Frank & Rogier
Frank & Rogier were a Dutch presentation and interior design duo consisting of Frank Jansen (Rotterdam, 10 March 1946) and Rogier Smit (Leiderdorp, 15 September 1974). The duo was mostly known for their television series Paleis voor een prikkie.
Career[edit]
The duo first appeared on Dutch television in 2009 when they were featured in five episodes of the KRO's series Bij ons in de PC, showing their daily lives.[1]
In 2017, the duo made their return to television in the SBS6 series Steenrijk, Straatarm in which they swapped house and income with a poor family. They decided to use their own recourses to fix up the property of the poor family. The episode was watched by 919.000 people.[2]
Thanks to the positive audience reaction, SBS6 decided to develop a series in which the duo would try to fix up the interiors of people that can not afford to do so with a limited budget. The series was first broadcast in 2018.[3] In 2019, the series was nominated for an award during the Televizier-Ring Gala in the category of Televizier-Ster Talent.[4]
In 2019, the duo signed a three-year contract with RTL. As part of this contract they starred in the series Frank en Rogier checken in en Druiventros: d’r op of d’r onder. They also appeared in episodes of Ik hou van Holland, Dit was het nieuws and De TV Kantine.[5]
Break-up[edit]
Jansen and Smit were in a relationship from 2000 until the end of 2020.[6][7] Because the two would fight about their break up publicly, RTL decided to end the contract they had signed in 2019, dissolving the duo. According to RTL the end of the contract was a mutual decision.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Simeone, Annerieke (April 19, 2019). "Interview met societyduo Rogier Smit en Frank Jansen: 'Wij hebben al een nieuw format geschreven'". Den Haag Centraal. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Maidman, Tess (5 October 2017). "Steenrijk Straatarm-deelnemers Rogier en Frank populair". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Op veler verzoek: Frank en Rogier krijgen hun eigen programma". Televizier.nl. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Tomas, Irma (24 September 2019). "Dit zijn de genomineerden voor de Televizier-Ster Talent 2019". Televizier.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Frank en Rogier maken overstap naar RTL". RTLnieuws.nl. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "73-jarige Frank kan guppie Rogier nauwelijks bijhouden". RTL Boulevard. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Frank en Rogier emotioneel over scheiding 'tafel en bed'". RTL Boulevard. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "RTL neemt afscheid van Frank en Rogier". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.