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Jan Akkerman

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Jan Akkerman was born on 24 December 1946 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and composer, known for RoboCop (2014), Baby Driver (2017) and Logan Lucky (2017).
BornDecember 24, 1946
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Known for:

Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)
RoboCop
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Hocus Pocus")
  • 2014
Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Lily James, and Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Hocus Pocus")
  • 2017
Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, and Adam Driver in Logan Lucky (2017)
Logan Lucky
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Down Man")
  • 2017
Willem Dafoe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, and Rachel McAdams in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Most Wanted Man
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Down Man")
  • 2014

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Actor

  • Plyysiä ja hyvää musiikkia
    TV Series
    • Musician
    • 1975

Composer

  • Thom Hoffman and Jonna Koster in Regrets (1998)
    Regrets
    • Composer
    • 1998

Music Department

  • Martijn Fischer in Bloed, zweet & tranen (2015)
    Bloed, zweet & tranen
    7.1
    • musician: guitar, arena concert
    • 2015

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Focus
  • Born
    • December 24, 1946
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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    • 1 Interview

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    Akkerman joined the Thijs van Leer Trio in late 1969 which, as the nascent band Focus, was the pit band for the Dutch theatrical production of Hair (recorded as an album in 1969). Under the name Focus, the band explored progressive rock, an amalgam of classical, jazz, and rock music, and had hits in the seventies such as "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia".

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