‘Rush’ actor Leo Madder has been out of work for 15 years: “Make a deal and then break it? Just disgusting!” | BV

BV“Make a deal and then break it? Disgusting.” More than 15 years later, his resignation from the VTM series ‘Spoed’ still reverberates with Leo Madder (76). The actor, who played doctor Gijsbrecht, has not acted since, although it was not his own choice. “TV bosses are looking for ever younger actors, sometimes even 17 years old. Cheap workers”, it sounds in ‘Bye Everyone’. A sharp conversation about his difficult reputation, his dismissal and the far too early death of his beloved son Donald. “The first thing I thought was: I’m quitting too.”