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- Birth nameEmilius Wagemans
- Bob Benny was born on May 28, 1926 in Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Patati patata (1959), Biografie (1967) and Ontdek de ster (1955). He died on March 29, 2011 in Beveren, Flanders, Belgium.
- Until 2000, Bob Benny played in musicals. In Flanders, his most famous role is that of Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
- In 1963, Benny scored his biggest hit, (Waar en Wanneeer) 'Where and when', an adaptation of 'Als Flotter Geist' composed by Johan Strauss. He won a gold record with it.
- In the early fifties he started working for public broadcasting, where he had several shows of his own, with a lot of singing and dancing.
- Benny began his singing career at the end of World War II when he started performing regularly at a café in Sint-Niklaas.
- He was a Belgian singer and musical theatre performer,.
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