Humberto Tan
Dutch TV and radio presenter
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- Humberto Tan-A-Kiam (Chinese: 陳亞堅 ; pinyin: Chén yàjiān pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhṳ̀n-á-kiân born 26 October 1965), better known as Humberto Tan , is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent.
- He made his television debut on Sonja Barend's talk show as a member of De tafel van 7 (English: "The table of 7").
- Two years later he moved to Studio Sport and presented the NOS Journal for some time.
- In 2005, Tan moved to the new television channel Talpa, where he was a sports expert at NSE and presenter of Café de Sport .
- In 2013 he made a guest appearance on the sketch show TV Kantine as Isaac from The Love Boat .
Humberto Tan-A-Kiam (Chinese: 陳亞堅; pinyin: Chén yàjiān pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhṳ̀n-á-kiân born 26 October 1965), better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent.
Career
After obtaining his vwo-diploma Tan studied law at the University of Amsterdam, where he obtained his law degree. He made his television debut on Sonja Barend's talk show as a member of De tafel van 7 (English: "The table of 7"). In 1991 the AVRO hired Tan as editor for the television program Forza TV, which he quickly after started presenting together with Jessica Broekhuis. Two years later he moved to Studio Sport and presented the NOS Journal for some time.
In 1999 and 2020, Tan was chosen as best dressed Dutchman by Esquire.
In 2005, Tan moved to the new television channel Talpa, where he was a sports expert at NSE and presenter of Café de Sport. On 12 July 2007 it was announced that Tan would be transferred to RTL Nederland, where he presented Sunday-night premier league soccer. In 2013 he made a guest appearance on the sketch show TV Kantine as Isaac from The Love Boat.
From 2008 until the summer of 2012, Tan presented De Wedstrijden from the pay TV channel Eredivisie Live. He did a voiceover for the Dutch version of the animation movie Surf's Up in 2007. In 2009, he provided the Dutch voice of Buck the Weasel in the movie Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
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