Bart de Graaff

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Bart de Graaff
Bart de Graaff in 1991
Born	Bart Frederikus de Graaff (1967-04-16)16 April 1967 Haarlem, Netherlands
Died	25 May 2002(2002-05-25) (aged 35) Leiden, Netherlands
Occupation(s)	Presenter, comedian

Bart Frederikus de Graaff (Dutch pronunciation:

.

Early life

Bart Frederikus de Graaff was born on 16 April 1967 in Haarlem in the Netherlands.

Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious

which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used his childlike appearance to his advantage, for instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..

Career

In 1997, he founded a

for Best Non-scripted Entertainment.

Death

At the end of 1997 De Graaff received a

and his health deteriorated quickly. De Graaff died on 25 May 2002 at the age of 35.

References

External links

• Media related to Bart de Graaff at Wikimedia Commons