Micky Hoogendijk

Mirjam (Micki) Hoogendijk
Born	July 8, 1970 (1970-07-08) (age 41) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Citizenship	Dutch
Known for	actress

Mirjam "Micky" Hoogendijk (Amsterdam, 8 July 1970) is a Dutch actress, presenter and model.

Biography and career

Micky Hoogendijk was one of the first people in the Netherlands to be conceived via IVF. She was raised by her mother in an international art environment.

Marriage and bombing incident

In 1990 she met artist Rob Scholte. Rob Scholte and Micky Hoogendijk married in 1994. Six months after their marriage, a grenade exploded under their car while they were driving through the Jordaan, a neighborhood in Amsterdam. Rob lost both legs.^[1] The persons responsible for the explosion were never identified. After the explosion Hoogendijk and Scholte moved to Tenerife, to rebuild their life there. In 1997 Hoogendijk moved back to Amsterdam, where the couple separated.

Acting career

From 2000-2002 Hoogendijk played a role in the Dutch soap opera "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden". She played the part of villainous Cleo de Wold, a pathological manipulator.

In 2002 she moved to Los Angeles for lessons in method acting at the academy of Eric Morris. In 2004 she came back to the Netherlands, but would return to L.A. twice a year for acting classes. During this time, she starred with Kate Hudson in the movie, Raising Helen. She also worked with Rutger Hauer.

Hoogendijk has acted in several Dutch series including "Spangen", "Blauw Blauw", "Grijpstra en de Gier", "Koefnoen en Parels en Zwijnen".

Businesses

After spending time in front of the camera, she now works behind the scenes as creative director and producer. She founded Micky Hoogendijk Productions and started as creative director of the supperclub. Since 2007 the Supperclub is in Amsterdam, San Francisco, London, Singapore and Istanbul. There are plans to start a supperclub in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. In 2006 she started film production company Dramatic Beat, a website for young film producers.

Current

In April 2009 Micky Hoogendijk was known to be romantically involved with Adam Curry, leading to his divorce from Patricia Paay.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Bowling Green Daily News - Jul 1, 1999". http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EfAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6UcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=the%20bombing%20of%20rob%20scholte&pg=1880%2C51482. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
2. ^ Dirk Musschoot (2009-05-23). "Patricia Paay (60) en Adam Curry (44) uit elkaar". Nieuwsblad. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleid=GHQ2AJIJ8. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 

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Name	Hoogendijk, Micky
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Date of birth	1970-07-08
Place of birth	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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