Bert Kruismans (1966) is a Belgian

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. He is best known for his part as a judge in the Flemish television series ' and for winning the final round of the popular Belgian television quiz ' (''The Smartest Person of the World'').

Early life

Kruismans was born in 1966 in the village of Sint-Katharine-Lombeek as Bert Hilda Van der Cruyssen and now lives in , near Aalst.

Career

Bert Kruismans started his career as an editor and presenter on

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, after which he moved to other Flemish radio stations like

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and the

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-night radio. His took his first steps on national TV by writing or editing programs like ''Kriebels'' ( VTM), ''Now or Never'' (

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), ''Rosa'' (TV1), ''Ombudsjan'' (TV1), ''Raar Maar Waar'' (VTM) and ''De Mannen van de Macht'' (

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). His first real national fame followed his role as a judge on the satirical program ''De Rechtvaardige Rechters'' in which he and three fellow comedians delivered humorous commentaries for recent newspaper articles or television fragments. His moustache also became his trademark feature during the show, with many comments referring to it thanks to its rather uncommon size and form.

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