Dutch EDM producer and world’s number one DJ Hardwell is set to be honoured with the two thousand five hundred and thirty seventh star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in recognition for his award winning performances at acting like a DJ.
Hardwell, real name Robbert van de Corput, cast himself as a DJ in a self funded college project in 2009 and has since been so believable in his role that he has managed to come first in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll in two consecutive years and win lucrative performing and advertising contracts in the process.
“It’s been a real roller coaster ride these last five years,” admitted van de Corput after a recent rehearsal. “Sometimes I get so deep into the Hardwell character that I actually start to believe I am a DJ and not just a normal twenty six year old drama school graduate from Breda. It’s always important for me to remember who I am and where I came from so I’d say the only negative thing about Hardwell is that it’s sometimes hard not to get caught up in all of the hype.”
“It’s great to finally be getting some recognition for my work as an actor,” continued van de Corput. “The DJ awards are nice and all but at the end of the day they’re not based on talent or things you’ve actually achieved, they’re more of a popularity contest based on the amount of likes you can buy on Facebook or how fuckable you look to teenage girls.”
Max Rasenheimer, of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Selection Committee, commented on their latest installation, “Up until May 2013 we didn’t even know Hardwell was an actor, we just though he was another Eurotrash cheeseball EDM DJ. That’s testament to the guy’s work. He’s pretty much fooled the entire world into thinking he’s a DJ. He’s got so much charm and charisma, a lot like a young Jodie Foster.”
Robbert van de Corput’s portrayal of Hardwell has been described by critics as “the most complete performance as a musician since Jaoquin Phoenix played Johnny Cash in Walk The Line” and the Dutchman has no intention of calling quits on the character any time soon.
“I’m still really enjoying being Hardwell and as long as that’s the case I’ll keep doing it,” explained the young actor. “The only thing I’m worried about is becoming typecast as a one dimensional DJ type. I can’t think of anything worse then taking on a role in a hard hitting political drama and having people be like “isn’t the President of America that DJ guy?”. That would be horrible.”
You can catch Robert in a different role for a limited time as he takes his one man production The Mangina Monologue to Broadway for a run of six weeks early next year.
