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Humberto Tan-A-Kiam ( zh, t=陳亞堅;
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: ''Chén yàjiān''
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: ' born 26 October 1965), better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch
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and
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,
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and writer of Surinamese descent.


Career

After obtaining his vwo-diploma Tan studied law at the
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, where he obtained his law degree. He made his television debut on Sonja Barend's talk show as a member of ''De tafel van 7'' (English: "The table of 7"). In 1991 the
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hired Tan as editor for the television program ''Forza TV'', which he quickly after started presenting together with Jessica Broekhuis. Two years later he moved to Studio Sport and presented the '' NOS Journal'' for some time. In 1999 and 2020, Tan was chosen as best dressed Dutchman by ''Esquire''. In 2005, Tan moved to the new television channel
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, where he was a sports expert at NSE and presenter of ''Café de Sport''. On 12 July 2007 it was announced that Tan would be transferred to
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, where he presented Sunday-night premier league soccer. In 2013 he made a guest appearance on the sketch show ''TV Kantine'' as Isaac from ''
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''. From 2008 until the summer of 2012, Tan presented ''De Wedstrijden'' from the pay TV channel Eredivisie Live. He did a voiceover for the Dutch version of the animation movie '' Surf's Up'' in 2007. In 2009, he provided the Dutch voice of Buck the Weasel in the movie '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs''. Tan appeared regularly on radio channel
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when the usual DJ
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was on vacation. He also was a substitute from 2008 to 2012 for the
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TV program ''
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''. From October 2010 to March 2012, Tan presented the program ''On the Move'' for
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. Since 2012, it has been called ''BNR Humberto Tan''. It was broadcast every workday from 6:00AM to 9:30AM. From 26 August 2013 until 8 June 2018, Tan presented the TV talk show ''
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'' on
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. He presented this show more than a thousand times. Because of falling viewership ratings he was replaced by
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, who couldn't save the show from its eventual cancellation on March 4, 2019. In 2014, Tan released a cd box with his favorite dancing music on it. This 'soundbook' is called ''Let's Dance'' and was converted into a live event. On 29 and 30 October 2015 Tan presented the first edition of ''Let's Dance'' in the
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. In 2016, Tan won the first season of the program ''Jachtseizoen'' broadcast by StukTV. He was also the winner of the first season of the program ''The Perfect Picture'', broadcast by RTL 4. In May 2018 it was announced that Tan would be the new presenter of the programs '' Dance Dance Dance'' and ''
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''. Since 2019 Tan has presented the show '' Voetbal Inside''. In January 2021, Tan returned with a new talkshow, ''
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'', on Sunday evening, which ran through the summer. In February 2022, the show returned on the Friday afternoon.


Charitable work

Tan is a board member at the foundation Suriprofs & Slachtofferhulp Fund. Since 2002, he has also been an ambassador of the Dutch Red Cross. Further, he has been an ambassador for the Johan Ferrier Fund since 2016, and an ambassador for the
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since 2005. Since 2015, he has been a board member for the Slachtofferhulp Fund. He is also an adviser for the Court in
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. Tan was member of the
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, an advisory body.


Television


Radio


Awards

In March 2014, Tan was chosen by his colleagues as best TV Presenter at The TV-Screens. He also received in both 2014 and 2016 the Silver Televizier-Ster Man. On 25 January 2016, Tan was proclaimed by media magazine ''Broadcast Magazine'' as News Presenter of the Year 2015. In October 2016, he won the Sonja Barend Award.


Private life

Tan's mother was the Surinamese-Dutch social worker and women's rights activist Hillegonda Justine "Hilly" Axwijk ( nl; 1934–2004), who emigrated to the Netherlands with her children in 1967. Tan has two daughters (born in 1997 and 2000) and one son (born in 2007).


Bibliography

* 2000 - ''Het Surinaamse legioen, Surinaamse voetballers in de eredivisie 1954-2000'' * 2002 - ''Het Kleine Verschil'' (a photo book for the Red Cross) * 2012 - ''Rondom Tan'' * 2014 - ''Rondom Tan woman'' * 2014 - ''Als winnen makkelijk was, zou iedereen het doen'', Tan's best sport stories


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Humberto 1965 births Living people Dutch writers Dutch radio journalists Dutch television journalists Dutch sports journalists Dutch radio presenters Dutch television presenters Dutch people of Chinese descent People from Paramaribo Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands University of Amsterdam alumni