Herman van Veen
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Hermannus Jantinus "Herman" van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch
Netherlands
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 stage performer, actor
Actor
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, musician
Musician
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 and singer/songwriter
Songwriter
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 and author
Author
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. He is most famous as the creator of the Dutch-Japanese cartoon
Cartoon
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 Alfred J. Kwak, for which he also wrote, as well as composed and performed most of the music.

He also performed the voice overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater en Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch version of Alfred J. Kwak.

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