Ernst-Paul Hasselbach (23 May 1965 – 11 October 2008) was a Dutch TV host and producer. He hosted several shows on Dutch and Belgian television.
Early years
Hasselbach was the son of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother. His father's work meant that he lived around the world growing up. Hasselbach lived in the Netherlands, Suriname, Kenya, Indonesia, and Canada. After finishing secondary school in
Vancouver, British Columbia, he returned to the Netherlands to study in
Amsterdam. As well as his studies in "Academie voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding", he studied
English at the Vrije Universiteit.
Television career
Hasselbach started his television career in 1995. Between 2000 and his death in 2008 he hosted and produced ten editions of ''
Expeditie Robinson'', the Dutch-Belgian version of
Survivor
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. In 2004 he hosted the first season of
Peking Express
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Personal life
His brother Harald Hasselbach
Harald Hasselbach (22 September 1967 – 23 November 2023) was a Dutch gridiron football player who was a defensive end in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played seven seasons in the NFL for the Denver B ...
was a Super Bowl
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champion with the Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998 and a Grey Cup
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champion with the Calgary Stampeders in 1992.
Death
Ernst-Paul Hasselbach died in an automobile accident in Lom, Norway, while shooting the television show 71° Noord.Ernst-Paul Hasselbach (42) overleden
- NU He left behind his girlfriend, Gracia Witteman, and their daughter as well as two sons from an earlier relationship.
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References
External links
IMDB
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1966 births
2008 deaths
People from Paramaribo
Surinamese people of Dutch descent
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
Dutch television presenters
Dutch expatriates in Kenya
Dutch expatriates in Indonesia
Dutch expatriates in Canada
Road incident deaths in Norway