Karel Glastra van Loon was born on December 24, 1962 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a writer, known for De passievrucht (2003), Goedemorgen Nederland (2002) and Barend en Van Dorp (1990). He was married to Karin Kuiper. He died on July 1, 2005 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland.