written memoir by his youngest daughter presents an interesting, intimate view of her talented, humorous but often unreachable father. Several postcards from this EFSP post are used for a small exhibition around the book in Athenaeum Boekhandel, Amsterdam's most prominent bookshop.

Dutch postcard.

Dutch postcard.

Entertainer, magician and ventriloquist

Rudi Carrell was born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaarin Alkmaar, the Dutch cheese capital, in 1934. He was the eldest of four children