Joop van den Ende

Joop van den Ende
Born
Johannes Adrianus van den Ende

(1942-02-23) 23 February 1942 (age 82)
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Television and theatrical producer
Known forFounding Endemol and Stage Entertainment
PartnerJanine van den Ende
ChildrenTwo 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).