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Jan Versteegh
Dutch television presenter (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Versteegh (born 31 December 1985) is a Dutch television presenter and singer. He is known for presenting several television shows, including Spuiten en Slikken, Proefkonijnen and Muscles & Brains.[1][2] He is also known for presenting the reality game show De Bondgenoten and for appearing in the reality television series Wie is de Mol?.[3][4]
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Early in his career, Versteegh worked as a physical education teacher.[5][6] In 2012, he became a reporter for the show PowNews by PowNed.[7] He joined BNN in early 2014.[7] Versteegh presented various television programs which include Spuiten en Slikken, a show about sexuality and drugs, and Proefkonijnen, a popular science show in which the presenters try to answer questions from viewers.[1][2]
Versteegh presented Proefkonijnen together with Geraldine Kemper.[2] A few years later, he presented the news and entertainment show 6 Inside, the game show Lingo and the game show Echt Waar?!.[8][9] The show 6 Inside ended after one season.[10][11]
Versteegh participated as contestant in the reality competition show Expeditie Robinson 2013.[12][13] He was also a contestant in De Slimste Mens (in 2014), It Takes 2 (in 2016), Weet Ik Veel (in 2016) and The Big Music Quiz (in 2017).[14] He became the winner of his season of It Takes 2.[15][16]
He won the Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award at the 2015 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala.[17][18] In the same year, Versteegh presented the show Jan is de Beste in which he competed against a Dutch celebrity in each episode.[5][17] It was his first show as solo presenter.[5]
In 2018, Versteegh played the role of the mole in the 18th season of the popular television show Wie is de Mol?.[4][19] He played a small role in the 2018 romantic comedy film Gek van Oranje directed by Pim van Hoeve.[20] In 2019, he was one of the team captains in the television game show Mars versus Venus, a quiz show about the differences between men and women.[21] Versteegh was the team captain of the male team and Leonie ter Braak was team captain of the female team.[21]
Versteegh began working for Talpa in January 2019.[22][23] He presented the 2020 quiz show BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz.[24][25] Martien Meiland also hosted part of the show.[25] In 2021, Versteegh and Wendy van Dijk presented De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros.[26][27] Other Dutch celebrity duos also presented parts of the show.[28] He renewed his contract with Talpa in January 2024 for two years.[23]
In 2022, he appeared in the film Hart op de juiste plek directed by Bob Wilbers.[29] He also appears in the film De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis directed by Lucio Messercola.[20][30] Since 2023, he presents the reality game show De Bondgenoten in which contestants both collaborate and compete in challenges to win 100,000 euros.[31] The contestants also live together in a villa in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.[31][32]
In 2024, it was revealed that Versteegh was the whistleblower who in 2021 told journalist Dennis Schouten about singer Marco Borsato's alleged child molestation of an underage girl.[33] Borsato was eventually charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.[33][34]
Versteegh presented the reality television series Muscles & Brains in 2024.[35] In the show, six men and six women compete in challenges that involve strength and intelligence.[35][36]
In 2025, he presents the game show Let's play ball in which contestants have to roll a large ball from one location to another.[37][38] He renewed his contract with Talpa in July 2025.[39]
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Personal life
He is an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds.[40][41]
Selected filmography
As presenter
- Spuiten en Slikken
- Jan is de Beste (2015)
- Proefkonijnen
- Lingo
- Echt Waar?!
- BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz (2020)
- De Dansmarathon (2021)
- De Bondgenoten (2023 – present)
- Muscles & Brains (2024)
- Let's play ball (2025)
- Alle Remmen Los! (2025, upcoming)
- Red Bull Stalen Ros (2025, upcoming)
As team captain
- Mars versus Venus (2019)
As contestant
- Expeditie Robinson (2013)
- De Slimste Mens (2014)
- It Takes 2 (2016)
- Weet Ik Veel (2016)
- The Big Music Quiz (2017)
- Britt's Beestenbende (2020)
- Make Up Your Mind (2023)
- Alles is Muziek (2023)
- Ik hou van Holland (2023)
As actor
- Gek van Oranje (2018)
- Hart op de juiste plek (2022)
- De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis (2022)
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