Martin van Waardenberg

Martin van Waardenberg (b. 1956) is a Dutch actor, comedian, and writer who played Buurman Baasje on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street.
Van Waardenberg has written and performed extensively in cabaret. From 1985 to 1998, he was part of the duo Waardenberg and De Jong (teamed with bass player Wilfried de Jong), also appearing in occasional TV specials based on their stage shows.
The actor has had leading or regular roles on several Dutch sitcoms and comedy series since 1987, including the driving safety sitcom Familie Oudenrijn (with Piet Hendriks), the children's series Loenetick (as the Major, a psychiatric patient), Klein Holland (playing a cab driver coping with his xenophobic attitudes to his Iranian neighbors), and Camping Pernis, as well as a guest role on the Dutch version of The Golden Girls. Films include Wonderbroeders (which he wrote), Bon Bini Holland (with Hans Dagelet), and De grote Sinterklaasfilm en de strijd om pakjesavond (starring as the prerequisite dour hater of the holiday). He wrote, directed, and starred in the movie Ome Cor and its sequel Opa Cor.
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