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Ronald (Ron) Brandsteder ( Amsterdam , 19 May 1950 – 10 February 2025 ) was a Dutch television presenter , who was also known as an actor , comedian , singer , radio presenter and voice actor . He was best known as the presenter of programs such as Showbizzquiz , Ron’s Honeymoonquiz , Laat ze maar lachen and Wie ben ik? He also had successes on television and in the theater alongside André van Duin . In these, he was the source of the latter’s jokes.

Brandsteder was born in the Henrick de Keijserstraat in the Amsterdam district of De Pijp and grew up in Bussum from the age of seven . At the Gooische HBS in Bussum, Brandsteder was active in cabaret and theatre and played the synthesizer until he was 21. At the age of seventeen, he made his debut on Dutch television with his cabaret group. After high school, Brandsteder initially went to study at Nyenrode University .

After working as a plugger for a few years , Brandsteder became a DJ on Hilversum 3 on August 23, 1973, at TROS, which was promoted to A-broadcaster in October 1974. He took charge of part of TROS Nachtwacht (the night hours three to six). From October 1976, he presented Pep op drie on the famous TROS Thursday , the umbrella name on Hilversum 3 for the housewives’ hours from 9:00 to 11:00. In 1977, he left after an argument with the program management of TROS Hilversum 3. In 1978, Brandsteder was discovered by Ivo Niehe when he performed a show at his father’s Sony stand at the Firato . During that period, he also worked for Sony for a short time. He became very famous with the TROS Showbizzquiz , a program that he presented for eight years. After this he presented Murder Game and Ron’s Honeymoon Quiz for TROS .

In 1987, Brandsteder had a guest role in Kinderen voor kinderen together with Simone Kleinsma . They played a magician in a song, and he sang along with the song Moeders wil is wet and acted as a cooking father in the clip. In October 1989, Brandsteder was one of the stars who would make an appearance at Joop van den Ende ‘s television station TV10 . Because TV10 was not allowed to broadcast, Brandsteder made the switch to RTL 4 in April 1990 .

At RTL 4 he was a panel member in the program Who am I?, he presented Moppentoppers and Sterrenflat . In 1999 he had his own radio program on Radio Noordzee for a short time , called Ron op Zondag . This program included cabaret pieces.

From 1997 to 2007, Brandsteder appeared in Laat ze maar lachen . From August 2005, he presented the program Dancing with the Stars together with Sylvana Simons , a dance competition in which famous Dutch people dance with professional dance partners.

In addition to his work as a presenter, Brandsteder played the role of Vledder in the feature film De Cock en de Moord in Extase in 1984 and played in the war film Field of Honor . At the time of the De Cock film, Brandsteder could also be heard as Vledder in the radio play De Cock en het sombere naakt . He could also be heard as doctor Bernard on the eponymous single from 1976 by Bonnie St. Claire . He also sang along with the song ” Waarom” by Bonnie St. Claire and José Hoebee (1985) and he also released the English album ” So Long, Marianne ” (1984) together with Hoebee. Brandsteder also has solo hits with, among others, Lieve Bella Beer and Engelen bestaan ​​niet .

From 2004 to 2012, Brandsteder performed with André van Duin in various theaters with the André van Duin Jubilee Show (2004–2005) , The New André van Duin Show (2006) , André’s Nieuwe Revue (2007–2008), Ja hoor… daar is ie weer! (2011–2012). Brandsteder played the role of informant here . In 2008, Brandsteder performed three nights in the ArenA during Toppers in concert 2008 .

In 2009, Brandsteder was the presenter of the street prize at the quiz show Slag bij Nieuwpoort . That year he also played a role in the Kabouter Plop film Plop and the gnome baby .

From 11 December 2010, Brandsteder presented the game show Ron’s Grote Ganzenbord for Omroep MAX , and from 17 December he could be seen in Wie van de Drie , also for Omroep Max. Brandsteder also did radio again for Omroep Max. He filled in for the Tinekeshow on Radio 5 with Rons RadioShow for the entire month of March 2011, March 2013 and November 2013. From 4 January 2014, he could be heard with this program every Saturday afternoon from 12:00 to 14:00. In 2013, he was on TV at SBS6 with the Showbizzquiz again , together with his son Rick.

In November 2015, Brandsteder announced his retirement from television work. [ 1 ] He continued as a radio presenter and performed as a presenter/host in the country. From October 2018, he went on tour with Marco Bakker and Ernst Daniël Smid in Denmark for the television program ” Ouwe Jongens Smørrebrød “. From 2019 to 2023 he made a radio program on Friday evenings for Omroep Max on NPO Radio 5, called Ron wacht op de nacht. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

In 2021, Brandsteder participated in the television program The Masked Singer .

From October 3, 2022, he presented the program Max by Henk Jan Smits on NPO radio 5 for a week.

On February 10, 2025, Ron Brandsteder passed away at the age of 74. [ 4 ]

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Ron Brandsteder was a son of Ton (Anton) Brandsteder (1918-1992), director of Brandsteder Electronics, the Dutch importer of Sony and board member (including treasurer) at football club AFC Ajax (Amsterdam) from the end of the seventies to the end of the eighties (± 1978-1988).

Brandsteder was married to singer Patty Brard from July 1979 to June 1980 .

On November 25, 1983, he married Yvonne Baggen, whom he met at an André Hazes concert . Together they had two sons: Rick (1984) and Robert (1986).

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