Gert-Jan Dröge
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Gerardus Johannes Henri (Gert-Jan) Dröge (born 23 April 1943 in Enschede
, died 5 June 2007 in Amsterdam
) was a Dutch
television presenter, producer, actor, journalist and writer who mainly became known from his society programme Glamourland on AVRO television. He was noted for his satirical approach in the show.
In the '80s 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
on 5 June 2007.
Enschede
Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
, died 5 June 2007 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
) was a Dutch
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...
television presenter, producer, actor, journalist and writer who mainly became known from his society programme Glamourland on AVRO television. He was noted for his satirical approach in the show.
In the '80s 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
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
on 5 June 2007.