# Buddy Vedder

Buddy Vedder (born 26 August 1994) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for playing the role of Rover Dekker in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He played lead roles in the musicals Murder Ballad (2020) and Saturday Night Fever (2024, 2025). Vedder is also a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer.

## Career

Vedder presented the Kids Top 20 television show from 2015 to 2018. He played the role of Rover Dekker from 2015 to 2017 in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He left the show to focus on presenting television shows.
Vedder won the award for Beste Zapp-presentator at the 2017 Zapp Awards. He also won the award for Beste Jeugdpresentator at the 2018 Zapp Awards and 2019 Zapp Awards. In 2018, he presented the Kinderprinsengrachtconcert held on the same day as the Prinsengrachtconcert.
In 2019, he presented the show Te leuk om waar te zijn with Britt Dekker and Donnie as team captains. In the same year, he became a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer. Vedder played a lead role in the musical Murder Ballad in 2020. He won the Favoriete Ster Jeugdprogramma award at the 2020 Zapp Awards. He played a role in the 2020 film Misfit 3: De Finale directed by Erwin van den Eshof. Vedder presented Deal or No Deal in 2021 and 2022.
Since 2022, Vedder and Jamai Loman present the talent television series Holland's Got Talent. He played the role of Judas Iscariot in The Passion 2023, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.
In 2024, Vedder and Jamai Loman presented the musical theatre performance television show Stars on Stage. He plays a role in the 2024 film De Legende van Familie Vos directed by Bob Wilbers. In the same year, he plays the role of Tony Manero in the Saturday Night Fever musical.

### Television appearances

In 2016, Vedder and Robin Martens won the dance competition television show Dance Dance Dance. After winning the show Dance Dance Dance, he performed with dancers in his own stage show titled Buddy On Tour. Vedder appeared in a 2016 episode of the show Ik hou van Holland. He also appeared in a 2019 episode of the quiz show Britt's Beestenbende. Vedder won the 2020 season of Wie is de Mol? by identifying Rob Dekay as the mole.

## Personal life

His sister Eva Vedder competes in WTA and ITF tennis competitions.

## Awards

* 2017 Zapp Awards: Beste Zapp-presentator
* 2018 Zapp Awards: Beste Jeugdpresentator
* 2019 Zapp Awards: Beste Jeugdpresentator
* 2020 Zapp Awards: Favoriete Ster Jeugdprogramma

## Selected filmography
### As actor (musical)

* Murder Ballad (2020, 2021)
* Saturday Night Fever (2024, 2025)

### As actor (television)

* Goede tijden, slechte tijden (2015–2017)

### As actor (film)

* De film van Dylan Haegens (2018)
* Misfit 3: De Finale (2020)
* De Legende van Familie Vos (2024)

### As presenter

* Kids Top 20 (2015 – 2018)
* Te leuk om waar te zijn (2019)
* Deal or No Deal (2021–2022)
* Holland's Got Talent (2022 – present)
* Stars on Stage (2024 – present)

### As jury member

* The Masked Singer (2019 – present)

### As contestant

* Dance Dance Dance (2016)
* Ik hou van Holland (2016)
* De Jongens tegen de Meisjes (2017)
* Britt's Beestenbende (2019)
* Wie is de Mol? (2020)