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5
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Director
Erik Van Looy
Directing
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0.4
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 1All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 82418
IMDb ID: nm0887452
Known for: Directing
Born: April 26, 1962
Age: 63
Place of birth: Deurne, Belgium
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2026
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q2321218
Also known as
Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy
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Director (5)Creator (2)Original Film Writer (1)Scenario Writer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Erik Van Looy was born on April 26, 1962 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium as Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy. He is a director and a writer, known for the classic Belgian films, De Zaak Alzheimer/The Memory of a Killer (2003) and Loft (2008). He's also directed the US-remake of The Loft (2014). Between writing and directing movies, he is the host of De Slimste Mens Ter Wereld/The Smartest Person in the World, a hugely successful game show on Belgian TV.
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7.6
Memory of a Killer
Original Film Writer • 5 eps
2026 Series
4.9
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.8
De Ideale Wereld
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.7
De Slimste Mens ter Wereld
as Self - Presenter • 813 eps
2003 Series
7.8
De Mol
Director • 9 eps
1998 Series
6.3
De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.5
The House
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Vrede op Aarde
as Jury • 13 eps
2017 Series
De dag van vandaag
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.7
Tegen de Sterren op
2 eps
2010 Series
8.3
Scheire and the Creation
as Self • 5 eps
2012 Series
6.0
James De Musical
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
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Welcome to the LA
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2026 Series
Masters of Madness
as Self - Coach • 1 eps
2025 Series
JAMES & Co
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.0
Ons Kent Ons
as Self - Presenter • 14 eps
2024 Series
7.0
Kamp Jeroom
as Self - Sidekick • 16 eps
2024 Series
Komen Eten
as Self • 4 eps
2024 Series
Celebrity Klopjacht
6 eps
2024 Series
10.0
De Pappenheimers
as Presentator • 7 eps
2024 Series
Ik vraag het aan
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2024 Series
Zomeravonden
1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Achter De Schermen
1 eps
2023 Series
6.0
Assisen
as Ben Jacobs • 8 eps
2023 Series