Koenraad Desiré Arthur (Koen) Crucke (born 11 February 1952 in Ghent) is a Belgian operatic tenor, politician, and actor of stage, television, and film. As an opera singer he has been particularly active at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp where he specializes in character roles. He has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions as well. Since 1990, he stars as Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch on the long-running Flemish-Belgian children's television series Samson en Gert. In 2009, Crucke told the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Albert is based upon the role of the gay hairdresser, he played in the movie Koko Flanel but does not reveal anything about the sexual orientation of Albert.[1]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Zware jongens | Gevangene Caruso | |
| 1986 | De Paniekzaaiers | Orkestleider | |
| 1989 | Blueberry Hill | Barkeeper Milord | Directed by Robbe De Hert |
| Het sacrament | (Unnamed role) | ||
| 1990 | Koko Flanel | Jean-Claude | |
| 1991 | Samson & Gert: Er zit meer in een liedje | Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch | (Video short) |
| 2001 | Pauline and Paulette | De 'graaf' | |
| Robin Hood: The Musical | Koning Jan | (Video) | |
| 2002 | Doornroosje, de musical | Koning Lodewijk | (Video) |
| 2008 | Hotel op stelten (Panic at the Hotel) | Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch | Samson & Gert children's film |
| 2011 | Alice in Wonderland, de musical | De Hoedenmaker / De Rups | (Video) |
| 2012 | Musical: Robin Hood | Koning Jan | (Video) |
| 2014 | K3 Dierenhotel | Lazy (voice role) | |
TV
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | De eerste nowel | Derde Herder | (TV Movie) |
| 1978 | The van Paemel Family | Désiré | (TV Movie) |
| 1990 | Langs de kade | (Unnamed role) | (TV Series), 1 episode: "De Hormonendealer" |
| Meester, hij begint weer! | Leerkracht / Leraar | (TV Series), 4 episodes: "De Stagiaire", "De Inspecteur", "Buys Op De Buis" and "Buys En De Baby" | |
| 1991-2019 | Samson en Gert | Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch | (Children's TV Series), 525 episodes |
| 1993 | Zomerrust | Alfons | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Way to Your Heart" |
| 2000-2002 | Brussel Nieuwsstraat (or Brussels New Street) | (TV Series), 14 episodes | |
| 2009 | Super8 | Koen Krucke | (TV Series), 1 episode |
| 2019 | Samson & Gert: Het allerlaatste liedje | Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch | (TV Movie / Video ) |
| 2020 - onwards | Samson en Marie | Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch | (TV Series), 6 episodes |
Personal life
In 2004 he married his long-time partner; becoming one of the first Belgian celebrities to take advantage of the newly established Same-sex marriage laws in Belgium.[2]
References
- ↑ (nl) Koen Crucke wordt weer Albertoooooooo Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Crucke treedt op samen met zijn partner". Het Nieuwsblad. 25 February 2010.