Tooske Breugem
Encyclopedia
Antonia Grietje Ragas-Breugem (Zwolle
, 3 June 1974) is a Dutch
actress and television host. She played a stewardess in 06/05
, a movie by Theo van Gogh
about the murder of Pim Fortuyn
. She was video jockey (VJ) at TMF Netherlands and presented the Dutch version of Idols
.
family, and has two elder brothers: Jaap and Jan-Pieter. She married on 3 June 2002 with the American Keith Davis http://keithldavis.com/, but the couple split up in December 2003. On 25 June 2005 Breugem married the Dutch actor Bastiaan Ragas
, who was her co-star in the musical 3 Musketiers
. On 13 February 2007 their first daughter was born, Helena Antonia Ragas. Their second daughter, Feline Hanneke Grietje Ragas was born on 28 May 2008. The third daughter Catharina Maria (Catoo Ragas) was born on 7 April 2010.
Tooske is also known in Germany
, but although the Dutch know her as Tooske Breugem, by her maiden name, the Germans know her generally as Tooske Ragas, after her husband. Officially she uses Tooske Ragas-Breugem.
, Tooske's career showed a lot of aspects of the Dutch entertainment industry. First she was Miss Overijssel
, the province she was coming from, in 1996 and became fourth in the Miss Netherlands election, and was singer at the group Bogy Bogy for two years. Then she became VJ at TMF Netherlands and MTV
, which she was from 1998 until 2002. In 2002 she switched to the larger television channels, and became co-host of Idols Netherlands together with Reinout Oerlemans
for two seasons at RTL4.
In 2005 Breugel switched from RTL
to the Dutch public television broadcasting association AVRO
where she presented the Junior Songfestival, the presentation of the Televisierring and Help, ik word vader! (Help, I'm becoming a father). Together with Marco Shreyl she presented the third and fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
, the German Idols-version.
In 2006 Ragas-Breugem switched again to the commercial broadcaster SBS
, where she presented in 2006 Je wordt bedankt (Thanks!) and in 2007 together with Henkjan Smits. Het beste idee van Nederland (The best idea from the Netherlands).
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
, 3 June 1974) is 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...
actress and television host. She played a stewardess in 06/05
06/05
06/05, called May 6th in English-speaking countries, is a Dutch 2004 film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on the novel De Zesde Mei by Tomas Ross. The film is a fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on 6 May 2002. The lines between...
, a movie by Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh (film director)
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims...
about the murder of Pim Fortuyn
Pim Fortuyn
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List ....
. She was video jockey (VJ) at TMF Netherlands and presented the Dutch version of Idols
Idols (Netherlands)
Idols is a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idol series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands....
.
Life
Breugem was born in a Dutch ReformedDutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
family, and has two elder brothers: Jaap and Jan-Pieter. She married on 3 June 2002 with the American Keith Davis http://keithldavis.com/, but the couple split up in December 2003. On 25 June 2005 Breugem married the Dutch actor Bastiaan Ragas
Bastiaan Ragas
Bastiaan Johannes Ragas is a Dutch singer and actor. Born in Lisse, he was the youngest of three brothers. Ragas learnt piano and guitar at school. He also participated and traveled with the international musical group Up With People during their 1989-1990 tour...
, who was her co-star in the musical 3 Musketiers
3 Musketiers
3 Musketiers is a Dutch musical, also known as 3 Musketiere , 3 Musketeers and A 3 Testőr written by Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland. The story is based on Alexandre Dumas, père's novel The Three Musketeers...
. On 13 February 2007 their first daughter was born, Helena Antonia Ragas. Their second daughter, Feline Hanneke Grietje Ragas was born on 28 May 2008. The third daughter Catharina Maria (Catoo Ragas) was born on 7 April 2010.
Tooske is also known in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, but although the Dutch know her as Tooske Breugem, by her maiden name, the Germans know her generally as Tooske Ragas, after her husband. Officially she uses Tooske Ragas-Breugem.
Career
Since her first appearance on television in 1995 on the SoundmixshowSoundmixshow
Soundmixshow is the original Dutch version of Stars In Their Eyes; it was hosted by Henny Huisman, as a live-vocals version of the increasingly obsolete Playback Show...
, Tooske's career showed a lot of aspects of the Dutch entertainment industry. First she was Miss Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
, the province she was coming from, in 1996 and became fourth in the Miss Netherlands election, and was singer at the group Bogy Bogy for two years. Then she became VJ at TMF Netherlands and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, which she was from 1998 until 2002. In 2002 she switched to the larger television channels, and became co-host of Idols Netherlands together with Reinout Oerlemans
Reinout Oerlemans
Reinout Oerlemans is a Dutch soap opera actor, film director, television presenter and television producer. He is the founder of the TV production company Eyeworks.-Personal life:...
for two seasons at RTL4.
In 2005 Breugel switched from RTL
RTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
to the Dutch public television broadcasting association AVRO
Avro
Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...
where she presented the Junior Songfestival, the presentation of the Televisierring and Help, ik word vader! (Help, I'm becoming a father). Together with Marco Shreyl she presented the third and fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
, the German Idols-version.
In 2006 Ragas-Breugem switched again to the commercial broadcaster SBS
SBS Broadcasting Group
SBS Broadcasting Group was a European broadcasting group, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses in Western and Central and Eastern Europe...
, where she presented in 2006 Je wordt bedankt (Thanks!) and in 2007 together with Henkjan Smits. Het beste idee van Nederland (The best idea from the Netherlands).