The holiday comedy ‘Oost West Thuis Best’ in the Antwerp Fakkeltheater reunites the golden ‘FC De Kampioenen’ duo Carry Goossens (69) and Danni Heylen (71) this summer. Perhaps for the last time, as the actor – who turns 70 in January – is considering quitting acting. The suds are almost not worth the coal anymore, he says in Primo. “What I earn in the theater is – once skimmed by the state – almost zero operation.” A conversation about financial difficulties, acting in Flanders, aging and his impressive career. “When I started as an actor, I turned 29 and there was no more than 500 Belgian francs (12.50 euros) in my account.”
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Carry Goossens wants to gradually start to bulge: “Retired for four years, but my retirement money does not cover the expenses”
