Dennis Weening

Dennis Weening
Weening in 2010
Born (1977-02-21) 21 February 1977
The Hague, Netherlands
OccupationTelevision presenter
Known for

Dennis Weening (born 21 February 1977) is a Dutch television presenter. He is known for presenting the show Expeditie Robinson. He is also known as co-presenter of So You Think You Can Dance and for appearing in the reality television series Wie is de Mol?.[1][2]

Career

In 2008, Weening participated in the reality television show Wie is de Mol? playing the role of the mole.[2] He was identified by Edo Brunner and Brunner won the prize money of €20,375.[3][4] Weening also briefly appeared in the 2024 season of the show and he was a contestant in the 2025 anniversary season.[5][6] He was co-presenter of multiple seasons of the dance competition show So You Think You Can Dance.[7] He was also one of the presenters of the show Wipeout in which contestants need to complete an obstacle course.[7][8]

Weening presented the game show The Pain Game in 2011 in which contestants need to complete painful or unpleasant punishments to remain in the game.[9][10] He renewed his contract with RTL 5 in 2012.[8]

Weening presented Expeditie Robinson, for multiple years together with Nicolette Kluijver, between 2012 and 2018.[11][12] He was also a contestant in the 2010 season of the show. Kaj Gorgels succeeded him as presenter of Expeditie Robinson.[11] Weening and Jan Kooijman presented the show Killer Karaoke in 2013.[13][14]

In 2014, he presented a Dutch version of the Irish talent show The Hit.[15][16] In the same year, Weening and Johnny de Mol presented the show Project P: Stop Het Pesten about bullying at schools.[17] He also presented the 2014 show Tourette On Tour in which he follows people with Tourette syndrome preparing for a concert.[18][19]

In 2015, Weening and Lieke van Lexmond presented the show Blind naar de top in which blind people climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.[20][21] They also climb the mountain blindfolded themselves.[20][21] In 2015 and 2016, he presented the show Bizarre Eters about people with bizarre eating habits.[22][23] He also presented Bizarre Slapers about people with sleeping disorders or bizarre sleeping habits.[24][25]

He presented the 2016 dance competition television show Battle On The Dancefloor.[26][27] Weening renewed his contract with RTL 5 for two years in 2016.[28] In 2017, he presented the first season of the dating show Adam Zkt. Eva VIPS.[29][30] Weening presented the 2018 season of the television show Levenslang met dwang? in which he follows people with obsessive–compulsive disorder.[31] He was also one of the presenters of Zon, zuipen, ziekenhuis: hier is het feestje which looks at partying young people during their holiday.[32][33]

Weening's contract with RTL Nederland was not renewed in 2018.[34][35] After leaving RTL, he presented the 2019 television show Ink Master: Meesters van de Lage Landen - Shop Wars, a Dutch/Belgian edition of the American reality series Ink Master, for the channel Spike.[36][37] He also presented the show Dennis maakt kennis for the channel FOX Sports in which he meets with footballers of association football club ADO Den Haag.[38][39] In the same year, Weening was a contestant in the show The Big Escape in which contestants need to escape from an escape room.[40]

In 2020, Weening and Bella Hay presented Eerste Hulp bij Tattoo Disasters in which people have their tattoo improved.[41][42] He presented the 2020 television show ADHDennis in which he looks at ADHD.[43] In the show, he is also diagnosed with ADHD.[44] He was also backstage presenter in season one of the singing talent television show We Want More.[45] In 2021, Weening and Leo Alkemade were among the duos to present De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros.[46][47]

He played the role of Judas Iscariot in The Passion 2022, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.[48][49] Weening and Leo Alkemade were contestants in a 2023 episode of the game show The Big Bang.[50][51] Weening and his brother appeared in a 2024 episode of the singing television show DNA Singers, a show in which a relative of a Dutch singer sings a song and two teams have to guess who the person is related to.[52] He was also a contestant in a 2024 episode of the quiz show Waku Waku.[53]

In 2025, he stayed in a prison for the television show Hel of hotel.[54][55] Weening performed as drag queen Dolores Flores in the 2025 season of the drag queen show Make Up Your Mind.[56][57] He also appeared in a 2025 episode of the game show Let's play ball presented by Jan Versteegh in which contestants have to roll a large ball from one location to another. He was a contestant in the 2025 anniversary season of the television show Wie is de Mol?.[58][59] Weening was a contestant in the 2026 television show Roadtrippers VIPS.[60][61] He took part in a team with Tess Milne and Thomas van der Vlugt.[60]

Voice acting

Weening provided the Dutch voice for the Joker in the 2017 film The Lego Batman Movie.[62] It was his debut as voice actor.[62] He also voiced a character in the 2017 film Bigfoot Junior and in the 2020 film Bigfoot Family.[63][64]

Personal life

Weening was a Jehovah's Witness until age 23.[65][66]

Weening and Stella Maassen married in 2007.[67][68] They separated in 2025.[67][69] They have two daughters and Weening also has one daughter from a previous marriage.[70]

Weening has ADHD.[44][71]

Selected filmography

As presenter

  • Wipeout
  • So You Think You Can Dance
  • The Pain Game (2011)
  • Expeditie Robinson (2012 – 2018)
  • Killer Karaoke (2013)
  • The Hit (2014)
  • Project P: Stop Het Pesten (2014)
  • Tourette On Tour (2014)
  • Blind naar de top (2015)
  • Bizarre Eters (2015 – 2016)
  • Bizarre Slapers (2016)
  • Battle On The Dancefloor (2016)
  • Adam Zkt. Eva VIPS (2017)
  • Zon, zuipen, ziekenhuis: hier is het feestje (2018)
  • Levenslang met dwang? (2018)
  • Ink Master: Meesters van de Lage Landen - Shop Wars (2019)
  • Dennis maakt kennis (2019)
  • Eerste Hulp bij Tattoo Disasters (2020)
  • ADHDennis (2020)
  • We Want More (2020, backstage presenter)
  • De Dansmarathon (2021)

As contestant

As himself

  • Hel of hotel (2025)

References

  1. ↑ "Dennis Weening op zoek naar danstalent". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 May 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Hoe is het nu met de oud-Mollen van Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Edo Brunner wint 'Wie is de Mol?'". Trouw (in Dutch). 6 March 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dennis Weening was een goede mol". NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Vloog oud-Mol Dennis Weening voor amper minuutje tv op en neer naar Mexico? Serieus?". AD (in Dutch). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dennis Weening over terugkeer in Wie is de Mol?: 'Toch een beetje pesten'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 "So you think you can dance terug". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Dennis Weening blijft bij RTL 5". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Dennis Weening presenteert durfalquiz". NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dennis Weening had bezwaren tegen The Pain Game". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  11. 1 2 "YouTuber Kaj Gorgels nieuwe presentator Expeditie Robinson" [YouTuber Kaj Gorgels new presenter [of] Expeditie Robinson]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Dennis Weening stopt als presentator Expeditie Robinson". NU.nl (in Dutch). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kooijman en Weening presenteren Killer Karaoke". NU.nl (in Dutch). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Dennis zou zelf meedoen aan Killer Karaoke". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 16 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Dennis Weening heeft zin in The Hit". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Dennis Weening baalt van slechte kijkcijfers The Hit". AD (in Dutch). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "'Te snel oordeel over pestprogramma'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 April 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Dennis Weening presenteert Tourette On Tour". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Spike: Tijdens muziek maken even geen tics". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Lieke van Lexmond twijfelde even aan 'Blind naar de top'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Lieke van Lexmond leert zoontje doorzetten". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  22. ↑ Meerman, Grieteke (16 March 2015). "Dennis Weening: Als kind lustte ik bijna niets". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Kijktip: Vleesfobie in Bizarre Eters". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Na Bizarre Eters nu ook Bizarre Slapers". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Nieuw RTL5-programma zoekt bizarre slapers". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  26. ↑ Maris, Veerle (15 March 2016). "Dennis Weening baalt van flop dansshow RTL5". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "Dan Karaty voelt zich te oud om te dansen" [Dan Karaty feels too old to dance]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Dennis Weening nog twee jaar bij RTL 5". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "B-Brave zanger Cassius Verbond naakt in Adam zkt Eva". NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  30. ↑ "Adam zkt Eva VIPS onthult eerste namen van BN'ers". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  31. ↑ "Dennis Weening neemt presentatie Levenslang met dwang over". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "Dennis Weening presenteert Zon, zuipen, ziekenhuis: hier is het feestje". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  33. ↑ "Zon, zuipen, ziekenhuis terug op de buis met Rick Brandsteder en Nienke Plas". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  34. ↑ "RTL verlengde contract Dennis Weening niet" [RTL did not renew Dennis Weening's contract]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  35. ↑ "Dennis Weening: 'Ik wist dat vertrek mogelijk was'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  36. ↑ "Dennis Weening nieuwe presentator tattooprogramma Ink Master op Spike". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  37. ↑ "Dennis Weening kwam na RTL-vertrek 'gelijk in warm nest' terecht bij Spike". NU.nl (in Dutch). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  38. ↑ "Dennis Weening maakt voor FOX Sports programma over ADO Den Haag". NU.nl (in Dutch). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  39. ↑ "Dennis Weening maakt serie over ADO Den Haag". AD (in Dutch). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  40. ↑ "Dennis Weening, Kalvijn en Bobbi Eden doen mee aan The Big Escape". NU.nl (in Dutch). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  41. ↑ "Bella Hay en Dennis Weening presenteren nieuw tatoeageprogramma". NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  42. ↑ Jansen, Dennis (16 March 2020). "Gruwelverhalen uit de tattooshop in Eerste Hulp bij Tattoo Disasters". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  43. ↑ "Dennis Weening maakt ADHD-programma voor SBS6". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  44. 1 2 Stokdijk, Tara (13 February 2020). "Dennis Weening krijgt eindelijk antwoord: heeft hij ADHD of niet?". Libelle (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  45. ↑ van de Groep, Jacob-Jan (22 July 2020). "Dennis Weening voegt zich bij presentatieteam We want more" [Dennis Weening joins We want more presentation team]. Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  46. ↑ ""Totale waanzin": ophef over Nederlandse tv-show 'De Dansmarathon' nadat uitgeputte kandidaten afgevoerd worden". HLN (in Dutch). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  47. ↑ "Ook Patty Brard en Jeroen van der Boom presenteren dansmarathon". Shownieuws (in Dutch). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  48. ↑ "The Passion roept bij Dennis Weening emoties over verleden als jehova op". NU.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  49. ↑ "Ook Dennis Weening en Noortje Herlaar in The Passion". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  50. ↑ "Roses are Blue maakt The Big Bang voor SBS6". Broadcast Magazine (in Dutch). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  51. ↑ "SBS 6 presenteert een nieuw spelprogramma met de broertjes Coppens: The Big Bang". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  52. ↑ "Art Rooijakkers onderzoekt of zangtalent in de familie zit in DNA Singers". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  53. ↑ "Dennis Weening en Katja Schuurman te zien in nieuw seizoen Waku Waku". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  54. ↑ van Thiel, Bas (20 January 2025). "Hel of Hotel: deze BN'ers laten zich opsluiten in de gevangenis". Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  55. ↑ "BN'ers opgesloten met ex-gedetineerden in EO-programma Hel of hotel". Broadcast Magazine (in Dutch). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  56. ↑ "Onthulling: déze BN'er was Dolores Flores in Make Up Your Mind". Veronica Superguide (in Dutch). 20 April 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  57. ↑ "Déze queen weet toch een plekje te scoren in de finale van Make Up Your Mind". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  58. ↑ "Oud-mollen en oud-kandidaten in jubileumseizoen Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  59. ↑ "Van Merel Westrik tot Richard Groenendijk: deze oud-kandidaten doen mee aan jubileumseizoen Wie is de Mol?". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  60. 1 2 "Dennis Weening, Tess Milne en Thomas van der Vlugt nemen levensgevaarlijk risico in Roadtrippers VIPS: 'Sorry mama'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  61. ↑ "Ook deze BN'ers doen mee aan Roadtrippers VIPS". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  62. 1 2 "Gerard Ekdom opnieuw als Batman te horen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  63. ↑ "Nicolette Kluijver en Dennis Weening spreken stemmen Bigfoot Junior in". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  64. ↑ "Freek Vonk spreekt stem in voor nieuwe animatiefilm Bigfoot Family". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  65. ↑ "Dennis Weening heeft 'helemaal' afscheid genomen van geloof". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  66. ↑ Berkeljon, Sara (24 January 2016). "'Ik ben een pleaser en dol op aandacht'". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  67. 1 2 "Dennis Weening en vrouw Stella na huwelijk van zeventien jaar uit elkaar". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  68. ↑ "Stella bevestigt breuk met Dennis Weening: 'Vertrouwen onherstelbaar beschadigd'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  69. ↑ van Leeuwen, Marlies (3 January 2025). "Huwelijk Dennis Weening en zijn vrouw Stella is voorbij: 'Verschrikkelijk verdrietig'". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  70. ↑ "Dennis Weening hoeft geen vierde kind". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  71. ↑ "Dennis Weening merkte bij Expeditie Robinson dat hij mogelijk ADHD heeft". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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