Sammy Bruggeman
- Actor
- Composer
Sammy Bruggeman ( aka sammy Bridges ) is a young actor/singer/songwriter from Belgium who is
renowned for his creativity and project-starting skills. He studied
Performing Arts in Belgium and also studied at the Laine Theatre Arts
school in London. At 13 he received a royal award from Belgium for his
band group in which he had been participating since the age of three.
He started playing drums when only a toddler and at nine he was already
composing songs. By then he had acquired very advanced piano skills and
was considered ahead of his time for his age. During the development of
his career he ran a large danceclub/bar called The Villa in Hamme and
also started up Stargate Records with he long-time colleague Peter van
der Hallen.His first music video "Laat me Maar' was the first in the
Flemish language to be broadcast on MTV. A TV biography about him
called 'Born with the Music' was produced in 1996 and aired on PBS. He
has sparked off several TV show ideas for Belgium. One of them got one of the best tv shows for children. Sammy is probably best known for his
novel ideas and creative 'lateral' thinking.