Makeup artist Pipo Ton van den Heuvel (94) died of crown | Entertainment

Van den Heuvel He was a pioneer of makeup and makeup in the sixties, seventies and eighties. With his work he was partly responsible for the design of iconic series such as Pipo the clown, Ti-Ta-Magician and Diary of a sheepdog. The makeup artist, for example, invented the famous sun on Pipo the Clown’s cheek.

Van den Heuvel also provided makeup for Sinterklaas’ entry on television and in Amsterdam for decades. In the 1950s and 1960s he transformed Eduard Verkade, Jan Gajentaan and Gerard de Klerk into the holy man. The makeup artist also did the makeup for many great theatrical productions in his life. For example, he worked a lot with Jos Brink and did the makeup for many of his musicals.

Abroad

His fame was not limited to the Netherlands. The major cosmetics groups also asked her to do makeup for commercials abroad. “The last thing in particular was good money. You have four hundred florins a day for a job abroad, plus all the expenses. That made you rich,” the Dutchman said in a great interview in 2017. The Parool.

Van den Heuvel practiced his profession until old age. The makeup artist had been living in a nursing home in Purmerend for some time. Her private funeral will take place on Tuesday.