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Buddy Vedder
Buddy Vedder (born 26 August 1994) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for playing the role of Rover Dekker in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He played lead roles in the musicals Murder Ballad (2020), Saturday Night Fever (2024–2025) and Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje, 2026). Vedder is also a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer.
Vedder presented the Kids Top 20 television show from 2015 to 2018. He played the role of Rover Dekker from 2015 to 2017 in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He left the show to focus on presenting television shows.
Vedder won the award for Beste Zapp-presentator at the 2017 Zapp Awards. He also won the award for Beste Jeugdpresentator at the 2018 Zapp Awards and 2019 Zapp Awards. In 2018, he presented the Kinderprinsengrachtconcert held on the same day as the Prinsengrachtconcert.
In 2019, he presented the show Te leuk om waar te zijn with Britt Dekker and Donnie as team captains. In the show, two teams need to decide which short videos are real and which are fake. In the same year, he became a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer. Vedder played a lead role in the musical Murder Ballad in 2020. He won the Favoriete Ster Jeugdprogramma award at the 2020 Zapp Awards. He played a role in the 2020 film Misfit 3: De Finale directed by Erwin van den Eshof. Vedder presented the game show Deal or No Deal in 2021 and 2022.
Since 2022, Vedder and Jamai Loman present the talent television series Holland's Got Talent. He played the role of Judas Iscariot in The Passion 2023, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.
In 2024, Vedder and Jamai Loman presented the musical theatre performance television show Stars on Stage. He plays a role in the 2024 film De Legende van Familie Vos directed by Bob Wilbers. In the same year, he plays the role of Tony Manero in the Saturday Night Fever musical.
Vedder and Jamai Loman presented the second season of Stars on Stage in 2025. They also presented the television special Stars on Stage: Soldaat van Oranje in which contestants of Stars on Stage sing songs of the musical Soldaat van Oranje. As of September 2025[update], he is scheduled to play a role in the 2026 musical Bokkenrijders. As of December 2025[update], he is scheduled to appear in the musical Soldier of Orange in 2026. Vedder and Jamai Loman are also scheduled to present the hide and seek game show The House of Hide and Seek.
In 2026, he became one of the presenters of the ninth season of the show Kopen Zonder Kijken after Martijn Krabbé was no longer able to present the show due to his health. Krabbé does the voice-over and the show is presented by multiple presenters. In the show, people purchase a home without having seen it first and the team of Kopen Zonder Kijken makes all relevant decisions based on budget and preferences.
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Buddy Vedder
Buddy Vedder (born 26 August 1994) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for playing the role of Rover Dekker in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He played lead roles in the musicals Murder Ballad (2020), Saturday Night Fever (2024–2025) and Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje, 2026). Vedder is also a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer.
Vedder presented the Kids Top 20 television show from 2015 to 2018. He played the role of Rover Dekker from 2015 to 2017 in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden. He left the show to focus on presenting television shows.
Vedder won the award for Beste Zapp-presentator at the 2017 Zapp Awards. He also won the award for Beste Jeugdpresentator at the 2018 Zapp Awards and 2019 Zapp Awards. In 2018, he presented the Kinderprinsengrachtconcert held on the same day as the Prinsengrachtconcert.
In 2019, he presented the show Te leuk om waar te zijn with Britt Dekker and Donnie as team captains. In the show, two teams need to decide which short videos are real and which are fake. In the same year, he became a jury member in the television show The Masked Singer. Vedder played a lead role in the musical Murder Ballad in 2020. He won the Favoriete Ster Jeugdprogramma award at the 2020 Zapp Awards. He played a role in the 2020 film Misfit 3: De Finale directed by Erwin van den Eshof. Vedder presented the game show Deal or No Deal in 2021 and 2022.
Since 2022, Vedder and Jamai Loman present the talent television series Holland's Got Talent. He played the role of Judas Iscariot in The Passion 2023, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.
In 2024, Vedder and Jamai Loman presented the musical theatre performance television show Stars on Stage. He plays a role in the 2024 film De Legende van Familie Vos directed by Bob Wilbers. In the same year, he plays the role of Tony Manero in the Saturday Night Fever musical.
Vedder and Jamai Loman presented the second season of Stars on Stage in 2025. They also presented the television special Stars on Stage: Soldaat van Oranje in which contestants of Stars on Stage sing songs of the musical Soldaat van Oranje. As of September 2025[update], he is scheduled to play a role in the 2026 musical Bokkenrijders. As of December 2025[update], he is scheduled to appear in the musical Soldier of Orange in 2026. Vedder and Jamai Loman are also scheduled to present the hide and seek game show The House of Hide and Seek.
In 2026, he became one of the presenters of the ninth season of the show Kopen Zonder Kijken after Martijn Krabbé was no longer able to present the show due to his health. Krabbé does the voice-over and the show is presented by multiple presenters. In the show, people purchase a home without having seen it first and the team of Kopen Zonder Kijken makes all relevant decisions based on budget and preferences.