Apr 26, 1962 - Deurne, Belgium
Erik Van Looy was born on April 26, 1962 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium as Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy. He is a director and a writer, known for the classic Belgian films, De Zaak Alzheimer/The Memory of a Killer (2003) and Loft (2008). He's also directed the US-remake of The Loft (2014). Between writing and directing movies, he is the host of De Slimste Mens Ter Wereld/The Smartest Person in the World, a hugely successful game show on Belgian TV.
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| Movie | 2022 | Verslaafd! | Zichzelf | |
| Movie | 2018 | Hollywood on the river Scheldt | Self | |
| TV Show | 2021 | De Cooke & Verhulst Show | Self | 24 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Match van de Waarheid | Self | 5 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The House | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Geubels en de Idioten | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2005 | De Wereld Draait Door | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2009 | M!LF | 3 | |
| TV Show | 2015 | Beste Kijkers | Self - Panelist | 23 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Zomeravonden | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2020 | The Masked Singer | Radijsje | 2 |
| TV Show | 2003 | De Slimste Mens ter Wereld | Self - Host | 773 |
| TV Show | 2022 | De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Achter De Schermen | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2019 | Is there a doctor in the room? | 6 | |
| TV Show | 2017 | Vrede op Aarde | Jury | 13 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Vrede op Aarde | 2 | |
| TV Show | 2024 | Ik vraag het aan | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | De Pappenheimers | Presentator | 7 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Over eten | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | James De Musical | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2022 | Voordat De Bom Valt... | Panel | 2 |
| TV Show | 2022 | De dag van vandaag | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Scheire and the Creation | Self | 5 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Geub | Himself | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Safety First | Principal | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | De Slimste Mens | 6 | |
| TV Show | 2019 | Rooijakkers over de Vloer | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2024 | Celebrity Klopjacht | 6 | |
| TV Show | 2024 | Komen Eten | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Het Leven.doc | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | De Slimste Mens ter Wereld | Self - Participant | 7 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Ons Kent Ons | Self - Presenter | 14 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Kamp Jeroom | Self - Sidekick | 16 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Twee tot de zesde macht | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Control Pedro | 3 | |
| TV Show | 2014 | Beste Kijkers | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2025 | JAMES & Co | Self - Special Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | De Ideale Wereld | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | The Masked Singer | Self - Judge | 3 |
| TV Show | 2025 | Masters of Madness | Self - Coach | 1 |
| TV Show | 2025 | Masters of Madness | 7 | |
| TV Show | 2015 | Het zijn net mensen | Erik Van Looy | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Geubels & De Hollanders | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Assisen | Ben Jacobs | 8 |
| TV Show | 2010 | God en klein Pierke | Self | 1 |
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| Movie | 1993 | Ad Fundum | Scenario Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1993 | Ad Fundum | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2003 | The Memory of a Killer | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2008 | Loft | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2014 | The Loft | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | Shades | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | Shades | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2016 | The Prime Minister | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2016 | The Prime Minister | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2009 | Dossier K. | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2003 | The Memory of a Killer | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Yuppies | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Yuppies | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1998 | De Mol | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2012 | Dossier K. | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2004 | De zaak Alzheimer | Creator | Creator |
