About Gert-Jan Dröge
Lived 1943 – 2007 (aged 64). Gert-Jan Dröge was a Dutch actor, television presenter, program maker, writer, film actor and journalist.
Gerardus Johannes Henri (Gert-Jan) Dröge (23 April 1943, in Enschede – 5 June 2007, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch television presenter, producer, actor, journalist and writer who mainly became known for his society programme Glamourland on AVRO television. He was noted for his satirical approach on the show.
In the 1980s, he managed the discotheque Richter in Amsterdam, which became nationally known as the location of RUR, the first late night talk show on Dutch television.
He died from lung cancer and his ashes were buried at Zorgvlied cemetery.
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Who was Gert-Jan Dröge?
Dutch broadcaster and presenter
When was Gert-Jan Dröge born?
Gert-Jan Dröge was born on 23 April 1943.
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Gert-Jan Dröge died on 5 June 2007.
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Gert-Jan Dröge was an actor, television presenter, program maker, writer, film actor and journalist.
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Gert-Jan Dröge was Dutch.
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