John de Mol Jr.

Entrepreneur

Birthday April 24, 1955

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Netherlands

Age 68 years old

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About

Media tycoon who founded the production companies Endemol and Talpa. He also developed the reality series Big Brother through his own company John de Mol Produkties.

Before Fame

John de Mol Produkties was his first big company and he would merge it with Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol.

Trivia

He launched the 2010 sing competition The Voice of Holland and later brought the series to America simply titled The Voice. He served as executive producer for the series with Mark Burnett.

Family Life

He was married to Willeke Alberti from 1976 until 1980. His son Johnny de Mol became an actor.

Associated With

Through Endemol, he developed series such as 1 vs. 100, Deal or No Deal, and Fear Factor, the latter of which was hosted by Joe Rogan.