Bert van Leeuwen

Bert van Leeuwen (born 21 March 1960) is a Dutch television presenter. He is known for presenting many television programs for the broadcasting association Evangelische Omroep (EO), in particular Het Familiediner, De Grootste Royaltykenner van Nederland, De Grote Bijbelquiz and That's the Question.

Career

Van Leeuwen presented the quiz show Ik weet het beter. He presents the show Het Familiediner in which he helps families take the first step towards resolving a family conflict. He also presented the quiz show De Grootste Royaltykenner van Nederland, together with Jeroen Snel, with questions about monarchs and royal families.

Van Leeuwen presented the 2014 television show Sterren van Bethlehem in which six Dutch celebrities travel to Israel. In 2018, he was the procession reporter in that year's edition of The Passion, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011. Van Leeuwen also appeared in a 2018 episode of the singing competition show It Takes 2. He was the first contestant to be eliminated.

He was scheduled to be the procession reporter in the 2020 edition of The Passion but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Van Leeuwen and Tineke Schouten were guests in an episode of the 2020 television show Het hek van de dam, a show about shepherding and conversations between the guests. He competed in the 2020 season of the photography television show Het Perfecte Plaatje in which contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges.

Van Leeuwen presented the show Soep, sores en soelaas, in which he follows people with an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. He appeared in a 2023 episode of the television series The Masked Singer.

In October 2024, he was the first recipient of the Bert van Leeuwen Prijs, an award by the EO and named after him, for his contributions to building connection in society. A street next to the EO office building in Hilversum was named after him. It also marked his forty-year anniversary in television as he first appeared on television in October 1984.

Selected filmography

As presenter

Het Familiediner De Grootste Royaltykenner van Nederland De Grote Bijbelquiz That's the Question Ik weet het beter De Pelgrimscode Sterren van Bethlehem (2014) Soep, sores en soelaas

As contestant

It Takes 2 (2018) Het Perfecte Plaatje (2020) The Masked Singer (2023)

As himself

Het hek van de dam (2020)