Willem Philippe "Wim" de Bie (; 17 May 1939 – 27 March 2023) was a Dutch comedian, writer and singer. He formed the comedy duo Van Kooten en De Bie with Kees van Kooten. G.J. van Bork, "Bie, Wim de", Schrijvers en dichters, 2002. Retrieved on 17 December 2014. Together they made various satirical TV shows.https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/03/27/wim-de-bie-de-wat-verlegen-tv-maker-die-op-hoog-niveau-politieke-satire-bedreef-a4160543
Life and career Willem Philippe de Bie was born on 17 May 1939 in The Hague, Netherlands. He went to the Dalton Lyceum in The Hague, where he followed a HBS program. At this school he met Kees van Kooten, with whom he would form the comedy duo Van Kooten en De Bie.
De Bie made several radio and television shows. He also wrote several books and drew some comics.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bie_wim_de.htm From 2002 on, De Bie was active as a blogger.
De Bie died of Parkinson's disease in The Hague, on 27 March 2023, at the age of 83.
Bibliography 1970: Lachen is gezond Wim de Bie, Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved on 17 December 2014. 1972–1986: De 1986: Bescheuragenda 1986 1986: Het groot bescheurboek 1987: Meneer Foppe en het gedoe 1988: De boekcorner van... Goos Verhoef! 1988: Schoftentuig 1990: Morgen zal ik mijn mannetje staan 1992: De liefste van de buis 1993: Ons kent ons 1994: Meneer Foppe in zijn blootje 1995: Meneer Foppe over de rooie 1997: Different koek! 2009: Meneer Foppe & de hele reutemeteut
Discography
Wim de Bie released several solo albums. 1984: De Bie zingt (only released as LP) 1990: De Bie zingt a capella (cd-version with more songs than on the LP) 1996: De fluiten van ver weg: De wereldmuziek der Cananefaten 1997: Marylou (single; B-side: Het valt wel mee)
References
External links
Weblog of Wim de Bie Lambiek Comiclopedia article.
Youtube, Het officiële Koot&Bie-kanaal