Frits Sissing

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Frits Sissing
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Sissing in 2011
Born (1963-09-18) 18 September 1963 (age 62)
Groningen, Netherlands
OccupationTelevision presenter

Frits Sissing (born 18 September 1963) is a Dutch television presenter. He is known for presenting television shows which include Opsporing Verzocht, Tussen Kunst & Kitsch and Maestro. [1] [2] He also presented Blik op de weg and several talent show-themed television series to find a musical theatre performer for a musical. [3]

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Career

Sissing presented the television show Opsporing Verzocht from 1999 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2014. [4] [5] He won the tenth season (2010) of the television series Wie is de Mol? . [6] He won by correctly identifying Kim Pieters as the Mole. [7] Since 2012, he presents the television show Maestro in which contestants compete to become the best conductor. [2] [8] At the time, he was hoping to become the presenter of Strictly Come Dancing instead of Maestro but that show was given by AVROTROS to Reinout Oerlemans. [9] He also presented a two-part special titled Het Mooiste van Maestro in which contestants look back on their participation in the show. [10] [11]

He presented the television show Blik op de weg, a show about road transport, traffic violations and other situations that occur on the road. [12] [13] He presents the television show Tussen Kunst & Kitsch since September 2015. [1] In the show, guests bring objects to an antique expert who describes the object, provides historic context where possible and also estimates the value of the object. [14]

Sissing plays a role in the 2017 film Pestkop directed by Sjoerd de Bont. [15] In 2021, he appeared in the photography game show Het Perfecte Plaatje in which contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges. [16] He finished in second place. [17] [18]

Sissing presented the 20th edition of the Musical Awards in April 2022. [19] [20] He also presented many other editions of the Musical Awards.

Selected filmography

As presenter

As contestant

As actor

References

  1. 1 2 "Frits Sissing kreeg geen presentatietips voor Tussen Kunst & Kitsch" [Frits Sissing did not receive any presentation tips for Tussen Kunst & Kitsch]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Zo gaat het eraan toe tijdens de opnames van Maestro: 'Frits Sissing is een echte vakman'". Televizier (in Dutch). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jim Bakkum en Jamai Loman eenmalig samen in jury van Op zoek naar..." NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Frits Sissing weg bij Opsporing Verzocht" [Frits Sissing leaves Opsporing Verzocht]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Frits Sissing gaat weer Opsporing Verzocht presenteren" [Frits Sissing is going to present Opsporing Verzocht again]. AD (in Dutch). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mol en winnaar bekend na finale 21e seizoen Wie is de Mol?" [Mole and winner known after final of 21st season Wie is de Mol?]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Frits winnaar Wie is de mol" [Frits winner [of] Wie is de mol]. Televizier (in Dutch). 18 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Frits Sissing was niet blij met presentatie 'afdankertje' Maestro". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Frits Sissing niet direct blij met Maestro: 'Kreeg het afdankertje'". Televizier (in Dutch). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tuvalu Media produceert Het Mooiste van Maestro voor AVROTROS". Broadcast Magazine (in Dutch). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "AVROTROS komt met twee specials over Maestro". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Frits Sissing vervangt Leo de Haas in Blik op de Weg" [Frits Sissing replaces Leo de Haas in Blik op de Weg]. mediacourant (in Dutch). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "'Productiebedrijf Leo de Haas failliet'" ['Production company Leo de Haas bankrupt']. NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tussen Kunst en Kitsch viert veertigjarig jubileum met expositie in museum". NU.nl (in Dutch). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Thomas Acda en Frits Sissing spelen rollen in film Pestkop" [Thomas Acda and Frits Sissing play roles in the film Pestkop]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bridget Maasland en Ruth Jacott deelnemers zesde seizoen Het Perfecte Plaatje" [Bridget Maasland and Ruth Jacott contestants sixth season Het Perfecte Plaatje]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "1.454.000 kijkers zien finale Het Perfecte Plaatje verrassende winnaar opleveren" [1,454,000 viewers see the final Het Perfecte Plaatje produce [a] surprising winner]. AD (in Dutch). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Frits Sissing hondsberoerd in finale Het Perfecte Plaatje: 'Echt sneu'" [Frits Sissing very ill in final [of] Het Perfecte Plaatje: 'Really sad']. mediacourant.nl (in Dutch). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Frits Sissing presenteert jubileumeditie Musical Awards" [Frits Sissing presents anniversary edition Musical Awards]. AVROTROS. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "Aladdin wint zeven Musical Awards, ook Cruijff-musical in de prijzen" [Aladdin wins seven Musical Awards, Cruijff musical also wins prize]. NOS (in Dutch). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.