Buddy Vedder

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Buddy Vedder (born 26 August 1994) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for playing the role of Rover Dekker in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He played lead roles in the musicals Murder Ballad (2020) and Saturday Night Fever (2024, 2025). Vedder is also a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer.{{Cite news |date=6 September 2019 |title=Ontmasker de twaalf bekende Nederlanders in The Masked Singer |trans-title=Unmask the twelve Dutch celebrities in The Masked Singer |url=https://www.rtl.nl/pers/persberichten/ontmasker-de-twaalf-bekende-nederlanders-in-the-masked-singer/XXIRdBEAADBdncSf |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=RTL |language=nl}}{{Cite news |last=Regeling |first=Judith |date=30 October 2024 |title=RTL husselt de panelleden in nieuw seizoen The Masked Singer |trans-title=RTL shuffles panel members in new season of The Masked Singer |url=https://www.televizier.nl/amusement/rtl-husselt-panelleden-nieuw-seizoen-the-masked-singer-buddy-monica-loretta-carlo-gerard |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Televizier |language=nl}}

Career

Vedder presented the Kids Top 20 television show from 2015 to 2018.{{Cite news |date=26 August 2015 |title=GTST-acteur Buddy Vedder gaat Kids Top 20 presenteren |trans-title=GTST actor Buddy Vedder will present Kids Top 20 |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/4113624/gtst-acteur-buddy-vedder-gaat-kids-top-20-presenteren.html |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |last=Willemsen |first=Jef |date=28 August 2018 |title=Buddy Vedder verlaat Kids Top 20 |trans-title=Buddy Vedder leaves Kids Top 20 |url=https://www.televizier.nl/amusement/buddy-vedder-verlaat-kids-top-20 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Televizier |language=nl}} He played the role of Rover Dekker from 2015 to 2017 in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden.{{Cite news |date=7 August 2015 |title=GTST-acteur Buddy Vedder vindt aandacht 'bizar' |trans-title=GTST actor Buddy Vedder finds attention 'bizarre' |url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/4102798/gtst-acteur-buddy-vedder-vindt-aandacht-bizar.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=22 November 2017 |title=Buddy Vedder verlaat huilend GTST om zich te focussen op presenteercarrière |trans-title=Buddy Vedder leaves GTST in tears to focus on presentation career |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/buddy-vedder-verlaat-huilend-gtst-om-zich-te-focussen-op-presenteercarriere~ade563da/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=AD |language=nl}} He left the show to focus on presenting television shows.{{Cite news |date=22 November 2017 |title=Buddy Vedder vertrekt uit Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden |trans-title=Buddy Vedder leaves Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/5018930/buddy-vedder-vertrekt-goede-tijden-slechte-tijden.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=22 November 2017 |title=Buddy Vedder verlaat GTST |trans-title=Buddy Vedder leaves GTST |url=https://www.televizier.nl/soap/buddy-vedder-verlaat-gtst |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=Televizier |language=nl}}

Vedder won the award for Beste Zapp-presentator at the 2017 Zapp Awards.{{Cite news |date=27 May 2017 |title=Buddy Vedder wint Zapplive Award voor beste tv-presentator |trans-title=Buddy Vedder wins Zapplive Award for best television presenter |url=https://www.nu.nl/entertainment/4725543/buddy-vedder-wint-zapplive-award-beste-tv-presentator.html |access-date=4 October 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} He also won the award for Beste Jeugdpresentator at the 2018 Zapp Awards and 2019 Zapp Awards.{{Cite news |date=17 February 2018 |title=Buddy Vedder wint Zapp Award voor beste presentator |trans-title=Buddy Vedder wins Zapp Award for best presenter |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/5138930/buddy-vedder-wint-zapp-award-beste-presentator.html |access-date=18 March 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=24 February 2019 |title=Buddy Vedder wint NPO Zapp Award voor beste jeugdpresentator |trans-title=Buddy Vedder wins NPO Zapp Award for best youth presenter |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/5759202/buddy-vedder-wint-npo-zapp-award-voor-beste-jeugdpresentator.html |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} In 2018, he presented the Kinderprinsengrachtconcert held on the same day as the Prinsengrachtconcert.{{Cite news |date=22 June 2018 |title=Buddy Vedder neemt presentatie Kinderprinsengrachtconcert over van Yes-R |trans-title=Buddy Vedder takes over presentation [of] Kinderprinsengrachtconcert from Yes-R |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/5324987/buddy-vedder-neemt-presentatie-kinderprinsengrachtconcert-van-yes-r.html |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}

In 2019, he presented the show Te leuk om waar te zijn with Britt Dekker and Donnie as team captains.{{Cite news |date=13 December 2018 |title=Buddy Vedder presenteert Te leuk om waar te zijn |trans-title=Buddy Vedder presents Te leuk om waar te zijn |url=https://www.televizier.nl/amusement/buddy-vedder-presenteert-te-leuk-om-waar-te-zijn |access-date=21 January 2024 |work=Televizier |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=14 December 2018 |title=Hilarische video's en bizarre pranks in Te leuk om waar te zijn |trans-title=Hilarious videos and bizarre pranks in Te leuk om waar te zijn |url=https://pers.avrotros.nl/hilarische-videos-en-bizarre-pranks-in-te-leuk-om-waar-te-zijn/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=AVROTROS |language=nl}} In the show, two teams need to decide which short videos are real and which are fake. In the same year, he became a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer.{{Cite news |date=2 August 2019 |title=Loretta Schrijver en Buddy Vedder in panel The Masked Singer |trans-title=Loretta Schrijver and Buddy Vedder in panel The Masked Singer |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/loretta-schrijver-en-buddy-vedder-in-panel-the-masked-singer~ac00b37e/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=AD |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=2 August 2019 |title=Loretta Schrijver geniet van 'gekte met klasse' in The Masked Singer |trans-title=Loretta Schrijfer enjoys 'craziness with class' in The Masked Singer |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/5973912/loretta-schrijver-geniet-van-gekte-met-klasse-in-the-masked-singer.html |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} Vedder played a lead role in the musical Murder Ballad in 2020.{{Cite news |date=15 July 2020 |title=Buddy Vedder en Vajèn van den Bosch in nieuwe rockmusical Murder Ballad |trans-title=Buddy Vedder and Vajèn van den Bosch in new rock musical Murder Ballad |url=https://www.nu.nl/cultuur-overig/6064695/buddy-vedder-en-vajen-van-den-bosch-in-nieuwe-rockmusical-murder-ballad.html |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} He won the Favoriete Ster Jeugdprogramma award at the 2020 Zapp Awards.{{Cite news |date=29 February 2020 |title=NOS Jeugdjournaal is favoriet jeugdprogramma en wint Zapp Award |trans-title=NOS Jeugdjournaal is favorite youth television show and wins Zapp Award |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2325225-nos-jeugdjournaal-is-favoriet-jeugdprogramma-en-wint-zapp-award |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=NOS |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=29 February 2020 |title=Dit zijn de winnaars van de Zapp Awards 2020! |trans-title=These are the winners of the 2020 Zapp Awards! |url=https://www.zapp.nl/programmas/zappawards/nieuws/26617-dit-zijn-de-winnaars-van-de-zapp-awards-2020 |access-date=1 October 2020 |work=NPO Zapp |language=nl}} He played a role in the 2020 film Misfit 3: De Finale directed by Erwin van den Eshof.{{Cite news |date=19 June 2020 |title=Filmkomedie Misfit krijgt derde deel, in december in de bioscoop |trans-title=Comedy film Misfit gets third installment, in cinema in December |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/6059219/filmkomedie-misfit-krijgt-derde-deel-in-december-in-de-bioscoop.html |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} Vedder presented the game show Deal or No Deal in 2021 and 2022.{{Cite news |date=17 September 2022 |title=Buddy Vedder verklaart tv-pauze na mislukken Deal or no Deal |trans-title=Buddy Vedder explains TV hiatus after Deal or no Deal failure |url=https://www.mediacourant.nl/2022/09/buddy-vedder-verklaart-tv-pauze-na-mislukken-deal-or-no-deal/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=Mediacourant |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=18 February 2022 |title=De laatste Deal or no deal voor Buddy Vedder |trans-title=The last Deal or no deal for Buddy Vedder |url=https://www.televizier.nl/kijktips/postcode-loterij-deal-or-no-deal-buddy-vedder-rtl5 |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=Televizier |language=nl}}

Since 2022, Vedder and Jamai Loman present the talent television series Holland's Got Talent.{{Cite news |date=22 August 2022 |title=Holland's Got Talent terug bij RTL 4 |trans-title=Holland's Got Talent back on RTL 4 |url=https://www.rtl.nl/pers/persberichten/hollands-got-talent-terug-bij-rtl-4/YwN53xEAAF6eECxf |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=RTL |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=9 November 2024 |title=Winnaar veertiende seizoen talentenjacht Holland's Got Talent bekend |trans-title=Winner fourteenth season of talent show Holland's Got Talent announced |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/6334785/winnaar-veertiende-seizoen-talentenjacht-hollands-got-talent-bekend.html |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} He played the role of Judas Iscariot in The Passion 2023, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.{{Cite news |date=10 March 2023 |title=Thomas van Luyn volgt Ruud de Wild op als verteller in The Passion |trans-title=Thomas van Luyn succeeds Ruud de Wild as narrator in The Passion |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/6254689/thomas-van-luyn-volgt-ruud-de-wild-op-als-verteller-in-the-passion.html |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |last=Segers |first=Maxime |date=7 April 2023 |title=2,4 miljoen kijkers voor The Passion, lof voor Buddy Vedder en Marlijn Weerdenburg: ‘Wereldtalent’ |trans-title=2.4 million viewers for The Passion, praise for Buddy Vedder and Marlijn Weerdenburg: 'World talent' |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/2-4-miljoen-kijkers-voor-the-passion-lof-voor-buddy-vedder-en-marlijn-weerdenburg-wereldtalent~a25e2710/ |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=AD |language=nl}}

In 2024, Vedder and Jamai Loman presented the musical theatre performance television show Stars on Stage.{{Cite news |date=11 August 2023 |title=Jamai Loman en Buddy Vedder maken nieuw musicalprogramma voor RTL |trans-title=Jamai Loman and Buddy Vedder create new musical show for RTL |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/6276205/jamai-loman-en-buddy-vedder-maken-nieuw-musicalprogramma-voor-rtl.html |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=12 January 2024 |title=De deelnemers moeten opnieuw alles geven in Stars on Stage |trans-title=The contestants once again have to give everything in Stars on Stage |url=https://www.televizier.nl/kijktips/stars-on-stage-musicalprogramma-afvalrace-bekende-deelnemers-soy-kroon-brigitte-heitzer-rtl |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=Televizier |language=nl}} He plays a role in the 2024 film De Legende van Familie Vos directed by Bob Wilbers.{{Cite news |last=Koning |first=Nanneke |date=6 March 2023 |title=Opnamen De legende van de familie Vos van start |url=https://www.hollandfilmnieuws.nl/nieuwscategorieen/in-productie/opnamen-de-legende-van-de-familie-vos-van-start/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=Holland Film Nieuws |language=nl}} In the same year, he plays the role of Tony Manero in the Saturday Night Fever musical.{{Cite news |date=30 January 2024 |title=Buddy Vedder en Esmée Dekker spelen hoofdrollen in Saturday Night Fever |trans-title=Buddy Vedder and Esmée Dekker play lead roles in Saturday Night Fever |url=https://www.nu.nl/cultuur-overig/6299595/buddy-vedder-en-esmee-dekker-spelen-hoofdrollen-in-saturday-night-fever.html |access-date=28 September 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=30 January 2024 |title=Hoofdrol Buddy Vedder in musical Saturday Night Fever |trans-title=Lead role Buddy Vedder in musical Saturday Night Fever |url=https://www.theater.nl/nieuws/buddy-vedder-en-esmee-dekker-in-saturday-night-fever/ |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=Theater.nl |language=nl}}

{{As of|2025|2}}, Vedder and Jamai Loman are scheduled to present the second season of Stars on Stage in 2025.{{Cite news |date=4 February 2025 |title=Dit zijn de deelnemers van het tweede seizoen Stars On Stage |trans-title=These are the contestants of the second season of Stars On Stage |url=https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/entertainment/artikel/5492849/deelnemers-tweede-seizoen-stars-stage |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=RTL Boulevard |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=5 February 2025 |title=MediaLane produceert tweede seizoen Stars on Stage voor RTL 4 |trans-title=MediaLane produces second season [of] Stars on Stage for RTL 4 |url=https://www.broadcastmagazine.nl/in-productie/medialane-produceert-tweede-seizoen-stars-on-stage-voor-rtl-4/ |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=Broadcast Magazine |language=nl}}

Vedder provided the Dutch voice for characters in multiple films, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and The Queen's Corgi (2019).{{Cite news |date=13 January 2017 |title=Gerard Ekdom opnieuw als Batman te horen |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/4385739/gerard-ekdom-opnieuw-als-batman-te-horen.html |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=16 November 2018 |title=Kim van Kooten en Thijs Römer te horen in Spider-Man-film |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/5577719/kim-van-kooten-en-thijs-romer-te-horen-in-spider-man-film.html |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=5 January 2019 |title=Freek Vonk spreekt hondenstem in voor nieuwe animatiefilm |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/5666372/freek-vonk-spreekt-hondenstem-in-voor-nieuwe-animatiefilm.html |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}} He also voiced characters in the films The Boss Baby (2017), Trolls World Tour (2020) and Luca (2021).{{Cite news |date=30 March 2017 |title=Guido Weijers spreekt animatiefilm The Boss Baby in |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/4580298/guido-weijers-spreekt-animatiefilm-the-boss-baby-in.html |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=9 March 2020 |title=Buddy Vedder en Sharon Doorson in stemmencast Trolls Wereldtour |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/6036124/buddy-vedder-en-sharon-doorson-in-stemmencast-trolls-wereldtour.html |access-date=30 March 2025 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=17 June 2021 |title=Nieuwe acteerklus voor Buddy Vedder en Waldemar Torenstra |url=https://www.rtl.nl/rubrieken/rtl-boulevard/artikel/5236820/buddy-vedder-en-waldemar-torenstra-spreken-pixar-film-luca |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=RTL Boulevard |language=nl}}

= Television appearances =

In 2016, Vedder and Robin Martens won the dance competition television show Dance Dance Dance.{{Cite news |date=8 October 2016 |title=Robin en Buddy winnen Dance Dance Dance |trans-title=Robin and Buddy win Dance Dance Dance |url=https://www.nu.nl/entertainment/4333511/robin-en-buddy-winnen-dance-dance-dance.html |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |last=den Blanken |first=Mark |date=8 October 2016 |title=Robin en Buddy winnen tweede seizoen Dance Dance Dance |trans-title=Robin and Buddy win second season Dance Dance Dance |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/robin-en-buddy-winnen-tweede-seizoen-dance-dance-dance~a1d474ff/ |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=AD |language=nl}} After winning the show Dance Dance Dance, he performed with dancers in his own stage show titled Buddy On Tour.{{Cite news |date=12 October 2016 |title=DDD-winnaar Buddy Vedder gaat toeren met dansshow |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/ddd-winnaar-buddy-vedder-gaat-toeren-met-dansshow~a90cd36c/ |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=AD |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=27 October 2016 |title=Buddy Vedder in tranen door Carlo Boszhard |trans-title=Buddy Vedder in tears by Carlo Boszhard |url=https://www.televizier.nl/sterren/buddy-vedder-in-tranen-door-carlo-boszhard |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Televizier |language=nl}} Vedder appeared in a 2016 episode of the show Ik hou van Holland. He also appeared in a 2019 episode of the quiz show Britt's Beestenbende.{{Cite news |date=31 July 2019 |title=Lachen, gieren en brullen in nieuw familieprogramma Britt's beestenbende |url=https://pers.avrotros.nl/lachen-gieren-en-brullen-in-nieuw-familieprogramma-britts-beestenbende/ |access-date=28 September 2024 |work=AVROTROS |language=nl}}

Vedder won the 2020 season of Wie is de Mol? by identifying Rob Dekay as the mole.{{Cite news |date=14 March 2020 |title=Ontknoping Wie is de Mol?: 'Ik begon al voor de opnames met zaadjes planten' |trans-title=Wie is de Mol? final: 'I started planting seeds before recording' |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2327136-ontknoping-wie-is-de-mol-ik-begon-al-voor-de-opnames-met-zaadjes-planten |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=NOS |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=10 October 2020 |title=Buddy Vedder heeft WIDM-prijzengeld nog niet uitgegeven door coronacrisis |trans-title=Buddy Vedder hasn't yet spent WIDM prize money due to corona crisis |url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/6082553/buddy-vedder-heeft-widm-prijzengeld-nog-niet-uitgegeven-door-coronacrisis.html |access-date=28 September 2024 |work=NU.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Dít was de enige vraag die Buddy Vedder fout had in WIDM-finale |trans-title=This was the only question Buddy Vedder answered incorrectly in WIDM final |url=https://www.rtl.nl/rubrieken/rtl-boulevard/artikel/5065496/dit-was-de-enige-vraag-die-buddy-vedder-fout-had-widm |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=RTL Nieuws |language=nl}} He appeared in multiple episodes of the singing show Secret Duets and he also became a panel member in the show.{{Cite news |date=27 April 2023 |title=Buddy Vedder neemt panelleden in de maling in Secret Duets |url=https://www.rtl.nl/rtl-boulevard/entertainment/artikel/5380508/buddy-vedder-panelleden-maling-secret-duets |access-date=27 March 2025 |work=RTL Boulevard |language=nl}}{{Cite news |date=14 March 2024 |title=Buddy Vedder raadt weer een paar rondjes mee in Secret Duets |url=https://www.televizier.nl/kijktips/secret-duets-rtl4-muziekprogramma-buddy-vedder-amusement |access-date=27 March 2025 |work=Televizier |language=nl}}

Personal life

His sister Eva Vedder competes in WTA and ITF tennis competitions.{{Cite web |date=15 June 2020 |title=Tennis |url=https://www.ad.nl/redactie/pdf/tennisspecial.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526083811/https://www.ad.nl/redactie/pdf/tennisspecial.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=AD |language=nl}}{{Cite news |last=van Marrewijk |first=Leo |date=15 June 2020 |title=Kiki Bertens, Robin Haase en dan... deze vier aanstormende talenten? |url=https://www.ad.nl/tennis/kiki-bertens-robin-haase-en-dan-deze-vier-aanstormende-talenten~a29fc9dc/ |access-date=30 March 2025 |work=AD |language=nl}}