1. Urbanus is one of the most popular and famous entertainers in Flanders and the Netherlands.
15 Facts About Urbanus
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Urbanus, artist's name of Urbain Joseph Servranckx is a Belgian comedian, singer, guitarist, author of comic books and actor.
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Urbanus became popular in Flanders and managed to duplicate his success in the Netherlands, building a steady career since.
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Urbanus has appeared in TV shows, some which he wrote himself.
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Urbanus released several musical singles, some of which entered the hit parade.
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The first cover of Urbanus live was drawn by Daniel Geirnaert.
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Urbanus considers himself an atheist, although he wed in the Roman Catholic Church and had his children baptized.
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Urbanus starred in three films: Hector, Koko Flanel and Seventh Heaven.
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Urbanus was named best actor by Radio France and Dauphine Libere.
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In Flanders and the Netherlands Urbanus is well-known and very popular since 1974.
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Urbanus lent his voice to the Flemish versions of the Pixar movies, Cars and Cars 2, where he was the voice of the character Mater.
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Urbanus is script writer of a comics series about a childlike version of himself, Urbanus, which debuted in 1982.
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The series is drawn by Willy Linthout and from the third story on, Urbanus started providing the scenarios.
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Urbanus writes the gags for the satirical comic De Geverniste Vernepelingskes, which pokes fun at several Flemish celebrities.
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Urbanus writes gags for the children's comics Plankgas en Plastronneke and Mieleke Melleke Mol, both drawn by Dirk Stallaert.