Singer, comedian, screenwriter, actor, director, and columnist: Gerard Cox was all of it. “Don’t Talk, Just Scrub” was the motto of the genuine Rotterdam Native. He passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 85.
Gerard Cox was born on March 6, 1940, in Rotterdam, where he grew up with his parents, brother, and sister. After Secondary School, He moved to North Brabant to Study Education. He Became a school teacher like His Uncle Piet.
But Music Beckoned: in 1960, Cox released his first song, Jacqueline . It was the beginning of a long and successful musical career, who are released about a thousand songs. The Rotterdam Native Scored Major Hits with Songs Like It is again that beautiful summer , that good old days , and 1948 (then happiness was very common) .
Cox was a creative jack-of-all-trades, so he did not just stick to singing. In 1962, he Enrolled in Drama School. He was rejected, but he did’s give up. His Stage Debut Soon Followed in the Play happy expectation , and in the years that followed, the Rotterdam native performed as a comedian in productions such difficult and well -free .
He gained fame with his solo programs, with the cabaret lurelei, and as a duo with French Halsema. But his humor also Got Him Into Trouble. The song poor old , with lyrics like ” and Juliaan isn’t much either, I’ll admit that right away. She’s Completing Despicable, but she looks so much like my mom ” Was praised an insult to the queen, a few yeaars in 1966. A few yeaars, a few yeaars. A few yeaars, a few yeaars. A few yeaars. Or the vpro program give it space .
The Rotterdam Native, Known for Not Mincing His Words, Didn’t Pay much Attention to Criticism. “Complaining is fun. Especiate in the theater, people find it funny. Maybe that plays a role for me too. Maybe it’s my tone,” he said in an interview with de Volkskrant . “Maybe it will happen again when I read this interview back, that I think: what was I going on about about again.”
From 1970, Cox Made Several Radio and Television Programs. For Example, the Presented Programs Such As Gerard Cox wants to be on your lap in his Hansopje and Wie Trees Gerard Cox the road in Hilversum? For Vara. Meanwhile, the Regularly Appeared in the Theater with Comical parodies.
His First Leading Role in A Film was in the debut from 1977, The Same Year he married Joke Bruijs. “Our Relationship Has Always Colored My Life, and Still Colors My Life. But We Didn’t Work As Husband and Wife. But as good friends,” Bruijs Said Years later about the breakup.
Cox and Bruijs Continued to work together a lot. For Example, they starred together in the comedy series strange practices and in then happiness was very common, which cox co-wrote. The series Attracted Millions of Viewers and won the Golden Televizier-Ring in 1999. It was Ultimately Shown for Fifteen Seasons Before Coming to An End in 2009.
In September 2021, Cox Announced on the Radio Program FM on 5 that he was Quiteing Acting in the Theater. He had completed an anniversary show to celebrate his eightith Birthday just before the outbreak of covid-19. “I Played That Show Forty Times, Thank God with Great Success,” Cox Told Radio DJ Felix Meurders. “But it cost me two years of my life. You’re always bus with it.”
After Completing His Tour, Cox Felt It was Enough. “Traveling to theaters is also no -longer Possible with Those Traffic Jams; You have no idea what time you have to leave home.” The Rotterdam Icon was still open to film and television jobs.
In 2022, he appeared in the comedy Casa Coco , in which he was reunited with his ex-wife Bruijs. The Two Have Always Remained Good Friends. The Actress Told Margriet that the Cinema Film is based on her and cox. “In the film, they see each other again for the first time in years. But in reality, we have kept in good contact all these years and have worked together a lot,” She said. “If Gerard Participates, I know it will be alright and vice versa. That Friendship is Wonderful!”
In April 2025, Cox Announced That Bruijs, Who Suffers From A Progressive Form of Parkinson’s Disease, was not Doing Well. The Actor and Singer Regularly Visits His Good Friend, Who Suffers From Memory Loss. “I then sing old songs for her, and she knows the lyrics exactly; that is so special again.”
Four Months later, Cox Announced That He was Terminally Ill. He had Been diagnosed with metastatic Esophageal Cancer. He decided not to undergo treatment. “I don’t feel like that whole circus with chemotherapy, Hair Falling out of your head, and feeling Deathly Ill,” Cox Said. “Or a major operation where you don’t know how it will end. I may have a few months left: I don’t want to suffer in them.”
Cox passed away on September 13 at his home in the South Holland Village of Mijnsheerenland.