Dré Steemans
Encyclopedia
Dré Steemans (1 October 1954 - 9 October 2009) was a Belgian
tv
and radio host
.
Felice Damiano. After this success he presented on Thursday evening his first show Felice on the BRT.
Soon after he received his own talkshow, Incredible. One of the best known events in that show was when Jan Bucquoy
mimicked with two figs the private parts of Queen Fabiola.
In 1992 he started with Herwig Van Hove for the VRT
the cooking show 1000 seconden, that aired for more than 10 years.
Felice was perhaps most famous for the show Het Swingpaleis, a sing along show that he presented from 1996 until 2006 on VRT
. In the summer months, he presented a similar show called Biebabeloela.
He also presented the talkshow Als God in Frankrijk and gameshow's like Als je haar maar goed zit!.
He was also present at the cradle of the radio
station Radio Donna. He had a cooking item in the show Vrouwentongen of Leen Demaré. In the summer months when he was at the camp site of Chiro Maasmechelen the presented his item live from the campsite where he cooked for the children.
On 15 March 2006 the VRT
announced that Steemans transfers to SBS, that own the stations VT4
and VijfTV
.
For VIJFtv
he presented each weekday the popular gameshow Te Nemen Of Te Laten
, while for VT4
he hosted Supertalent In Vlaanderen.
Afterwards, he completed a BA in History and Politics, later carrying this on to a Masters level. He then continued this onto doctorate level, becoming Dr Dre Streemens.
He also hosted the first version of Boobytrap in the Netherlands
.
On 9 October 2009, just after his 55th birthday he died suddenly from cardiac arrest
in his sleep.
. Even though he was an entertainer (even at the camp site), he was there as a private person and not a celebrity.
Belgium
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tv
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and radio host
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
.
Career
Steemans debuted on 1 September 1985 in the radioshow Het Genootschap of Luk Saffloer, in which he started using his alter egoAlter ego
An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...
Felice Damiano. After this success he presented on Thursday evening his first show Felice on the BRT.
Soon after he received his own talkshow, Incredible. One of the best known events in that show was when Jan Bucquoy
Jan Bucquoy
Jan Bucquoy is an anarchist and author-filmmaker born in Harelbeke, Belgium who started as a theatre practitioner and who worked as a cartoon-scriptwriter.-Career:...
mimicked with two figs the private parts of Queen Fabiola.
In 1992 he started with Herwig Van Hove for the VRT
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....
the cooking show 1000 seconden, that aired for more than 10 years.
Felice was perhaps most famous for the show Het Swingpaleis, a sing along show that he presented from 1996 until 2006 on VRT
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....
. In the summer months, he presented a similar show called Biebabeloela.
He also presented the talkshow Als God in Frankrijk and gameshow's like Als je haar maar goed zit!.
He was also present at the cradle of the radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
station Radio Donna. He had a cooking item in the show Vrouwentongen of Leen Demaré. In the summer months when he was at the camp site of Chiro Maasmechelen the presented his item live from the campsite where he cooked for the children.
On 15 March 2006 the VRT
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....
announced that Steemans transfers to SBS, that own the stations VT4
VT4
VT4 is a Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The channel began broadcasting on 1 February 1995. The channel initially had no Belgian broadcasting license and was transmitted via London . The channel now broadcasts legally from Zaventem in Belgium...
and VijfTV
VIJFtv
VIJFtv started in October 2004 as SBS Belgium's second channel and a sister channel to VT4. Although the channel's target audience are females, the first thing VIJFtv broadcast was a soccer game. By doing that the station made sure men would set their TV up to view VIJFtv.2005 was a strong year for...
.
For VIJFtv
VIJFtv
VIJFtv started in October 2004 as SBS Belgium's second channel and a sister channel to VT4. Although the channel's target audience are females, the first thing VIJFtv broadcast was a soccer game. By doing that the station made sure men would set their TV up to view VIJFtv.2005 was a strong year for...
he presented each weekday the popular gameshow Te Nemen Of Te Laten
Te Nemen Of Te Laten
Te Nemen of Te Laten is the Deal or no Deal adaptation in Belgium on VijfTV and is now cancelled because Felice dies. The presenter is Felice...
, while for VT4
VT4
VT4 is a Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The channel began broadcasting on 1 February 1995. The channel initially had no Belgian broadcasting license and was transmitted via London . The channel now broadcasts legally from Zaventem in Belgium...
he hosted Supertalent In Vlaanderen.
Afterwards, he completed a BA in History and Politics, later carrying this on to a Masters level. He then continued this onto doctorate level, becoming Dr Dre Streemens.
He also hosted the first version of Boobytrap in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
On 9 October 2009, just after his 55th birthday he died suddenly from cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
in his sleep.
Chiro Maasmechelen
Every summer (when he was free) Dré was the cook at the camp of the Chiro Maasmechelen, where he didn't want people to call him FeliceFelice
Felice is a 1971 short film that explores the difficult but passionate relationship between a younger man and older woman through a cascading crescendo of non-linear, interwoven scenes and sequences. Running time: seven minutes. Winner of the 1972 Oklahoma State University Film Festival...
. Even though he was an entertainer (even at the camp site), he was there as a private person and not a celebrity.