Herman Finkers

Biography

Herman Finkers is mainly known as one of the most famous Dutch cabaret stars. He started in the early 1980s and quickly became successful with his trademarks of dry wit, puns and musical numbers, as well as a large amount of visual gags. He made over a dozen highly succesful one-man shows with which he toured the Netherlands, almost all of which sold out for every single night. He wrote many of his shows together with his brother Wilfried Finkers, who is frequently given bit parts. In the late 1990s he was forced to retire from the cabaret business due to leukemia and Pfeiffer’s disease. Studied Psychology at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Was originally part of a folk band called ‘Ben Hur,’ where he ad-libbed jokes between the songs. The audience response was so good, the then decided to write a one man show. Son of Annie Koelen and Ben Finkers, a furniture salesman. Brother of Wilfried Finkers, Jos Finkers, Renate Finkers and Angelique Finkers. Wrote and directed two animated films.