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Gert Verhulst
Gert Tony Hubert Verhulst (born 24 January 1968 in Berchem) is a Belgian presenter, entrepreneur, singer, director, actor, screenwriter, composer, film producer, and business magnate. As a prominent figure within the children's entertainment industry in the Benelux, he is regarded as a Flemish cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to children's entertainment in the Benelux and founder of Studio 100. Life and career Verhulst claims he knew at very early age that he wanted to become famous. In 1987 he applied at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp where he was rejected, he would recall this as a gift from Heaven. Later that year he got his first job at the former BRTN (now VRT) as continuity announcer. Samson en Gert Samson & Gert is a Flemish children's television series produced by Eline van Noppen, centered on the talking dog Samson and his owner Gert. In its entire run, the show was originally aired on TV1 from Christmas Day 1989 until 1 December 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berchem (Antwerp)
Berchem () is a southern district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Berchem is located along the old ''Grote Steenweg'' ( Dutch for 'Big Paved Road') that has connected Brussels to Antwerp for several centuries; the town borders the districts of Deurne, Borgerhout, Wilrijk and Antwerp and the municipality of Mortsel. Berchem itself consists of three quarters, ''Oud Berchem'', ''Groenenhoek'' and ''Nieuw Kwartier''. The 'Ring', Antwerp's circular motorway which follows the track of the former city defense walls, cuts Berchem in two parts, separating the urban inner city area of Oud-Berchem (''intra muros'') from the more residential and suburban areas Groenenhoek, Pulhof and Nieuw Kwartier (''extra muros''). Political structure After the decentralization of Antwerp in 2000, Berchem became a semi-independent district with its own legislative body, the so-called Districtsraad (''District Council''), and its own executive college. The Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlaamse Radio- En Televisieomroeporganisatie
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie ("Flemish Radio and Television broadcasting organisation"), shortened to VRT (), is one of the national public service broadcasters for the Flemish Community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the French Community is the French-language RTBF (), and in the German-speaking Community it is BRF (). The VRT operates six television channels (, , , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , and . History The VRT is the successor to a succession of organisations. Belgium's National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (INR-NIR) was founded in 1930 and existed until 1960. It was subsequently split along lingustic lines with Dutch language programming becoming the (BRT) in 1960 and the (BRTN) from 1991 to 1998. The NIR/INR and BRT (; RTB) had each been single state-owned entities with separate Dutch- and French-language production departments. They were housed in the Flagey Building, also known as the ''Radio Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTM (TV Channel)
VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij ( English: ''Flemish Television Company'') is the main commercial television station in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium) and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media (formerly Medialaan). It was launched on 1 February 1989 as the second commercial television channel in Belgium after the French-speaking RTL-TVI, and quickly became the most popular TV channel in the Flemish part of Belgium. Early programming consisted of local versions of game shows like 'Rad Van Fortuin' ( Wheel of Fortune) or 'Waagstuk!' (Jeopardy!). The channel is also considered to have been instrumental in the rebirth of the local music industry as it was the first TV channel to promote local music through its primetime TV show 'Tien om te zien' (Ten to see), a weekly chart show with only local music productions. The channel's focus on local music and local versions of international TV formats quickly allowed it to outperform p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Baele
Walter Baele (born 16 May 1964 in Waregem) is a Flemish cabaretier and actor, best known for creating characters. Television acts * Marcel de Neudt in ''Familie Backeljau'' * Jacky Lebot in ''U Hoort Nog Van Ons'' * Rosa Vermeulen in ''Rosa'' * Wito, de reggaeman in ''Dilemma'' * As newsreporter in ''Brussel Nieuwsstraat'' ** André van Superette André in ''Brussel Nieuwsstraat''. ** The man from Zwijnaarde * Eugène Van Leemhuyzen in '' Samson en Gert'' * Jürgen van Moerseek, the homosexual musical wonder * Serafino De Sluwe in ''Mega Mindy'' * Prins Filip in ''Wij van België'' Theater * ''Als...'' (1986) selected for the Camerettenfestival and the Wim Sonneveldprijs. * ''De Frits Fricket show'' (1991–1992) winner of Humorologieprijs in Marke. * ''Wie heeft Martin en Yourki gezien?'' (1993–1994) * ''Martha'' (1994–1995) * ''Waarom rudy? Waarom?'' (1997–1998) * ''Wortels'' (1999) Later it became a play. * ''Alle 10 goed'' (2003–2004) * ''Veel tralala'' (2005–200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Crucke
Koenraad Desiré Arthur (Koen) Crucke (born 11 February 1952 in Ghent) is a Belgian operatic tenor, politician, and actor of stage, television, and film. As an opera singer he has been particularly active at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp where he specializes in character roles. He has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions as well. Since 1990, he stars as Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch on the long-running Flemish-Belgian children's television series '' Samson en Gert''. In 2009, Crucke told the Belgian newspaper ''Het Nieuwsblad'', Albert is based upon the role of the gay hairdresser, he played in the movie Koko Flanel ''Koko Flanel'' is a Belgium, Belgian comedy movie directed by Stijn Coninx starring Urbanus, Bea Van der Maat, Willeke van Ammelrooy, and Ann Petersen. The movie was released in 1990 and was until 18 February 2009 the most successful Flanders, ... but does not reveal anything about the sexual orientation of Albert. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Hermans
Margareta Maria Josepha (Margriet) Hermans (born 1954) is a Belgian singer, former radio and TV talk show host, politician and member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate The Senate ( ; ; ) is one of the two chambers of the Bicameralism, bicameral Belgian Federal Parliament, Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be ... in 2007. In 1993 a celebrity comic was based on her life, drawn by Erik Vancoillie. Notes 20th-century Belgian women singers 20th-century Belgian singers Belgian women pop singers Belgian pop singers Belgian radio presenters Living people 1954 births Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats politicians Members of the Senate (Belgium) Dutch-language singers of Belgium Flemish television presenters 21st-century Belgian women singers 21st-century Belgian singers Belgian women radio presenters Belgian women television pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just A Minute
''Just a Minute'' is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game. For more than 50 years, with a few exceptions, it was hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Following Parsons' death in 2020, Sue Perkins became the permanent host, starting with the 87th series. ''Just a Minute'' was first transmitted on Radio 4 on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003. The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without hesitation, repetition or deviation". The comedy comes from attempts to keep within these rules and the banter among the participants. In 2011, comedy writer David Quantick ascribed ''Just a Minutes success to its "insanely basic" format, stating, "It's so blank that it can be filled by people as diverse as Paul Merton and Graham Norton, who don't have to adapt their style of humour to the show at all." Throughout its half-century history, the show has, in addition to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovide And The Gang
''La Bande à Ovide'', a.k.a. ''Ovide and the Gang'', is a 1980s animated comedy TV show produced by the Canadian animation studio CinéGroupe (who also produced ''Mega Babies'', ''Sharky & George'' and '' The Little Flying Bears'') in association with Belgium's Odec Kid Cartoons. It ran on Télévision de Radio Canada starting on October 17, 1987, to 1989 and also goes by the names "Ovide Video" and "Ovide's Video Show"; the series gained popularity in the United Kingdom when it was broadcast on the Children's BBC from August 1987 staying with the BBC until Spring 1992 before quickly switching to Channel 4. The characters were created and designed by Bernard Godi in cooperation with Belgian comics artist and animator Nic Broca, who had previously designed the ''Snorks'' for SEPP. Synopsis The show stars a blue platypus named Ovide who lives on a non-descript South Seas island, where he has adventures with his friends and thwarts Cy and Bobo, the show's villains. Main charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smurfs
''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as ''Les Schtroumpfs''. There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow Smurfs. "Smurfette" was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series. The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps, which came to represent freedom during the modern era. The word "smurf" is the original Dutch translation of the French "schtroumpf", which, according to Peyo, is a word he invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin when he could not remember the word ''salt''. ''The Smurfs'' franchise began as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. Description Performing as a puppeteer can be physically demanding. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by their own hands placed inside the puppet or holding it externally or any other part of the body- such as the legs. Some puppet styles require two or more puppeteers to work together to create a single puppet character. The puppeteer's role is to manipulate the physical object in such a manner that the audience believes the object is imbued with life. In some instances, the persona of the puppeteer is also an important feature, as with ventriloquist's dummy performers, in which the puppeteer and the human figure-styled puppet appear onstage together, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketnet
Ketnet is a Flemish public children's television channel in Belgium owned and operated by the Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie, VRT, Flemish public broadcaster. It broadcasts a mix of locally produced and imported productions on the VRT 3 channel from 6 am until 8 pm. History On 1 December 1997, BRTN 2 was replaced by VRT Canvas, Canvas and Ketnet. From the start of the channel, the program offering from Flemish soil has been diversified. The best-known and/or longest-running titles are :nl:Amika_(televisieserie), ''Amika'', '':nl:Dag_Sinterklaas, Dag Sinterklaas'', '':nl:De_Boomhut, De Boomhut'', :nl:Karrewiet, ''Karrewiet'', ''Kulderzipken'', ''Mega Mindy'', ''Samson en Gert (TV series), Samson en Gert'', ''Spring (television soap), Spring'', and :nl:W817_(televisieserie), ''W817''. In addition, various foreign series are also purchased. Ketnet started as a channel for 4 to 15-year-olds. Programs were broadcast to young teenagers such as ''Studio.Ket'', ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
