Birthday:
04-26-1962
(62 years)
Birthplace:
Deurne, Belgium
Biography
Erik Van Looy was born on April 26, 1962 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium as Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy. He is a director and a writer, known for the classic Belgian films, De Zaak Alzheimer/The Memory of a Killer (2003) and Loft (2008). He's also directed the US-remake of The Loft (2014). Between writing and directing movies, he is the host of De Slimste Mens Ter Wereld/The Smartest Person in the World, a hugely successful game show on Belgian TV.
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Verslaafd!
Act like Zichzelf
event2022 star_border 7
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'Addicted!' is Erik Van Looy's first theater show in which he talks candidly about the addiction he has struggled with all his life: his addiction to movie stars... Juicy stories, crazy jokes and great videos: we really get to know everything about Erik, his films, his often crazy encounters with movie stars and... the taste of hairspray.
Hollywood on the river Scheldt
Act like Self
event2018 star_border 7
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Overview of the history of cinema in Flanders.
The House
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2015 star_border 7.5
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Every episode, one interesting Belgian visits "The House" ("Het huis") for 24 hours. In this imposing house with a pool, surrounded by a forest, in an unknown location, the visitor is "locked away" from the rest of the world for 24 hours. They are interviewed, dissected, confronted by the interviewer.
De Wereld Draait Door
Act like Self (2 ep.)
event2005 star_border 5.6
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Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.
De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.5
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Arjen Lubach dives through the issues of the day past inspiring guests to the bottom of the news. Everyone always wants to go from the issues of the day to deepening. Arjen is really looking forward to the issues of the day.
Ik vraag het aan
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event2024
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Destadsbader in a new music program 'I ask it', in which he asks BVs about their favorite song and then asks them to perform it live.
Scheire and the Creation
Act like Self (5 ep.)
event2012 star_border 8.3
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Lieven Scheire wanders like a forensic blood hound on planet science and all her secondary planets. Faithfully assisted by Googleman and his one-man house orchestra Stijn Cole.
Safety First
Act like Principal (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.3
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"Safety First" is a hilarious work place mockumentary set at the heart of a security company. Discipline, dedication and friendship, that's what work is about. Oh, and falling over, making a mess, accidentally making a total fool of yourself and then picking yourself up to get back in the game.
De Slimste Mens
(6 ep.)
event2012 star_border 8.5
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A quizshow presented by Philip Freriks and one-man jury Maarten van Rossum.
Komen Eten
Act like Self (4 ep.)
event2024
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In the brand new version of the iconic program 'Come and Eat' we sit down with familiar faces from the Play programs.
Control Pedro
(3 ep.)
event2017
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Control Pedro is a humorous panel show on Flemish television, presented by the always enthusiastic Pedro Elias. In this show, Pedro and four well-known 'internet users' dive into the worldwide web. They search for the funniest, most bizarre, and surprising videos, apps, and other internet phenomena.
JAMES & Co
Act like Self - Special Guest (1 ep.)
event2025
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JAMES & Co is a true roller coaster with James Cooke at the controls. He gets complete carte blanche for his brand new show. 2 days a week, with 3 special guests each time from an impressive studio, with a live band, an impressive audience and a considerable dose of show, James delivers the entertainment moment of the year.
Masters of Madness
Act like Self - Coach (1 ep.)
event2025
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Dries Mertens and Jan Vertonghen are behind a brand new football competition: Masters of Madness. This completely new competitive experience focuses on entertainment, visual innovations, creative game changers and innovative rules. 8 teams of 10 talented players are coached by duos from different backgrounds from the sports, media or digital world. Masters of Madness is a competition that gives football extra oxygen by playing short, fast and entertaining on a smaller field. And especially with a whole series of innovative and sometimes slightly distorted rules.
Ad Fundum
Scenario Writer (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 6.3
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Sammy Raes, a nice, naive law-freshman from a simple family, dies in a form of hazing known as the 'flying carpet'. The father of the arrogant fraternity president Guy Bogaerts who ordered this reckless procedure abuses his connections to prevent a judicial homicide conviction, while the college authorities prefer to avoid a scandal in the press. However Sammy's freshmen friends Tom Smits and Denn
The Memory of a Killer
Director (1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 6.8
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Vincke and Verstuyft are one of the best detective teams of the Antwerp police force. When they are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to the almost retired assassin Angelo Ledda. Since Ledda starts showing symptoms of Alzheimer's, it's getting more and more difficult to complete his contracts. When he has to murder a 12-year old call-girl, he refuses and becomes a target himself. While Vincke and Verstuyft are chasing him and counting the corpses, Ledda is taking care of his employers.
Loft
Director (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.9
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Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.
The Loft
Director (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 6.4
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For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by paranoia as each one suspects another. Friendships are tested, loyalties are questioned, and marriages crumble while fear and suspicion run rampant.
Shades
Director (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 5.8
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In this film within a film, a Belgian serial killer escapes prison and finds that a filmmaker is making a movie about his life. A maverick director, a merciless producer, an insubordinate star, and a conviced serial killer all try to survive the deadliest place on Earth: a movie set.
The Prime Minister
Writer (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 5.8
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The Belgian PM is abducted and he finds his wife and children taken hostage. If he wants to see them again – alive – he has to kill the person he is meeting later that day. And that person is no less than... the president of the United States.
Dossier K.
Screenplay (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 6.4
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Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Yuppies
Director (1 ep.)
event1991
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A succesfull busninessman who has it all is looking for a new challenge and decides to hire a contract killer to assassinate him.
De Mol
Director (9 ep.)
event1998 star_border 7.6
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The Mole is a reality television game show which was originally created in 1999 by Woestijnvis. It was conceived by Michiel Devlieger, Bart de Pauw, Tom Lenaerts and Michel Vanhove, and won the famous Rose d'Or in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2000. The format has been licensed in 40 countries from all around the world. The show aired on TV1 (now VRT 1) for 3 reasons between 1998 and 2003; in 2016 it was revived and moved to VIER (now Play4).
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