Background
Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar Kamerling was born on 25 August 1966 in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar Kamerling was born on 25 August 1966 in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
He played in the films,, and He also had starring roles in Dutch musical productions. Kamerling committed suicide in 2010.
Kamerling was still a law student when in 1990 he was cast in the then new Dutch soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden.
His character, Peter Kelder, quickly became one of the most popular on the program In 1993, he got the lead in The Little Blonde Death, directed by Jean van de Velde.
At the time, his casting was quite controversial, as soap actors were considered to be inferior to "professional" actors. Kamerling eventually got nominated for a Gouden Kalf for best actor, the most important Dutch film award.
In 1997, he starred in another film by Van de Velde, All Stars.
Foreign the film, about an amateur football team, he sang the theme song, "Toen ik je zag" (When I Saw You), written by the popular Dutch singer Guus Meeuwis. The song was released as a single under his character"s name, Hero, and soon was a number one hit on the Dutch charts. From that moment on, he tried to get a music career, but could never repeat the success of his first single.
After that point, Kamerling played in a couple more films, the most successful being, and in television series like All Stars – De Serie and Onderweg naar Morgen.
Later in his career, he played in a couple of musicals, including starring roles in the musical versions of Turkish Delight and Sunset Boulevard.
He was member of the original cast of the Dutch soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden.
