Born in Amsterdam The Netherlands Speaks 3 languages and several dialects Wrotecowrote more than 17 screenplays a TV series and a volume of monologues and poetry composed 50 songs Produced a feature film and 2 feature length documentaries as well as four short projects Lives in New York City and commutes to the EU when necessary Came to NYC first on a cultural grant to write an instruction book for an East Harlem School Studied with Eve Collyer for stage film and TV work Now primarily works on film and TV projects