Urbanus

Acting

Urbanus

Born 1949-06-07 · Sint-Gertrudis-Pede, Flanders, Belgium

Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as Bakske vol met stro (1979), Madammen met een bontjas (1980) and Hittentit (1982). In Flanders and the Netherlands Urbanus is one of the most popular and famous entertainers of all time. Urbanus, artist's name of Urbain Joseph Servranckx (Dilbeek, 7 June 1949) is a Belgian comedian, singer, guitarist, author of comic books and actor. Originally he used the artist name: Urbanus van Anus. Anus was the name of his former backing group. In 1973 he began performing cabaret and comedy. He became popular in Flanders and managed to duplicate his success in the Netherlands, building a steady career since. He has appeared in TV shows, some which he wrote himself. Urbanus released several musical singles, some of which entered the hit parade. His Christmas song Bakske Vol Met Stro (1979) was controversial for lampooning the biblical story of the birth of Jesus, but also became his signature song and best-selling record for the very same reasons. Urbanus considers himself an atheist, although he wed in the Roman Catholic Church and had his children baptized. In 2008, he was awarded the Prize for Liberty by the Flemish think tank Nova Civitas. Urbanus starred in three films: Hector (1987), Koko Flanel (1990) and Seventh Heaven (1993). The two first films were the leaders in the Flemish box offices for many years. His first movie, Hector, directed by Stijn Coninx, won the 1988 international comedy film festival in Chamrousse, France. He also was named best actor by Radio France and Dauphiné Libéré. Seventh Heaven was a box office bomb. In Flanders and the Netherlands Urbanus is well-known and very popular since 1974. Although he is most famous as a comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as Bakske vol met stro (1979), Madammen met een bontjas (1980) and Hittentit (1982).Urbanus lend his voice to the Flemish versions of the Pixar movies, Cars and Cars 2, where he was the voice of the character Mater. Urbanus is script writer of a comics series about a childlike version of himself, Urbanus, which debuted in 1982. The series is drawn by Willy Linthout and from the third story on, Urbanus started providing the scenarios.The comic strip managed to become the longest-running series in the celebrity-inspired genre and new albums are still published to this day.The comics also sell well in the Netherlands. Urbanus also writes the gags for the satirical comic De Geverniste Vernepelingskes (1998), which pokes fun at several Flemish celebrities. It was first drawn by Jan Bosschaert, then Dirk Stallaert and finally Steven Dupré. Urbanus also writes gags for the children's comics Plankgas en Plastronneke (2004–2008) and Mieleke Melleke Mol (since 2003), both drawn by Dirk Stallaert. Urbanus has also drawn some gag comics himself. He also illustrated many of his own album covers. Source: Article "Urbanus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

Niko and the Way to the Stars poster
5.8

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.

Niko and the Way to the Stars

2008

K3 and the Ice Princess poster
7.6

One day Karen, Kristel and Kathleen receive an invitation from a king and queen from a distant fairytale kingdom. They ask if they want to sing on their daughter's birthday. But the princess behaves like a spoiled brat, because an evil wizard placed a curse on her, freezing her heart in the process. In an exciting race against time, K3 try to solve the mystery surrounding the little princess. But this turns out not to be as easy as they thought. Because even though they encounter all kinds of well-known fairytale characters, they do not receive any help. Will the brave singers manage to lift the curse?

K3 and the Ice Princess

2006

Seventh Heaven poster
5.7

Samuel's life is in shambles and he wants to end it all, but then he saves his desperate neighbor by pretending to be her guardian angel.

Seventh Heaven

1993

Koko Flanel poster
6.4

Placide's dad tells him on his deathbed he'll haunt Placide if he doesn't find a wife soon. Placide cautiously agrees, but he only wants to settle for a very beautiful woman. That might be easier said than done, since he is a vagabond. When he accidentally enters a photo shoot, Placide meets Sarah. He falls in love, but she is way out of his reach.

Koko Flanel

1990

Urbanus Van Anus poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Urbanus Van Anus

1980

Urbanus: Hiep Hiep Rahoe poster
10.0

The legendary theatershow from 1995 till June 1997!

Urbanus: Hiep Hiep Rahoe

1997

Misstakes poster
7.0

André Mahy, an artistic but unemployed director, gets an offer to make a movie, the script of which appears to be a 'Kiekeboe' comic story entitled Misstakes. A fascinating dialogue develops between the fictional story of the family Kiekeboe and the real story of André Mahy and his film crew.

Misstakes

2000

The Dark Diamond poster
4.9

Suske and Wiske, Lambik, and Aunt Sidonia are staying at the Ganzehoeve estate. During a walk, Suske and Wiske find a wooden box containing a black stone. They give the stone to Sidonia, who sells it to the baron. The next day, Sidonia is lying in bed, seriously ill. "Anyone who tries to enrich themselves with the stone will die before the next full moon unless the stone is returned to the alchemist." Suske and Wiske must return the diamond to the alchemist at all costs. They enlist the help of Professor Barabas and use the time machine to flash back to the 15th century. This marks the beginning of an exciting quest.

The Dark Diamond

2004

Hector poster
6.8

Hector's parents sent him to an orphanage in treatment for smallpox but... they never picked him up. 35 years later, he still lives in the orphanage, surrounded by children, his playmates. Till a forgotten aunt remembers that he exists. She'll get him to participate in the bakery of her husband, Achilles, to work. Hector shows his skills on the basis of unexpected inventions. So he helps Jos, the son of Achilles, to accomplish his dream to be a cycling champion. Hector's good humor and childlike manner overcomes all resistance and pulls his entire entourage along on the path to success. From now on he can learn what love is...

Hector

1987

Mega Mindy: The Black Crystal poster
5.0

A black crystal fell from space thousands of years ago and landed in the desert of the eastern Zahambra. Anyone who gets their hands on this meteorite can make a 'bad copy' of anything. A very dangerous stone, but luckily no one knows where the Black Crystal is hidden.... until criminal Axel finds it. In a nerve-racking race, Mieke, Toby and the others try to get it out of his hands. Will our friends manage to destroy the dangerous stone in time? What if they don't succeed and Mega Mindy has to deal with an evil copy of herself?

Mega Mindy: The Black Crystal

2010

Cash for Trash poster
6.1

The grown-ups of Tollembeek make a deal with the suspicious Igor. The Russian can dump all his garbage and toxic waste in the village for a year, and he will pay the inhabitants a whole lot of money. Urbanus seizes the opportunity to finally buy his engagement ring for Miss Pussy. But of course, things don't go according to plan...

Cash for Trash

2019

Les Sept Péchés capitaux poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Sept Péchés capitaux

1992

The Cheerful Rascal poster
NR

Because Urbanus does all kinds of pranks, he has to go to an improvement institution. There, Dr. Schrikmerg uses him as a guinea pig for his new invention: he makes a sort of robot from Urbanus.

The Cheerful Rascal

1992

Urbanus: Hebben jullie mijn filmpjes al gezien poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Urbanus: Hebben jullie mijn filmpjes al gezien

Urbanus: Bis Bis Bis! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Urbanus: Bis Bis Bis!

2025

Urbanus: Beter 10 Krisis In De Lucht Dan 1 In Ons Land poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Urbanus: Beter 10 Krisis In De Lucht Dan 1 In Ons Land

De Flauwste Van Urbanus poster
NR

A comical (zany) program in which Urbanus goes in search of his old videos and then wants to show them all over the Netherlands. Everywhere he goes, he asks: "Have you seen my videos yet?" In polder landscapes, on shopping promenades, at the Binnenhof — Urbanus is more than happy to present his work. In a large number of scenes, Urbanus appears in countless roles, flashing across the screen at a rapid pace.

De Flauwste Van Urbanus

Urbanus: Zelf! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Urbanus: Zelf!

2017

Urbanus: Ik Ben Een Plastiek Zakske poster
6.0

Zijn humoristische stijl kan omschreven worden als absurd, volks, subversief, anarchistisch, kinderlijk, morbide, soms vulgair en populistisch.

Urbanus: Ik Ben Een Plastiek Zakske

2001

Urbanus: Meer Moet Dat Niet Zijn poster
8.0

Zijn humoristische stijl kan omschreven worden als absurd, volks, subversief, anarchistisch, kinderlijk, morbide, soms vulgair en populistisch.

Urbanus: Meer Moet Dat Niet Zijn

2001

Urbanus: Genoeg Gelachen, Nu Humor! poster
NR

The surrealist adventures of Urbanus interacting with the world around him.

Urbanus: Genoeg Gelachen, Nu Humor!

1995

Urbanus: Vobiscum Live poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Urbanus: Vobiscum Live

2007

No artwork available
NR

Urbanus reached the milestone of 70 at the beginning of 2019, but he has by no means lost any relevance. The godfather of all Flemish stand-up and other comedians has been touring major venues for some time with his new show "Trecto Pnix". The results of that can be found on this CD and bonus live DVD. New sketches and well-known songs, mostly from Urbanus’ latest studio album "De Legende", guarantee an hour and a half of wild fun.

Urbanus: Trecto Pnix

2019

Urbanus: Live & in 't echt poster
8.0

LIVE; THEATERSEIZOEN '82/'84: 'Urbanus Live' werd in opdracht van Urbanus Nederland opgenomen tijdens twee uitverkochte voorstellingen in de Agnietenhof van Tiel op 4 en 5 februari 1983. Deze opnamen werden samengevat voor televisie en uitgezonden door de Vara in 1983 en in 1984. Dit is de volledige, ongeknipte versie van deze twee succesvolle uitzendingen via Vara en tevens een aardige weergave van het theaterseizoen 1982-1983 in Nederland en 1983-1984 in België. IN 'T ECHT: Deze theatershow van Urbanus was een ware triomf in de Belgische- en Nederlandse theaters, waarbij records sneuvelden wat bezoekersaantallen betreft. In Nederland werden ruim 200 voorstellingen gegeven, waarvan drie shows in Carré in Amsterdam. Geen enkele buitenlandse artiest deed hem dit na. In Vlaanderen was het niet anders. In alle grote theaters vonden meer dan twee voorstellingen plaats en Antwerpen leverde een record op van meer dan 15.000 bezoekers.

Urbanus: Live & in 't echt

1984

Behind the camera

Seventh Heaven poster
5.7

Samuel's life is in shambles and he wants to end it all, but then he saves his desperate neighbor by pretending to be her guardian angel.

Seventh Heaven

1993

Koko Flanel poster
6.4

Placide's dad tells him on his deathbed he'll haunt Placide if he doesn't find a wife soon. Placide cautiously agrees, but he only wants to settle for a very beautiful woman. That might be easier said than done, since he is a vagabond. When he accidentally enters a photo shoot, Placide meets Sarah. He falls in love, but she is way out of his reach.

Koko Flanel

1990

Urbanus: Hiep Hiep Rahoe poster
10.0

The legendary theatershow from 1995 till June 1997!

Urbanus: Hiep Hiep Rahoe

1997

Hector poster
6.8

Hector's parents sent him to an orphanage in treatment for smallpox but... they never picked him up. 35 years later, he still lives in the orphanage, surrounded by children, his playmates. Till a forgotten aunt remembers that he exists. She'll get him to participate in the bakery of her husband, Achilles, to work. Hector shows his skills on the basis of unexpected inventions. So he helps Jos, the son of Achilles, to accomplish his dream to be a cycling champion. Hector's good humor and childlike manner overcomes all resistance and pulls his entire entourage along on the path to success. From now on he can learn what love is...

Hector

1987

Cash for Trash poster
6.1

The grown-ups of Tollembeek make a deal with the suspicious Igor. The Russian can dump all his garbage and toxic waste in the village for a year, and he will pay the inhabitants a whole lot of money. Urbanus seizes the opportunity to finally buy his engagement ring for Miss Pussy. But of course, things don't go according to plan...

Cash for Trash

2019