Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte
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- Television presenter
- Radio DJ
- Voice actor
Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte | |
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| Born | 14 June 1974 Emmeloord, Netherlands |
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Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte (born 14 June 1974) is a Dutch television presenter, radio DJ and voice actor. He was one of the sidekicks in the radio show ruuddewild.nl presented by Ruud de Wild.[1][2] He is the voice over in the shows RTL Boulevard and B&B Vol Liefde.[3][4] He was also the voice over for Eigen Huis & Tuin.[5]
He was the voice over for Eigen Huis & Tuin from 1996 to 2020.[3] In 2003, he presented the television show Veronica Vibes which was not very successful.[6] He presented Het Beste Idee van Nederland in 2004, a television show in which contestants present their inventions to a jury.[7]
In 2017, he participated in the 17th season of the popular television show Wie is de Mol?.[8] In 2020, he appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called Wie is de Mol? Renaissance, which featured only contestants of previous seasons. He was the titular Mol of that season.[8]
Since July 2018, he is the co-host of the morning show Jan-Willem Start Op! on national public broadcaster NPO Radio 2[9] and since August 2008 he is the main voice-over for RTL Boulevard, a daily entertainment news show, on RTL 4.[10] Kijk in de Vegte is also the voice over for the shows B&B Vol Liefde and Winter Vol Liefde.[4]
In 2021, Jan-Willem Roodbeen and Kijk in de Vegte won the Gouden RadioRing 2020 for their morning radio show Jan-Willem Start Op!.[11] In 2022, he was a contestant in an episode of the quiz show The Connection presented by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk.[12][13] He appeared in the quiz alongside two other moles of Wie is de Mol?: Anne-Marie Jung and Jan Versteegh.[13] Kijk in de Vegte and Jan-Willem Roodbeen present De Nationale Popquiz since 2022.[14][15]
He played the role of Melchior in the 2023 film De Grote Kerstfilm: Het Verhaal van Driekoningen.[16] It was his acting debut.[16]
Kijk in de Vegte won the Voice Over Award in 2025.[17] He is the first recipient of this award.[17]
As of March 2026[update], Kijk in de Vegte and Jan-Willem Roodbeen are scheduled to present the television show Jan-Willem Ruimt Op!.[18][19] As of March 2026[update], Kijk in de Vegte and Henry Schut are scheduled to be the commentators for the Netherlands for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.[20][21]
Personal life
On 6 May 2002, he witnessed the assassination of Pim Fortuyn in Hilversum, North Holland which took place in a car park outside the radio studio where Fortuyn had just given an interview to Kijk in de Vegte and his colleague Ruud de Wild.[22]
Awards
- Voice Over Award (2025)
