Changes: Paul Haenen

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Paul Haenen is a well known Dutch comedian who dubs many character voides on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street, including Bert, Grover, Dr. Nobel Price, most of the horses (including Buster and Fred), and animated figures like Don Carrot. He also translates many of the American Sesame Street songs to Dutch.

Paul Haenen has been playing Bert since Sesamstraat debuted in 1976, with Wim T. Schippers as Ernie. The Dutch Bert and Ernie are extremely popular and funny. Jim Henson was so impressed by the pair's performances, that they're the only Bert and Ernie in the world who are allowed to make their own material. Haenen and Schippers have recorded a whole series of selfwritten Bert and Ernie record albums, and they also appear as Bert and Ernie in interviews.

Haenen and Schippers don't record the TV sketches together; partly because of their busy schedules, but also because they make each other laugh too much.

A running gag on the Dutch Bert and Ernie albums is that Bert sings off key, whereas Ernie knows how to sing harmony, and likes to brag about it. In real life, Schippers has a lot more feeling for music than Paul; Haenen is better at singing in a bass voice.

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-'''Paul Haenen''' is a well known Dutch comedian who dubs many character voides on ''[[Sesamstraat]]'', the Dutch co-production of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', including [[Bert]], [[Grover]], [[Dr. Nobel Price]], most of the horses (including [[Buster the Horse|Buster]] and [[Fred the Wonder Horse|Fred]]), and animated figures like [[Image:2096e.jpg|Don Carrot]]. He also translates many of the [[American]] ''Sesame Street'' songs to Dutch.
+'''Paul Haenen''' is a well known Dutch comedian who dubs many character voides on ''[[Sesamstraat]]'', the Dutch co-production of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', including [[Bert]], [[Grover]], [[Dr. Nobel Price]], most of the horses (including [[Buster the Horse|Buster]] and [[Fred the Wonder Horse|Fred]]), and animated figures like [[:Image:2096e.jpg|Don Carrot]]. He also translates many of the [[American]] ''Sesame Street'' songs to Dutch.
 Paul Haenen has been playing Bert since ''Sesamstraat'' debuted in [[1976]], with [[Wim T. Schippers]] as [[Ernie]]. The Dutch Bert and Ernie are extremely popular and funny. Jim Henson was so impressed by the pair's performances, that they're the only Bert and Ernie in the world who are allowed to make their own material. Haenen and Schippers have recorded a whole series of selfwritten Bert and Ernie record albums, and they also appear as Bert and Ernie in interviews.