Veteran Dutch Actor Robert โขJan โPeters on Life, The Hague, โand aโข Bittersweet ‘Frozen’ Encounter
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Published: October 26, 2023
A Life Rooted in Indonesia
Robert Jan Peters,โ a familiar face to Dutch television audiences for nearly fifteen โขyears – frequently enough recognized, โhe โnotes, โฃas the man wiht โ”that โmustache doesn’tโฃ really sit well”โ from numerous commercials โข- was bornโฃ on โAugust 31, โ1948, in Bandung, the former Dutch โขEast โขindies. He โคfondly remembers his birthplace as “the most beautiful city in the โworld,theโข Paris of Java,” adding โaโ playful “with OEโ please” -โข a reference likely known to those familiarโ with Dutch colonial history.
The Hague: โBeauty and Discomfort
Currently residing in Scheveningen, Peters holds a simple preference for the most beautiful spot in Theโ Hague: “My own terrace.” Though, his observations โaren’t always โidyllic. He expresses โคa poignant discomfortโฃ with โขaโข scene he witnesses regularly at the backโฃ of the Circustheater.
“For โฃtwoโ years now,girlsโ of about six yearsโข old have been shivering in princess dresses atโข theโข artistโ entrance,as โthey want an autograph โorโค selfie with an actor fromโข Frozen. โฃBut there is now a sign โคstating how far they can goโฃ and that โbothers me. What aโค mess,โค asโ without those children there wouldโข be no Frozen at โall.”
This observation highlights a complexโ feeling – a recognitionโ of the joyโฃ Frozen brings, tempered byโฃ concern for the children’s experience andโ the imposition of boundaries.
Simple Pleasures and a Past Connection
Peters has moved on โขfrom a favorite โฃpub,butโข maintains aโฃ connection to theโฃ artsโ through regular visits to the โcoffee shop at the Mauritshuis museum,where he previously volunteered.โค When โasked about his diet, he admits โคto aโค conscious effort to โขeat healthily. โข
“Well, I’m trying toโ lose a little weight. So I stickโฃ to salads with vegetablesโฃ orโค one hundred percent vegetable. But every now and then I likeโ to have a different โคvariation on a piece of toast with a glass of wine.”
A Timely Philosophy
Underpinning his โขlife and work is a simple, yetโฃ powerful motto: “Theโค time to live is now.”
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