Frank van der Plas (born in Amsterdam in 1960) created and performed the
fictional character Ome Henk, a grumpy, unemployed man living in the imaginary
town of Biggeveen. The character made his debut with the 1990 single “Snip – Ik
ben verkouden”, a parody of “The Power”, and the series went on to blend
narrative sketches with parodic songs. From 1991 onward, it expanded through a
run of albums, beginning with De spannende verhalen van Ome Henk (1991) and
followed by titles such as De nieuwe avonturen van Ome Henk (1992), Ome Henk is
weer bezig! (1993), Ome Henk slaat wild om zic...