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Jan Versteegh

Jan Versteegh (born 31 December 1985) is a Dutch television presenter and singer.

Jan Versteegh
Jan Versteegh (2013)
Born (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 38)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Career

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Versteegh is known for presenting various television programs which include PowNews, Spuiten en Slikken and Proefkonijnen. He also presented 6 Inside and as of 2019 the shows Lingo and Echt Waar?!.[1][2]

He also participated as contestant in the game shows Expeditie Robinson 2013, De Slimste Mens (in 2014), It Takes 2 (in 2016), Weet Ik Veel (in 2016) and The Big Music Quiz (in 2017).[3]

In 2018, Versteegh played the role of the mole in the 18th season of the popular television show Wie is de Mol?.[4] In 2019, he was one of the team captains in the television game show Mars versus Venus, a quiz show about the differences between men and women.[5] He was the team captain of the male team and Leonie ter Braak was team captain of the female team.[5]

Versteegh began working for Talpa in January 2019.[6][7] He renewed his contract in January 2024 for two years.[7]

In 2022, he appeared in the film Hart op de juiste plek.[8] He also appears in the film De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis.[9][10]

In 2024, it was revealed that Versteegh was the whistleblower who in 2021 told journalist Dennis Schouten about singer Marco Borsato's alleged child molestation of an underage girl. Borsato was eventually charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.[11]

Filmography

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As presenter

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  • Muscles & Brains (2024)[12]

As team captain

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  • Mars versus Venus (2019)

As contestant

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As actor

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References

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  1. ^ "Jan Versteegh nieuwe presentator van Lingo". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Jan Versteegh nieuwe presentator Echt Waar?!". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Ex-judoka Edith Bosch is Robinson 2013". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Jan Versteegh vond geheimhouden van uitkomst Wie is de Mol? 'heerlijk'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Leonie ter Braak neemt het op tegen Jan Versteegh" [Leonie ter Braak takes on Jan Versteegh]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Jan Versteegh stapt over van BNNVARA naar Talpa TV". Mediacourant (in Dutch). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Jan Versteegh verlengt zijn contract bij Talpa met twee jaar". NU.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Opnamen Hart op de juiste plek van start". Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Eerste hoofdrol voor Jan Versteegh als schurk in sinterklaasfilm". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Opnamen Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis gestart". Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  11. ^ Panorama, Redactie (26 March 2024). "'Klokkenluider zaak-Borsato blijkt presentator Jan Versteegh' | Panorama". panorama.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Alles wat je moet weten over het nieuwe realityprogramma Muscles & Brains". Televizier (in Dutch). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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