Bart de Graaff
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Bart de Graaff | |
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Born | Bart Frederikus de Graaff 16 April 1967 |
Died | 25 May 2002 | (aged 35)
Occupation | Presenter, comedian |
Bart Frederikus de Graaff (Dutch pronunciation: [bɑrt ˌfreːdəˈrikɵz də ˈɣraːf];[1] 16 April 1967 – 25 May 2002) was an influential Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the public broadcasting network BNN.
Early life[]
Bart Frederikus de Graaff was born on 16 April 1967 in Haarlem in the Netherlands.
Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious kidney failure for most of his life. This also caused a growth disorder which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used childlike appearance to his advantage. For instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..
Career[]
In 1997, he founded a public broadcasting network, Bart's News Network (BNN). After his death, it was renamed to Bart's Neverending Network. Targeted at a youthful audience, the network quickly became known for its sometimes provocative programming. A television show De Grote Donorshow (The Big Donor Show) by BNN won an Emmy Award for Best Non-scripted Entertainment.
Death[]
At the end of 1997 De Graaff received a donor kidney and was for a time able to live a relatively normal life. In 1999 the kidney was rejected and his health deteriorated quickly. De Graaff died on 25 May 2002 at the age of 35.
References[]
- ^ In isolation, Frederikus is pronounced [ˌfreːdəˈrikɵs].
External links[]
- Media related to Bart de Graaff at Wikimedia Commons
- 1967 births
- 2002 deaths
- Deaths from kidney failure
- Disease-related deaths in the Netherlands
- Dutch comedians
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Dutch television presenters
- Dutch children's television presenters
- Dutch public broadcasting administrators
- Kidney transplant recipients
- People from Haarlem
- 20th-century comedians
- Dutch people stubs
- European television biography stubs
- Dutch television stubs