Dennis van de Ven: Dennis van de Ven. Actor: Smeris. Dennis van de Ven is an actor, writer, director, singer and stand-up comedian. Van de Ven was born in Limburg, The Netherlands as the son of a snack bar holder. He graduated in 1996 as stage director at the Theatre Academy in Maastricht. After that he started a career on stage and on television. On television he seen in "Kannibalen" (2006) and "De Staat van Verwarring"...