Willem Ruis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Willem Ruis

Dutch television presenter

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1945

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1986

Profession: actor, television presenter, presenter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Willem Ruis

  • Not to be confused with Willem Duys.Klaas Willem Ruis (Haarlem, 29 March 1945 – Dénia, 4 August 1986) was a Dutch game show presenter.
  • He presented the Willem Ruis Show for the KRO and the Willem Ruis Lottoshow, 5 tegen 5 and the Sterrenshow for the VARA.
  • He died of a cardiac arrest during a vacation in Spain. By 1981, Ruis moved from the KRO to the VARA, trading in his Willem Ruis Show for the Willem Ruis Lottoshow.
  • Ruis was unhappy with his director at the KRO, who he felt did not allow him to show off all his talents, and got a contract with the VARA, which was losing viewers to the competition and was looking for a star to bolster its roster.
  • He was paid a salary unheard of at the time (Hfl 300,000 per year, high enough to lead to questions in parliament).
  • He also tried a career in movies, but his only appearance, in the Belgian/Dutch production Het Beest (1982), could not save the movie from becoming a "legendary flop".
  • He explained that his career in television was not going to last forever, and his side step to cinema was a career plan for the long-term.

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