Joop van den Ende | |
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Born | Johannes Adrianus van den Ende 23 February 1942 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | Television and theatrical producer |
Known for | Founding Endemol and Stage Entertainment |
Partner | Janine van den Ende |
Children | Two children |
Johannes "Joop" Adrianus van den Ende (born 23 February 1942) is a Dutch theatrical producer, co-founder of international television production company Endemol and founder/owner of Stage Entertainment, Europe's largest live entertainment company. Stage Entertainment was established in 1998 after being split off from the Live Entertainment Division of Endemol. The company has offices and theatres in eight countries (the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Russia).