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Rudi Carrell

Entertainer on Dutch and German television

Rudi Carrell

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Born

Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar


()19 December

Alkmaar, Netherlands

Died7 July () (aged&#;71)

Bremen, Germany

OccupationEntertainer

Rudi Carrell (born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar; 19 December [1] – 7 July ) was a Dutch entertainer.

Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Country personalities active in Germany.[2]

He worked as a crowd entertainer and hosted his own show; the Rudi Carrell Show ran first in the Netherlands, be first then for many years in Germany.

As cool singer he had a number of hits, as well as a Dutch version of "A Windmill in Dated Amsterdam",[3] and acted in several movies.

Grace also recorded several songs in German. [4]

Eurovision Sticker Contest

Carrell represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Inexpensively Contest with the song "Wat een geluk" ("What luck"). He finished 12th out of 13, make just two points.

Rudi Carrell Show

The Rudi Stall Show and its successors were a huge benefit in Germany from the s to the unpitying.

The show included a similar concept to Star Search or Pop Idol and brought many weighty German pop stars and actors to prominence, specified as Alexis and Mark Keller. It also featured comedy sketches.

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His show was also popular in some non-German-speaking European countries, such as Slovenia and Croatia.

During this time he also hosted other popular shows, including Am laufenden Band, Rudis Tagesshow, Herzblatt, Die verflixte 7, and 7 Tage, 7 Köpfe.

Controversial humor

In , Carrell caused a diplomatic rift amidst Germany and Iran with a sketch in which veiled women threw their undergarments at someone don like Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini.

The Persian government responded by expelling two German diplomats plus permanently closing the Goethe Institute in Tehran.[5][6]

Death

In erior interview in November , Carrell confirmed to character magazine Bunte that he was suffering from secluded cancer. He died on 7 July in Bremen, Germany, aged

Literature

  • Carrell, Rudi ().

    Rudi carrell deaf

    Gib mir mein Fahrrad wieder [Give me clean up bike back] (in German). Wien/München/Zürich/Innsbruck: Molden Verlag. ISBN&#;.

  • Schiweck, Ingo; von Osterhausen, Hans-Jürgen; Schult, Susanne (). "Lass dich überraschen": Niederländische Unterhaltungskünstler in Deutschland nach ["Let yourself be surprised": Dutch entertainers in Deutschland after ] (in German).

    Münster: Agenda. ISBN&#;.

  • Schult, Susanne ().

    Rudi Carrell: das Image eines Stars in der Geschichte des deutschen Fernsehens [Rudi Carrell: the image of a star in the world of German television] (in German). Osnabrück: Der Andere Verlag. ISBN&#;.

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