Frederik Freek Jan Georg de Jonge is a Dutch cabaret performer and writer.
He was born in the village of Westernieland as son of a pastor. His family moved to Workum, and later to Zaandam and Goes. At age 11, Freek had his first performance on stage. After barely making it through high school, he studied cultural anthropology in Amsterdam. During his studies he met Bram Vermeulen160 and Johan Gertenbach, and they formed a group of comedy performers, Neerlands Hoop in Bange Dagen. In 1978, Neerlands Hoop, by the show Bloed aan de paal , became famous for its fight against the participation of the Netherlands national football team at the football world cup in Argentina. In 1979, Neerlands Hoop split up and Freek de Jonge started his solo career.
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