Paul de Leeuw
About Paul de Leeuw
Paul De Leeuw (born 26 March 1962), born Paul Henri de Leeuw, is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor. He gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for the broadcasting company VARA, often coming into publicity with satire about Dutch show business personalities and taboo subject matter. His shows would often feature musical acts, many of which gained national fame after appearing on his programs. In the early nineties, he satirized the new commercial television station RTL 5 by announcing another new station, "RTL 6", which led to a lawsuit by the RTL company.
De Leeuw has had many hit singles in the Netherlands and is most famous for Vlieg met me mee, Ik wil niet dat je liegt / Waarheen, waarvoor, and 'k Heb je lief. Internationally, he is best known for presenting the results of the Dutch televote in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, where instead of simply giving the result he gave his mobile phone number to presenter Sakis Rouvas live on-air and made ad-lib comments. His actions drew negative comments, with the BBC's Terry Wogan calling the act "pathetic". He presented the votes again for the Netherlands at the 2007 contest. He also presented the Dutch national final, Nationaal Songfestival, in several years.
Until mid-2009, De Leeuw hosted the weekly chat and comedy show Mooi! Weer De Leeuw, and on 29 November 2008 he celebrated his 25th television anniversary by staging a 12-hour marathon. He and his husband, Stephan Nugter, have adopted two children, sons Kas and Tobey. On Koninginnedag 2007 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, and in 1995 he received the Geuzenprijs with Geert van Istendael.
Videos (839)
Videos 481 to 504 of 839.
5:45Oude Jongens: Eten en diëten - Paul de Leeuw
475 views
3:48Paul de Leeuw & Metropole Orkest - Dans Met Mij (Official Audio)
471 views
1:43Paul de Leeuw, Carice van Houten, Sanne Wallis De Vries, Jenny Arean - Zeppelin (Official Audio)
470 views
0:26Kun je het al zien? 188
467 views
3:04TV-QUARAN-TINE - MUZIEK - Medeleven
465 views
5:00Paul de Leeuw - Lieverd (Live) (Official Audio)
458 views
4:33Paul leest voor - De Bijenkoningin
455 views
1:08Paul de Leeuw - Storm En Wind (Official Audio)
455 views
4:25PaPaul: In bad met Beau - Paul de Leeuw
454 views
6:53Paul leest voor - De Drie Vogeltjes
451 views
3:06Paul de Leeuw & Sandra Reemer - Als Het Om De Liefde Gaat (Official Audio)
443 views
9:46Paul leest voor - De Zes Zwanen
436 views
3:34Paul de Leeuw - Geef Me De Zomer (Official Audio)
431 views
8:20Laat de Leeuw: Godelieke Bidden voor een oorbel - Paul de Leeuw
430 views
1:08Paul de Leeuw - Bedankt Lieve Mensen (Official Audio)
423 views
5:56Vrijdagavond met van Willigenburg - Paul de Leeuw
421 views
1:55Nationale actie voor Azië - Paul de Leeuw
420 views
2:33TV-QUARAN-TINE - MUZIEK - Zolang de liefde maar blijft winnen
418 views
5:18Pauls Punt: Katrien - Paul de Leeuw
416 views
1:02Paul de Leeuw en Sanne Wallis De Vries - Maison Toinette I (Official Audio)
413 views
3:46Donald Jones - Doosje (Official Audio)
412 views
5:02Achter de schermen bij Les Misérables - Paul de Leeuw
411 views
6:18Laat de Leeuw: Annemarie Grewel - Paul de Leeuw
410 views
9:49Paul leest voor - Berenpels
405 viewsGuest appearances (10)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Paul de Leeuw.
Guest appearances 1 to 10 of 10.
3:31Claudia de Breij - Mag ik dan bij jou duet met Paul de Leeuw
Claudia de Breij
435.7K views
1:54:27Betty Asfalt Troost TV - 084 - Paul de Leeuw, Ilja Gort, dokter Bas, Bert en Arthur van Amerongen
Paul Haenen
5.6K views
4:59Jetty Mathurin en Paul de Leeuw
Jetty Mathurin
3.5K views
31:30Thuis bij Paul de Leeuw over Op1, kerst en Le petit prince
Paul Haenen
2.2K views
4:11Paul de Leeuw - Er is nog zoveel niet gezegd (1996)
Karin Bloemen
2.2K views
2:50Diederik Ebbinge WOEDEND op Paul de Leeuw?
Ruud Smulders
1.9K views
5:55Karin Bloemen & Paul de Leeuw - Afscheid Bob & Annie (1996)
Karin Bloemen
499 views
1:59Karin Bloemen & Paul de Leeuw - My Endless Love (1993)
Karin Bloemen
489 views
2:48Karin Bloemen - Paul de Leeuw (2008)
Karin Bloemen
484 views
6:18The Roast van Paul de Leeuw door Martijn Koning - Ekdom in de ochtend
Martijn Koning
350 viewsChannels on this page: Claudia de Breij, Paul Haenen, Jetty Mathurin, Karin Bloemen, Ruud Smulders, Martijn Koning
Frequently asked questions
Who is Paul De Leeuw?
Paul De Leeuw, born 26 March 1962 in Rotterdam, is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor who gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with shows for the broadcaster VARA.
Why is Paul De Leeuw known internationally?
He is best known internationally for presenting the Dutch televote at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, where he gave his mobile phone number to presenter Sakis Rouvas live on-air and made ad-lib comments.
What are Paul De Leeuw's most famous songs?
He is most famous for the hit singles Vlieg met me mee, Ik wil niet dat je liegt / Waarheen, waarvoor, and 'k Heb je lief.
What was Mooi! Weer De Leeuw?
It was the weekly chat and comedy show that De Leeuw hosted until mid-2009; he celebrated his 25th television anniversary with a 12-hour marathon on 29 November 2008.
What honor has Paul De Leeuw received?
On Koninginnedag 2007 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
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