- Dutch entertainer, actor and singer. After his breakthrough in the Netherlands, he has worked in Germany since 1965 and has gained enormous popularity there.
- His song "Wann wird`s mal wieder richtig Sommer?" (When will it be summer again?) became a big hit in 1975 and was rediscovered during the Easy Listening wave in the 1990s.
- Lived in Syke near Bremen, Germany, with his third wife Simone. He had three children from two prior marriages: Annemieke, Caroline, and Alexander.
- Won the Silver Rose of Montreux in 1964 for an episode of Die Rudi Carrell Show (1965)'s Dutch original version starring Esther Ofarim as a mermaid. In 2001, he was given the Honorary Rose for his lifetime achievements.
- Received Germany's Cross of Merit for his achievements in German-Dutch relations (1985).
- A sketch about Ayatollah Khomeini on Rudis Tagesshow (1981) caused a diplomatic crisis between West Germany and Iran. Carrell came under threat from fundamentalists until he officially apologized (15 February 1987).
- Son of André Carrell.
- Brother of Aad Kesselaar.
- Born at 3:30am-LMT.
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