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Charly Luske

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Charly Luske
Charly Luske (2012)
Born
Charles René Pierre (Charly) Luske-Jess

(1978-09-19) 19 September 1978 (age 46)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Television presenter
  • Voice actor

Charles René Pierre (Charly) Luske-Jess (born 19 September 1978) is a Dutch singer, actor and television presenter. He is known for playing roles in musicals, including The Wiz and We Will Rock You, and television series, including Goede tijden, slechte tijden and Meiden van de Wit.[1]

Career

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Luske performing a song for the Dutch delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympics after their arrival back in the Netherlands.

In 2005, Luske presented the second season of the television show Het Beste Idee van Nederland.[2] In the show, contestants presented their inventions to a jury and the winning invention was made available for sale in stores.[3][4]

Luske played the role of lawyer Lars Berenschot in several episodes of the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden.[5][6] He also played the role of Piet Schuringa in Meiden van de Wit and the role of Peter in the youth television series Zoop.[1] Luske played the role of Judas Iscariot in the 2012 edition of The Passion, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.[7][8] He played roles in multiple musicals, including The Wiz and We Will Rock You.[1][9]

Luske participated in season two of singing competition show The Voice of Holland where he was eliminated in the semi-finals by Chris Hordijk.[10][11] He participated in the 2004 edition of the Nationaal Songfestival, an annual competition held almost every year between 1956 and 2012 to select the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.[12] He finished in 4th place.[12]

Luske appeared in a 2012 episode of the television game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes.[13] In that same year, he also played the role of Glenn in the film K3 Bengeltjes directed by Bart Van Leemputten.[14] In 2013, he participated in the fifth season of the television show Beste Zangers van Nederland.[15] Luske was also a contestant in the quiz show De slimste mens.[9]

Personal life

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Luske is married to Dutch actress Tanja Jess and they have two children.[16][17] They married in August 2008.[2]

Selected filmography

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As actor

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As presenter

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As contestant

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As himself

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Interview Charly Luske" (PDF). Fleur Baxmeier (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Tanja en Charly in Nuenen getrouwd". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 August 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Tooske en Henkjan presenteren Idols voor uitvinder" [Tooske and Henkjan present Idols for inventors]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 June 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Veronica zoekt het beste idee van Nederland". RadioWereld (in Dutch). 25 August 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Deze BN'er duikt op in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ^ Willemsen, Jef (1 May 2022). "Charly Luske keert terug in GTST om Nina te verleiden". Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Charly Luske speelt verrader Judas in The Passion" [Charly Luske plays traitor Judas in The Passion]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Philip Freriks verteller bij tv-evenement The Passion". Mediacourant (in Dutch). 27 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Charly Luske wil musicalimago van zich afschudden" [Charly Luske wants to shake off musical image]. Televizier (in Dutch). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Charly Luske houdt bittere nasmaak over aan TVOH". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. ^ Bluemink, Herman (14 January 2012). "Chris Hordijk verslaat Charly Luske in TVOH". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. ^ a b "From Nationaal Songfestival to The Voice Of Holland – Charly Luske top favourite to win". EuroVisionary. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  13. ^ Derksen, Esther (4 May 2012). "Musical(acteurs) bij RTL dit weekend". Puur Theater (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Charly Luske en Hans Cornelissen in vierde K3-film" [Charly Luske and Hans Cornelissen in fourth K3 film]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Charly Luske in Beste Zangers van Nederland". NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Tanja Jess bevalt van tweede zoontje". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  17. ^ Segers, Maxime (5 July 2022). "Tanja Jess en Charly Luske zoeken naar vorm van relatie die 'het best bij ons past'". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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