Sipke Jan Bousema (

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, b. 15 August 1976) is a Dutch presenter and actor. Bousema made his television debut in January 1999 at Teleac/NOT as the presenter for ''Schooltv Weekjournaal''.

Career

In the past, he has presented many programmes for

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including ''Museumbende'', ''ZipZoo: coordinate X'' and ''ZipZoo: WorldWide''. Since 2004 he has been a voice-over on ''Heartbeat VIPS''. In 2003, Bousema played the role of student Joris van Kampen in '' De Schippers van de Kameleon''. In 2005, he presented the premiere of '' Kameleon 2'' as well as having his own TV drama ''Sipke Jan and the Mystery of the Magical Ball''. The show was a success and in January 2006 it was repeated two times. Since 2002, Bousema has been an ambassador for

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. Bousema presented the Dutch TV show, ''

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'', to select a contestant for the

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and presented the

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alongside Kim-Lian van der Meij. Bousema later provided commentary for the 2008 contest in Lemesos,

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and the 2010 contest in

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References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bousema, Sipke Jan 1976 births Living people Dutch gay actors Dutch television presenters People from Dokkum UNICEF goodwill ambassadors Male actors from Friesland