
Urbanus
Acting • Born 1949-06-07
Biography
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.
Filmography
40 credits
Urbanus: Hebben jullie mijn filmpjes al gezien
Movie

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

Koko Flanel
Movie • 1990
Placide Smellekens

Mega Mindy: The Black Crystal
Movie • 2010
Sultan van Zahambra

Hector
Movie • 1987
Hector

Urbanus: Live & in 't echt
Movie • 1984
actor

Misstakes
Movie • 2000
Self

Urbanus: Vobiscum Live
Movie • 2007

Urbanus: Hiep Hiep Rahoe
Movie • 1997

Urbanus: Meer Moet Dat Niet Zijn
Movie • 2001

Urbanus: Ik Ben Een Plastiek Zakske
Movie • 2001

The Dark Diamond
Movie • 2004
Sjaak (herbergier)

Seventh Heaven
Movie • 1993
Samuel

Urbanus: Genoeg Gelachen, Nu Humor!
Movie • 1995
Zichzelf

Urbanus: Zelf!
Movie • 2017
Urbanus

Cash for Trash
Movie • 2019
Urbanus (voice)

The Cheerful Rascal
Movie • 1992
Urbanus

Urbanus Van Anus
Movie • 1980
Urbanus

K3: The Ice Princess
Movie • 2006
Tovenaar

Les Sept Péchés capitaux
Movie • 1992
Le bouffon

The Flight Before Christmas
Movie • 2008
Julius (dutch dub)

Urbanus: Bis Bis Bis!
Movie • 2025

Urbanus: Trecto Pnix
Movie • 2019

De Flauwste Van Urbanus
Movie

Urbain
TV • 2005
Urbain

Jacques en Urbain op Wereldtournee
TV • 2023
Self

Humo's Comedy Cup: De Weg naar de Finale
TV • 2023
Self

Kulderzipken
TV • 1995
De Knoerifast

Urbanus 70
TV • 2019
Himself

Scheire and the Creation
TV • 2012
Self

Genoeg gelachen, nu humor!
TV • 1995
Urbanus

De Slimste Mens ter Wereld
TV • 2003
Self - Jury

What If?
TV • 2011
Urbanus

Urbanus van binnen
TV • 2025

De Slimste Mens ter Wereld
TV • 2003
Self - Participant

Beste Kijkers
TV • 2014

Ik vraag het aan
TV • 2024
Self - Guest

Het zijn net mensen
TV • 2015
Urbanus

Allemaal Chris
TV • 2017
Self

De Schuur van Scheire
TV • 2015
Self