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Erik Van Looy | |
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Born | 26 April 1962 |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | Filmmaker & host on Play4 (TV channel) |
Known for | The Memory of a Killer Loft The Loft |
Children | Lucas Van Looy |
Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy (Dutch: [ˈeːrɪk fɑn ˈloːi])[1] is a Belgian film director known for his thriller movies.[2] He was born on 26 April 1962.
Van Looy is also a popular television host in Flanders who hosts De Slimste Mens ter Wereld (The Smartest Person on Earth), and has hosted De Pappenheimers. The former is a television show aired on VIER where Van Looy and his team of comical judges are on a quest to find the world's smartest person, i.e., the one who has the best knowledge of politics, history, arts, sports, media and film.