Jef Nys

Biography

Jef Nys was born on January 30, 1927 in Berchem, Flanders, Belgium. He was a director and actor, known for De schat van de zeerover (1968) and Latijns Amerika (1973). He died on October 20, 2009 in Antwerp, Belgium. Although Nys is best known for the 249 Jommeke albums (number 250 is scheduled for release in July 2010) and for 11 albums featuring the gnomes Langteen and Schommelbuik, he was more diverse in his earlier years when he drew a whole series of biographies of saints, artists and clerics, including Breughel and Pope Puis X. Created the comic strip Jommeke. The series has sold 55 million albums, which is all the more remarkable considering that Jommeke is virtually unknown outside of Flanders, even in the Netherlands.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Camera

Directing

Sound

Writing