Reinout Oerlemans
Encyclopedia
Reinout Oerlemans is a Dutch
soap opera
actor
, film director
, television presenter and television producer
. He is the founder of the TV production company
Eyeworks
.
in the Netherlands.
Oerlemans is married to Daniëlle Overgaag. Together they have five children: son Thijmen James (born 28 April 2001), son Renout Daniel (Stillborn 25 February 2003), daughter Fiene Joan (28 March 2004), son Benjamin Jack (13 June 2006) and daughter Katelyn Jane (10 July 2009).
In the beginning of December 2007 Oerlemans announced that starting summer 2008 he would relocate to Los Angeles
to lead his company Eyeworks
from there.
, which he did from 1990 until 1996. After his success as Arnie, he focused on presenting television shows. He presented shows like Heartbreak Hotel, Gekkenhuis, Wedden dat, Idols
, and his own talkshow Pulse.
In 2001, Oerlemans founded his own television production company, Eyeworks
, with popular productions like De Bauers (real life soap about Frans Bauer
and his family), So you wannabe a popstar, and Test the nation
which has been exported to many countries, but was first produced in the Netherlands. In 2003, he co hosted the first series of Idols
.
In 2004, Oerlemans won the Zilveren Televizierster, a national prize for the male television personality of the year. In September 2005, Oerlemans moved from the commercial broadcasting company RTL
, for which he worked for fifteen years, to the public broadcasting association TROS
, where he presents for a short while the TROS TV show, replacing TV show-legend Ivo Niehe
. In December 2006, Niehe takes over again.
Oerlemans is estimated to be one of the richest men in his thirties in the Netherlands, with an estimated fortune of 75 million euro.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, television presenter and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. He is the founder of the TV production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
Eyeworks
Eyeworks
Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans.-Eyeworks UK:Eyeworks UK formerly At It Productions is a British TV production company set up in 1997 by Martin Cunning and Chris Fouracre...
.
Personal life
Reinout Oerlemans was born on 10 June 1971 in MillMill en Sint Hubert
- Population centres :*Langenboom*Mill*Sint Hubert*Wilbertoord-External links:*...
in the Netherlands.
Oerlemans is married to Daniëlle Overgaag. Together they have five children: son Thijmen James (born 28 April 2001), son Renout Daniel (Stillborn 25 February 2003), daughter Fiene Joan (28 March 2004), son Benjamin Jack (13 June 2006) and daughter Katelyn Jane (10 July 2009).
In the beginning of December 2007 Oerlemans announced that starting summer 2008 he would relocate to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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to lead his company Eyeworks
Eyeworks
Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans.-Eyeworks UK:Eyeworks UK formerly At It Productions is a British TV production company set up in 1997 by Martin Cunning and Chris Fouracre...
from there.
Television career
Oerlemans became known nationally in the Netherlands when he played Arnie Alberts in the long standing soap series Goede tijden, slechte tijdenGoede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede tijden, slechte tijden , also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily soap in the Netherlands. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 4,000 episodes have been broadcast...
, which he did from 1990 until 1996. After his success as Arnie, he focused on presenting television shows. He presented shows like Heartbreak Hotel, Gekkenhuis, Wedden dat, Idols
Idols (Netherlands)
Idols is a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idol series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands....
, and his own talkshow Pulse.
In 2001, Oerlemans founded his own television production company, Eyeworks
Eyeworks
Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans.-Eyeworks UK:Eyeworks UK formerly At It Productions is a British TV production company set up in 1997 by Martin Cunning and Chris Fouracre...
, with popular productions like De Bauers (real life soap about Frans Bauer
Frans Bauer
Frans Bauer is a Dutch singer of "het levenslied" .-Biography:From an early age, Frans Bauer was determined to become a singer. His great idols are Julio Iglesias, Elvis Presley and Koos Alberts...
and his family), So you wannabe a popstar, and Test the nation
Test the Nation
Test the Nation is a television programme, first broadcast in 2001 by BNN in the Netherlands where the concept is owned by Eyeworks Holding who license it to TV production companies around the world.-Show format:...
which has been exported to many countries, but was first produced in the Netherlands. In 2003, he co hosted the first series of Idols
Idols (Netherlands)
Idols is a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idol series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands....
.
In 2004, Oerlemans won the Zilveren Televizierster, a national prize for the male television personality of the year. In September 2005, Oerlemans moved from the commercial broadcasting company RTL
RTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
, for which he worked for fifteen years, to the public broadcasting association TROS
TROS
TROS is a Dutch television and radio organization part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting...
, where he presents for a short while the TROS TV show, replacing TV show-legend Ivo Niehe
Ivo Niehe
Ivo Johannes Ignatius Niehe OON is a Dutch radio and television presenter, television producer and actor.Niehe was born in Amsterdam in 1946 he studied French at the University of Amsterdam and received his MA in French Language and Literature in 1973...
. In December 2006, Niehe takes over again.
Oerlemans is estimated to be one of the richest men in his thirties in the Netherlands, with an estimated fortune of 75 million euro.