Singer and Actor Gerard Cox Has Died at the Age of 85.
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On social media, many industry professionals are sharing tributes to "Toen was geluk heel gewoon" star and singer Gerard Cox. The Rotterdam TV personality died Saturday morning from complications of esophageal cancer.
Last month he announced that he was terminally ill.


Gerard Cox has died at the age of 85. His management informed the ANP. The renowned singer, actor, and songwriter passed away Saturday morning at his home in the South Holland village of Mijnsheerenland. He was terminally ill.
Gerard Cox has passed away. The legendary singer, comedian, and not to forget, Feyenoord newspaper columnist and fervent Volkskrant hater, was 85. Cox had huge hits as a singer and comedian, was sued for insulting the Queen, and had a huge hit in the 1990s and 2000s with the over-the-top comedy "Toen Was Geluk Nog Heel Gewoon" (When Happiness Was Still Very Ordinary). In recent years, we here at GeenStijl knew him as an absolute top quote machin…
Gerard Cox died Saturday morning at the age of 85 in his hometown of Mijnsheerenland. His manager confirmed the death. The Rotterdam actor and singer was terminally ill. He had metastatic esophageal cancer and refused treatment. Last month, Cox expected he had only a few months left to live.
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