Danny de Munk

Danny de Munk
Born	February 19, 1970 (1970-02-19) (age 41) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Actor, singer
Spouse	Jenny Sluyter (1998 to date)
Children	Daughter and son
Website
www.dannydemunk.nl

Dennis (Danny) de Munk (born 19 February 1970 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star.

De Munk started acting at the age of 12 as the leading role in the film Ciske de Rat (Ciske the Rat), directed by Guido Pieters, starring Herman van Veen as teacher and Willeke van Ammelrooy as mother. The coming of age trilogy (book) was written by Piet Bakker from 1941-46.

The title song of the film "Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen" was also sung by Danny de Munk and in 1984 scored a number one hit in the Dutch Top 40 and stayed there for 14 weeks (3 weeks number one).

Between 1986 and 1991 he had successfully continued acting and singing, but started 1991 a career as musical actor. In 1997 he played a homosexual in a soccer team in the film All Stars. He is still singing and has an own stage program.

De Munk is married since 1998 and has a daughter and a son.

On 25 April 2008 Danny de Munk was made a knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Discography

• Ciske de Rat (OST, 1984)
• Danny de Munk (1985)
• 'N Jaar Later (1987)
• Geen Wereld Zonder Jou (1989)
• Vrienden voor het Leven (1994, theme song for a Dutch sitcom)
• Danny (1995)
• Hart en Ziel (2007)
• Dit is mijn leven (2010)

Filmography

• Ciske de Rat (1984)
• Danny Dubbel (television documentary, featuring Ciske and Danny, performing songs from his first record)
• Op hoop van zegen (1986), also the song Ratsmodee
• De Vuurdoop (1988)
• All Stars (1997)
• Vrouwenvleugel (TV series, 1993)
• Old Stars (2011)

Musical

• Ciske de Rat (musical, 2009)

Selected musicals

• Les Misérables (musical, 1991)
• Cyrano: The Musical
• Tsjechov (musical)
• Pump boys and dinettes (musical)
• Elisabeth (musical)
• De Tijdaffaire (musical for Rabobank)
• Copacabana (musical)
• De Jantjes (musical)
• The Lion King
• The Wiz (musical)
• Ciske de Rat (musical, as grown-up Ciske, 2007-2009)

External links

• Danny de Munk (Dutch) – official website
• Danny de Munk at The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory
• Danny de Munk at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Munk, Danny de
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Date of birth	19 February 1970
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
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