Arjen Lubach
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| Born | Arjen Henrik Lubach 22 October 1979 Groningen, Netherlands |
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| Occupation | Writer, comedian, television presenter | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Alma mater | University of Groningen | ||
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Arjen Henrik Lubach (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrjən ˈɦɛnrɪk ˈlybɑx]; born 22 October 1979) is a Dutch comedian, satirist, television presenter, television producer, screenwriter, actor and author. He hosts the weekly news satire television show Zondag met Lubach (Sunday with Lubach).
Arjen Henrik Lubach was born on 22 October 1979 in a hospital in Groningen in the Netherlands. He was raised in Lutjegast, where he lived until age 15.
Lubach's parents were both lawyers and his father was a professor at the University of Groningen. Lubach is a great-grandson of burgomaster Obbe Norbruis of Schoonebeek and Zuilen (1895–1970). He and his two brothers were raised outside of Lutjegast. Lubach felt like an outsider because his family did not speak the Gronings dialect. He describes his younger self as "complex" and a "kid who stayed indoors". Although he was bullied, he considers his youth to have been enjoyable. His family was religious: the children went to the Protestant primary school School met de Bijbel ("School with the Bible"), they prayed every day, read from the Bible (which was used to find a solution to pretty much any problem), and went to church every Sunday.
Lubach was 11 years old when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died a year later. The loss of his mother, with whom he was very close, left a great impact on him, and increased his doubts about religion. After primary school, he went to the Maartenscollege in Haren. The choice was made in part because his father had promised to raise the children religiously on his mother's deathbed.
At the Maartenscollege, Lubach met his first great love, on whom many of the fictitious characters in his later work were based. Lubach went on to study Spanish at the University of Groningen. When he lost his religion, he concluded that life was pointless, which temporarily led him into an "existential crisis". Later he decided to fill this void by developing his own personal sense of meaning. Lubach then quit his studies and worked as a taxi driver in Groningen for several months, following that by working as a harbourmaster on Vlieland. He subsequently commenced studying philosophy. During the second year, when he also studied Swedish, he met Janine Abbring. With her he made a spontaneous trip to Denmark, where they wrote their first hit single.
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