Kees Driehuis Explained

Kees Driehuis
Birth Name:Cornelis Everardus Gerardus Driehuis
Birth Date:1951 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Nederhorst den Berg, Netherlands

Kees Driehuis (8 December 1951 – 29 October 2019) was a Dutch television presenter.[1]

He was best known as the presenter for the television quiz show Per Seconde Wijzer for 29 years.[1] [2] In total, he presented 794 episodes of the quiz show.[3] Driehuis presented the show for the last time on 1 March 2018.[4] Erik Dijkstra succeeded him as presenter of the show.[3]

He also presented the current affairs programme Nova and the Sunday midday political talkshow Buitenhof.[2]

In 2017, he was the narrator in several episodes of the Sinterklaasjournaal.

He died on 29 October 2019 of bladder cancer at the age of 67.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reacties op overlijden Kees Driehuis: 'Deugde tot in diepste van zijn vezels'. 30 October 2019. NU.nl. 3 November 2019. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103110529/https://www.nu.nl/media/6007672/reacties-op-overlijden-kees-driehuis-deugde-tot-in-diepste-van-zijn-vezels.html. Dutch.
  2. Web site: Kees Driehuis stopt na 29 jaar met Per seconde wijzer. 25 January 2018. NU.nl. 3 November 2019. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103110230/https://www.nu.nl/entertainment/5104124/kees-driehuis-stopt-29-jaar-met-per-seconde-wijzer.html. Dutch.
  3. Web site: Kees Driehuis (67) was zoveel meer dan Per Seconde Wijzer. 30 October 2019. AD.nl. 3 November 2019. 1 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101071254/https://www.ad.nl/show/kees-driehuis-67-was-zoveel-meer-dan-per-seconde-wijzer~adbcc9ae/. Dutch.
  4. Web site: Kees Driehuis neemt afscheid als presentator Per Seconde Wijzer. 1 March 2018. NU.nl. 4 November 2019. 4 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104182624/https://www.nu.nl/media/5157449/kees-driehuis-neemt-afscheid-als-presentator-per-seconde-wijzer.html. Dutch.