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Tom Six was born on 29 August 1973 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and writer, known for The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009), The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) and The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011).

Tom Budgen was born on 19 May 1985 in Alkmaar, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for WWE NXT (2010), Action Force and AEW Collision (2023). He has been married to Thea Trinidad since November 2018.

Jim Bakkum, born on the 10th August 1987, always had a thing for music. He, his brother (who now plays in his band) and two kids from around the block had their own band called 'The Kids'. With parents who were also into music, the musical family performed many times. At the age of 15 Jim auditioned for Idols, and finished second. The boy got thousands of fans, and wasn't able to walk on the streets any more. His first CD came out; impressed with several hits, and a duet with Idols winner Jamai. Jim won several awards, and in 2003 his second CD Ready came out. This one had two hits, and Jim also started to act. He made his debut with Baantjer, where he played Rick, and later he played in Snowfever, where he sang on the soundtrack. Jim also did Dancing with the Stars, which he won. And in 2005 he made a CD called 'Dance with me' inspired by Dancing with the stars.

Henriëtte Tol was born on 9 March 1953 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Westenwind (1999), Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990) and Bloedverwanten (2010).

Hakan Yonat was born in 1969 in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Hakan is a director and cinematographer, known for Only You (2014), Sadik Ahmet (2024) and Hayat Ulasinca Baslar (2020).

Angela Groothuizen was born on 28 September 1959 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Peter Ball (2002), HotNews.nl (2005) and Peter Bell II: The Hunt for the Czar Crown (2003). She is married to Rob Mooij. They have two children.

Sophie Hilbrand was born on 5 October 1975 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and director, known for Zomerhitte (2008), Grijpstra & De Gier (2004) and Talmen (2002).

Annette Nijder was born on 25 April 1954 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Mama is boos! (1986), Vrouwenvleugel (1993) and Flikken Maastricht (2007).

Jan Schermer was born on 21 February 1974 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and composer, known for Another Round (2020), Code Blue (2011) and Nothing Personal (2009).

Gerard Joling was born on 28 April 1960 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and composer, known for Theo en Thea en de ontmaskering van het tenenkaasimperium (1989), Drie recht, één averecht (1988) and Refugees: Who Needs Them? (2013).

His father and grandfather were both in show business. Carrell attended high school, but left at the age of 16 and set off for Paris on his bicycle. He rode his bike all the way to Brussels, sold it there and continued hitchhiking. He struggled for three months on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, living alternately in a tent or on a park bench. Back in his homeland at the age of 17, he replaced his father in a guest appearance and has remained in show business ever since. For many years he worked as an entertainer, magician, ventriloquist, etc. in the Netherlands. In 1957 Carrell married the Dutchwoman Truus de Vries. The daughters Annemieke (1958) and Caroline (1962) come from this marriage.

The spouses separated in 1967 and the divorce did not occur until 1973. In 1959, a television appearance with his own ideas made him famous overnight. He then got a monthly television show, the "Rudi Carrell Show", which he wrote, produced and presented over 35 times for Dutch television. In 1964 he won the Silver Rose of Montreux for Dutch television's "Rudi Carrell Show". In 1965, Radio Bremen broadcast the show for the first time in Germany with great success. From 1968 his shows were broadcast as a co-production by Radio Bremen and Süddeutscher Rundfunk. Until 1974 he presented "The Rudi Carrell Show", which was replaced in the same year by the show "Am churning" and became the most successful program on German television with ratings of 64 percent. Since 1970, Carrell has also appeared in feature films, mostly in clothes like "Aunt Trude from Buxtehude".

He also celebrated success with his records and delivered an unforgettable hit with "When will it really be summer again?" In 1974 he married Anke Bobbert from Bremen, the mother of his son Alexander (1977). Carrell was also in demand as an advertising medium, including when he posed for the EDEKA retail group. The company credited Carrell's campaign with a 3.5 percent increase in sales in 1979. Rudi Carrell celebrated a brilliant comeback on television in the fall of 1981 with "Rudi's Tagesshow", a parody of the news program "Tagesschau". Carrell earned the displeasure of some politicians and was even responsible for a diplomatic crisis with Iran because he gave the impression on his show in 1987 that Iranian leader Khomeini had received women's underwear as a gift from his followers. Tehran then closed the Goethe Institute and expelled two diplomats. The crisis was resolved after Carrell's apology.

In October 1987, Carrell went on air with "Herzblatt," a "show to fall in love with," which achieved ratings of up to 50 percent on Bayerischer Rundfunk. After 128 broadcasts, Carrell handed the show over to Reinhard Fendrich. When the "Rudi Carrell Show" was broadcast again in 1988 as a wish-fulfillment show, it was the most popular show among the audience according to a reader survey by a Munich newspaper. His "Herzblatt" came in third place. In other programs such as "Rudi's Animal Show", "The Post goes off" and "Rudi's Holiday Show" he once again thrilled millions of viewers. From 1996, Carrell produced one of Europe's most successful comedy shows, "7 Days - 7 Heads", in which he also appeared in front of the camera. With his team, consisting of Mike Krüger, Gaby Köster, Jochen Busse, Kalle Pohl, Bernd Stelter and various guest stars, he received the "Golden Lion".

Carrell received many other awards in his long career, including a "Bambi" as "Best Quizmaster", two "Golden Cameras", the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class and the Karl Valentin Order. His second wife Anke died in 2000. In 2001 he unexpectedly married the then 30-year-old hotel manager Simone Felischak for his third marriage in Australia. Queen Beatrix appointed him a knight in the Dutch Order of the Lion in 2001. In September 2003, Carrell was awarded the German Television Award. Even after his 70th birthday in December 2004, the TV veteran stayed with the medium: Rudi Carrell continued to work in the background on the RTL comedy show "7 Days, 7 Heads". After many successful years, the last episode of "7 Days, 7 Heads" was broadcast on December 30, 2005.

From 1985 to 2000 he was in a relationship with the screenwriter Susanne Hoffmann, which he publicly acknowledged in 1997. After the death of his wife Anke in February 2000 due to heart failure, he also separated from Susanne Hoffmann, who died of a brain tumor in 2003. In 2001 he married his third wife, the hotel manager Simone Felischak. At the Golden Camera award ceremony in February 2006, Rudi Carrell was honored with the honorary award for his life's work. At the same time, the entertainer, who was suffering from lung cancer, said goodbye to the show stage.

Marlies van Alcmaer was born on 30 January 1938 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), Westenwind (1999) and Medisch Centrum West (1988).

Marco Borsato was born in the Netherlands to parents Mary de Graaf and Roberto Borsato. The whole family, including Marco's brother Armando and sister Sylvana, moved to Italy where Marco's father owned a restaurant at Lake Garda. Marco thus speaks fluently Italian.

Upon returning to the Netherland, Marco tried to gain fame as a singer, singing mainly Italian songs. He was first noticed when he participated in the very popular Dutch TV Show Soundmixshow (1985), in which amateur singers portray an artist of their choice, singing live, and a panel of judges decides who does it the best. Marco performed as Billy Vera singing "At This Moment", and won the grand finale on April 7, 1990.

He was signed to Polydor and released three albums, all three in Italian. Apart from the song "Emozioni", which reached number 4 in the Dutch charts, the albums weren't a big success. In 1993, his record company advised him to release some songs in Dutch because he still hadn't has his big break. Finally, in 1994, he released the song "Dromen zijn Bedrog" originally an Italian song which was translated into Dutch. The song shot to number 1 in the charts and remained there for 12 weeks, which gained him a spot in the Guiness World Records Book. A few months later his second single "Waarom nou jij" and his self-titled album "Marco" were also big hits.

Since 1995, Marco Borsato is the highest paid singer in the Netherlands and most of his singles and albums always end up high in the charts. He has done a lot of collaborations with other singers, including Lucie Silvas, Sita, Trijntje Oosterhuis and Ali B.. He performed with Sita for Dutch Royals Crown Prince Willem Alexander and his then wife to be Máxima Zorreguita.

He is one of the most famous ambassadors for War Child and he takes this job very seriously. In 2008, he debuted as an actor in the movie The Silent Army (2008) a story about a Dutch successful restaurant owner in Ghana, who wants to save his son's best friend from the hands of war rebels.

Following her sons success, Marco's mother, Mary Borsato, appears regularly on Dutch TV as a bridal expert. Marco's mother owns a successful Bridal Shop in Alkmaar and is often seen as part of a stylist team or advisor on marriage shows. Marco himself married actress and TV-host Leontine Ruiters, who gained fame in the Dutch version of Wheel of Fortune (1983).

In 2006, Marco's assets were an estimated 27 million Euros, which makes him the best paid singer in the Netherlands.

Born in 1927, Frans Zwartjes did not turn to filmmaking until age 41, in 1968, when he embarked on a series of several dozen black and white experimental shorts over 3 years. Previously he had been a musician, a violin maker and a painter. In his youth he had also been a viola performer with the Netherlands Opera. Abandoning the grind of later concert practice, he worked for a while as a nurse in a psychiatric facility. He investigated the potential of film as a recording medium during the next stage of his career, when he wanted to document exhibitions of his own art and those by his friends. He also taught film to students, encouraging them to work with cheap low contrast stock, one's own surroundings and people you knew (such as his wife) as actors. After 1973, Zwartjes began to use the more common color stock,and later to add more dialogue and story to his visuals. He has now produced full length features.But he continues to innovate and surprise.

Monique Smal was born on 22 May 1942 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Blue Movie (1971) and Kapsalon (1972).

Eric van Haren Noman was born on 7 June 1943 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a cinematographer, known for The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982).

Jaap Postma was born on 30 December 1954 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Pauwen en reigers (2008), Voetbalvrouwen (2007) and Soul Assassin (2001).

Irene Moors was born on 18 June 1967 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and writer, known for De TV Kantine (2009), Pittige tijden (1996) and Elvy's Wereld So Ibiza! (2018). She has been married to Barry Kroon since 26 August 2001. They have two children.

Ansje Beentjes was born on 14 April 1950 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Blindgangers (1977), Alle dagen feest (1976) and The Conscript (1974).

Josée Ruiter was born on 1 January 1947 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Lucifer (1981), Kind van de zon (1975) and De Stille Oceaan (1984).

Sander van Amsterdam was born on 21 October 1988 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and casting director, known for De hoofdprijs (2008), De Magische Wereld van Pardoes (2011) and Het huis Anubis (2006).

Sebastiaan van Eijk was born on 15 April 1978 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an editor, known for Atlantis (2008), Koppels (2006) and Stille nacht (2004).

Tjeerd Melchers was born on 24 February 1995 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for (Y/N): (Yes or No) (2014), Mijn vader is een detective (2009) and The Battle (2012).

Jason de Ridder was born on 19 March 1990 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Petticoat (2016), Swanenburg (2021) and Flikken Maastricht (2007).

Tess Milne was born on 2 January 1988 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for A'dam - E.V.A. (2011), Spangas (2007) and LelleBelle (2010).