Post by Slim K team on Jul 12, 2006 16:10:36 GMT -8
[glow=red,2,300]Rudi Carrell passes away At the age of 71[/glow]
Rudi Carrell, who represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1960, died on Friday (July 7th 2006) afternoon at the age of 71.
He suffered from lung cancer since early 2005.
Rudi Carrell was born in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on 19th December 1934 as Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar. After his first televised show in the Netherlands, the Rudi-Carrell-Show and his participation in the contest, he went on to be one of the most succesful showmaster in Germany. "Am laufenden Band", "Rudis Tagesshow", "Herzblatt" and the most watched "Rudi-Carrell-Show" [/li][li] [/b] were among the most succesful game and entertainment shows in the 70s,80s and 90s.
at the hit show "Rudi-Carrell-Show" (right) with Michael Jackson imitator SLIM K
"I wanna wish you a peaceful rest, and send my condolences to your loved ones, Rudi. - You've been one of the greatest entertainer and showmaster in Germany. - THANK YOU for giving me the very first opportunity to perform live on television in front of 16 million viewers on your saturday night show, I remember it was the 2nd most watched episode of your series! - and THANK YOU for not giving up on me and for the encouraging words, when I was full of doubt and down, you build me up and gave me Self-confidence at my dressing room ... yeah
neverending respect and may you rest in peace RUDI!"
In 2001, he was knighted by the Dutch Queen Beatrix. He received several awards, amongst others the Goldene Kamera for his lifework, which was also his last appearance on stage last Feb. 2006.
Rudi Carrel's very last public appearance (Feb. 2006)
recieving the Life Achievement Award - at Goldene Kamera
Furthermore, he was also succesful as an actor in comedy movies ('Tante Trude aus Buxtehude') and as a singer ('Wann wird es mal wieder richtig Sommer?').
He represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 singing "Wat een geluk" (What luck). He finished 12 out of 13 scoring just 2 points.finishing 12th (second from last) with two points.
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today.reuters.com/
Rudi Carrell, a Dutch comic entertainer who took West Germany by storm in the 1960s and once sparked a diplomatic crisis by mocking Iran's supreme leader, has died at the age of 71.
Carrell's tall, thin stature and unmistakable mop of white hair was standard fare on German television and cinema screens during the last 40 years.
"When I first came to Germany, I could only speak English," Carrell once said. "But now the German language has so many English words that I speak fluent German."
In 1960, he crooned his way to second-to-last place in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Carrell's thick Dutch accent and provocative humor were the trademark of television shows like "The Rudi Carrell Show," "Rudi's Daily Show" and others.
In 1987, he did a comedy skit in which veiled women threw their undergarments at someone dressed like the Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The outraged Iranian government responded by expelling two German diplomats and closing the Goethe Institute in Tehran.
A skilled comic, Carrell was famous for his quotable quips, such as: "Newscasters always begin with 'Good Evening' and then need 15 minutes to explain that it is not a good evening."
Born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, Carrell, a smoker, confirmed he was suffering from lung cancer last year.
"Germany has given me ten times more than I ever expected," he recently said. "I owe my life to this wonderful country."
According to Radio Bremen, where Carrell had once worked, the entertainer died on Friday.
TV icon Rudi Carrell & Slim K
www.rudicarrell.com
www.radiobremen.de/tv/hoechstpersoenlich/carrell.html
...At the official Press meeting in the WDR Studios in Cologne/Germany
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[glow=red,2,300]Dutch TV king passes away[/glow]
AMSTERDAM — Dutch television personality Rudi Carrell passed away in Bremen, Germany on Friday.
Doctors announced on Monday that Carrell died as a result of lung cancer. He was 71.
Born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar in the city of Alkmaar in North Holland Province in 1934, Carrell worked as a television entertainer. The Rudi Carrell Show, based on the star search format, was first screened in the Netherlands.
His largest success came when the show switched to Germany and ran there though the 1980s and 1990s. Many well-known German actors and singers got their first start on his show.
Carrell scored a number of hits as a singer and acted in several films. He almost
caused a political spat between Germany and Iran in 1987 when one of his comic film montages showed former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini being covered in ladies' underwear by his followers.
[Copyright Expatica News 2006]
Rudi Carrell, who represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1960, died on Friday (July 7th 2006) afternoon at the age of 71.
He suffered from lung cancer since early 2005.
Rudi Carrell was born in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on 19th December 1934 as Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar. After his first televised show in the Netherlands, the Rudi-Carrell-Show and his participation in the contest, he went on to be one of the most succesful showmaster in Germany. "Am laufenden Band", "Rudis Tagesshow", "Herzblatt" and the most watched "Rudi-Carrell-Show" [/li][li] [/b] were among the most succesful game and entertainment shows in the 70s,80s and 90s.
at the hit show "Rudi-Carrell-Show" (right) with Michael Jackson imitator SLIM K
"I wanna wish you a peaceful rest, and send my condolences to your loved ones, Rudi. - You've been one of the greatest entertainer and showmaster in Germany. - THANK YOU for giving me the very first opportunity to perform live on television in front of 16 million viewers on your saturday night show, I remember it was the 2nd most watched episode of your series! - and THANK YOU for not giving up on me and for the encouraging words, when I was full of doubt and down, you build me up and gave me Self-confidence at my dressing room ... yeah
neverending respect and may you rest in peace RUDI!"
In 2001, he was knighted by the Dutch Queen Beatrix. He received several awards, amongst others the Goldene Kamera for his lifework, which was also his last appearance on stage last Feb. 2006.
Rudi Carrel's very last public appearance (Feb. 2006)
recieving the Life Achievement Award - at Goldene Kamera
Furthermore, he was also succesful as an actor in comedy movies ('Tante Trude aus Buxtehude') and as a singer ('Wann wird es mal wieder richtig Sommer?').
He represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 singing "Wat een geluk" (What luck). He finished 12 out of 13 scoring just 2 points.finishing 12th (second from last) with two points.
_________________________________________________________________________
today.reuters.com/
Rudi Carrell, a Dutch comic entertainer who took West Germany by storm in the 1960s and once sparked a diplomatic crisis by mocking Iran's supreme leader, has died at the age of 71.
Carrell's tall, thin stature and unmistakable mop of white hair was standard fare on German television and cinema screens during the last 40 years.
"When I first came to Germany, I could only speak English," Carrell once said. "But now the German language has so many English words that I speak fluent German."
In 1960, he crooned his way to second-to-last place in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Carrell's thick Dutch accent and provocative humor were the trademark of television shows like "The Rudi Carrell Show," "Rudi's Daily Show" and others.
In 1987, he did a comedy skit in which veiled women threw their undergarments at someone dressed like the Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The outraged Iranian government responded by expelling two German diplomats and closing the Goethe Institute in Tehran.
A skilled comic, Carrell was famous for his quotable quips, such as: "Newscasters always begin with 'Good Evening' and then need 15 minutes to explain that it is not a good evening."
Born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, Carrell, a smoker, confirmed he was suffering from lung cancer last year.
"Germany has given me ten times more than I ever expected," he recently said. "I owe my life to this wonderful country."
According to Radio Bremen, where Carrell had once worked, the entertainer died on Friday.
TV icon Rudi Carrell & Slim K
www.rudicarrell.com
www.radiobremen.de/tv/hoechstpersoenlich/carrell.html
...At the official Press meeting in the WDR Studios in Cologne/Germany
_________________________________________________________________________
[glow=red,2,300]Dutch TV king passes away[/glow]
AMSTERDAM — Dutch television personality Rudi Carrell passed away in Bremen, Germany on Friday.
Doctors announced on Monday that Carrell died as a result of lung cancer. He was 71.
Born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar in the city of Alkmaar in North Holland Province in 1934, Carrell worked as a television entertainer. The Rudi Carrell Show, based on the star search format, was first screened in the Netherlands.
His largest success came when the show switched to Germany and ran there though the 1980s and 1990s. Many well-known German actors and singers got their first start on his show.
Carrell scored a number of hits as a singer and acted in several films. He almost
caused a political spat between Germany and Iran in 1987 when one of his comic film montages showed former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini being covered in ladies' underwear by his followers.
[Copyright Expatica News 2006]