Fred van Leer explained

Fred van Leer
Birth Name:Fred van Leer
Birth Date:18 September 1976
Birth Place:Alblasserdam, Netherlands
Country:Netherlands

Fred van Leer (born 18 September 1976) is a Dutch stylist and presenter. Van Leer is best known for mentoring and judging on the Dutch television program Holland's Next Top Model. In 2020, van Leer was appointed as host for the Dutch adaptation of the American RuPaul's Drag Race.

Career

From age 19 until 28, van Leer worked as a stylist at club nights.[1]

During the 1990s and the 2000s, van Leer was a prominent drag queen in the Netherlands.[2]

In the early 2010s, van Leer started appearing on various television programs, including Holland's Next Top Model, Say Yes to the Dress Benelux, and since 2020, he acts as host in Drag Race Holland.[3]

Personal life

Van Leer is openly gay.[4]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011–16Holland's Next Top ModelCoach, judge[5]
2012–15Shopping QueensPresenter
2012Wie is de reisleider?
2015Contestant
Presenter[6]
2017Guest1 episode
Guest1 episode
Guest1 episode
Een goed stel hersensGuest1 episode
2018Say Yes to the Dress BeneluxPresenter[7]
Fred van Leer: Alles uit de kastPresenter
2019Insider
2020–presentDrag Race HollandHost and main judge
2020I Can See Your VoicePanelist
2021Presenter[8]
Make Up Your MindPanelist[9]

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017Bram[10]
2019Bram

Web series

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018Angry stepmother[11]
2018–presentLeer van Fred LIVEHost

Notes and References

  1. Nathalie van Huët, Fred van Leer: de laatste der dandy's verlaat Rotterdam, Leven in Rotterdam, nr. 5, 2012, p. 45
  2. Web site: Drag Race Holland host Fred van Leer says the show is "urgent" right now. Damshenas. Sam. Gay Times. 22 October 2020 . 14 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Meet Drag Race Holland's Official Host!. 14 August 2020. 14 July 2021. Ermac. Raffy. Pride.
  4. Web site: "Getting married is not a thing for me". 10 August 2020. 14 July 2021. News ABC. 14 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714142658/https://newsabc.net/getting-married-is-not-a-thing-for-me/. dead.
  5. Web site: Fred van Leer en Anouk Smulders stoppen bij Holland's Next Top Model. 9 February 2017. 14 July 2021. NU.nl. nl.
  6. Web site: Fred van Leer op de buis met Shopping Queens VIPS. 16 January 2015. 14 July 2021. RTL Boulevard. nl.
  7. Web site: Nieuwe seizoen Say Yes to the Dress met Fred van Leer start dinsdag op TLC. 10 August 2020. 14 July 2021. van Arkel. Niels. Gids. nl.
  8. Web site: Chantal Janzen maakt make-overshow met Fred van Leer en Leco van Zadelhoff. 25 January 2021. 14 July 2021. NU.nl. nl.
  9. Web site: Make Up Your Mind continues. 16 May 2021. 14 July 2021. Rampling. Mark. Netherlands News Live. 14 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714142712/https://netherlandsnewslive.com/make-up-your-mind-continues-tv/154891/. dead.
  10. Web site: Stylist Fred van Leer in filmkomedie 'Huisvrouwen bestaan niet'. 1 May 2017. 14 July 2021. AD. nl.
  11. Web site: Fred van Leer wordt boze zure stiefmoeder. 12 September 2018. 14 July 2021. RTL Boulevard. nl.

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