De Worsten van Babel ("The Sausages of Babel") are a Dutch trio (chef Hugo Kennis and actor brothers Jasper & Marius Gottlieb) who present a series of television programme involving travel and food for 24Kitchen, as well an in-person show.[1] They have also written cookbooks together.[2] Their first collaboration featured a sausage with three courses and a coffee as a filling.[1]

Members

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Hugo Kennis

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Hugo Kennis
 
Hugo Kennis in 2019
Born17 April 1986[3]
NationalityNetherlands
Known forEigen Huis & Tuin:Lekker Leuven

Hugo Kennis, from North Brabant,[4] trained as a chef and catering manager at De Rooi Pannen in Eindhoven and Tilburg.[5] He also studied Musical Theatre at the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts.[6][4]

On the culinary channel 24Kitchen he presented the children's cooking program Smaakpupillen.[7] He was also one of the chefs in the 24Kitchen shows, Food Truck Challenge,[8][9] Grenzeloos Koken and De Eenvoudige Maaltijd.[4] In 2010, he was understudy in the musical theatre production Je Anne ("I, Anne") by Mark Vijn.[10] In 2011, he played a role in the SpangaS live stage show. In 2017, Kennis was briefly seen in Goede tijden, slechte tijden soap opera as the Italian chef Antonio.[4] In 2018, Kennis participated in the Een goed stel hersens game show.[11]

In 2019, Kennis won the twentieth season of the RTL show Expeditie Robinson.[12][11] In the spring of 2022, Kennis was seen after three years in the special season Expeditie Robinson: All Stars, in which former (semi)finalists compete with each other to become the ultimate Robinson.[13] This time he was eliminated in the fourth episode and finished in twelfth place.

In 2018 he became the permanent chef in the RTL 4 afternoon program "5 Uur Live".[4] After that he became the permanent chef in the daily RTL program Eigen Huis & Tuin:Lekker Leven.[14]

In 2022, Kennis took part in the Halloween season of De Verraders,[11] first as a faithful and later as a traitor on Videoland. That same year, Kennis was seen in the Waku Waku quiz show,[15] and worked with Thomas Cammaert in the Christmas special of LEGO Masters.[16] He was also a judge in a national Oliebollen making competitions for SBS6.[17]

In 2023, Kennis won the first season of RTL 4's Race Across the World with DJ Eva Cleven.[18] In the same year, Kennis also participated in the "Make Up Your Mind" celebrity drag queen competition on RTL4.[19]

In 2024, he participated in the television program "Voor het blok" together with Cleven.[20] That same year, Kennis also participated in the television program "Say Whut!?".[21] In addition, he participated in the "The Connection" quiz show in 2024 on NPO 1.[22]

In July 2021, Kennis split from his fiance, dancer Sander Vos, after a relationship lasting over 6 years.[23][3]

Jasper Gottlieb

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Jasper Gottlieb
Born29 May 1989
NationalityNetherlands
Years active1997-present
Known forSpangaS
Notable work

Jasper Gottlieb is a Dutch actor, presenter and podcaster. He is best known for his role in the SpangaS soap opera and as a (football) presenter and podcast maker.[24] He studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.[25][26]

He presents "Weekendcrashers" on NPO 3.[27] He also presents "Studio Jaxie",[28] a talk show on AT5 about AFC Ajax.

Gottlieb is one of the two hosts of Studio Socrates, a podcast about "everything that makes football beautiful."[29] In Studio Socrates, Gottlieb discusses an aspect of football with Daan Sutorius every week. The podcast is named after the Brazilian footballer Sócrates.[29]

Gottlieb is a curator at the Lisser Art Museum (LAM).[30]

In 2023 he acquired the De Druif restaurant in Amsterdam with Xander Waller.[28]

Filmography[31]

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  • Character (1997), as Jacob (age 6)[32]
  • Amazones (2004), as Moes[33]
  • Allerzielen (2005), as Dylan[34]
  • SpangaS (2007-2011), as Flip van Hamel
  • SpangaS op Survival (2009), as Flip van Hamel
  • Happy End (2009), als Moshe
  • Verliefd op Ibiza (2013), as Dylan[35]
  • Wat maak je menu? presenter, with Marius, NTR (2020)[36]

Marius Gottlieb

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Marius Gottlieb
Born29 May 1989
NationalityNetherlands
Years active1997-present
Known forSpangaS
Notable work

Marius Gottlieb is a Dutch actor. He is best known for his role in the Dutch youth drama series SpangaS.

In 2008, he starred in Radeloos, based on the book by Carry Slee.[37] The Gottlieb brothers also played together in Character.[32]

After SpangaS, Gottlieb obtained a graphic design diploma at the Royal Academy of Art, in The Hague.[38]

Filmography

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Television

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De Worsten van Babel op de Camping

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This is a 10-episode series from 2017, involving the trio staying at campsites across The Netherlands, and cooking meals based on ingredients available (including through foraging on the site itself).[46]

De Worsten van Babel On Tour

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This 10-episode series from 2017, involved the boys travelling by camper-van across Europe from The Netherlands to Spain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "5 vragen aan... Hugo Kennis" [5 questions for... Hugo Kennis]. VisRecepten.nl (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "De worsten van Babel koken overal - Jasper Gottlieb" [The sausages of Babel are cooking all over - Jasper Gottlieb]. Bibliotheek.be (in Dutch).
  3. ^ a b Huis, Joris van (18 August 2023). "TV-kok Hugo Kennis zet zijn mooie villa te huur voor 4000,- per maand" [TV chef Hugo Kennis is renting out his beautiful villa for €4,000 per month]. Man-Man.nl (in Dutch).
  4. ^ a b c d e "Oostzaanse kok duikt op in kennisquiz" [Oostzaan chef appears in knowledge quiz]. RODI.nl (in Dutch). 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Hugo Kennis kreeg op De Rooi Pannen plezier in koken: 'Zure mensen maken zuur eten'" [Hugo Kennis started enjoying cooking at De Rooi Pannen: 'Sour people make sour food']. Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "TV-kok Hugo Kennis: "Fontys hardste leerschool ooit"" [TV chef Hugo Kennis: "Fontys toughest learning experience ever"]. Fontys.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "TV-chef Hugo Kennis kookt tijdens Proeverij Het Veem" [TV chef Hugo Kennis cooks during Tasting Het Veem]. Driehoek Strijp-S (in Dutch). 7 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Food Truck Challenge (serie)" [Food Truck Challenge (Series)]. FilmVanDaag.nl (in Dutch). 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "TV-tip: een nieuwe Food Truck Challenge met oa Rick Brandsteder en Berget Lewis!" [TV tip: a new Food Truck Challenge with Rick Brandsteder and Berget Lewis!]. VeronicaSuperGuide.nl (in Dutch). 25 September 2018.
  10. ^ Goutziers, Joost (12 January 2011). "Tilburgse Abke speelt Anne Frank" [Tilburg's Abke plays Anne Frank]. BD.nl (in Dutch). Tilburg.
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  12. ^ Jansen, Dennis (15 December 2019). "Televisiekok Hugo Kennis wint Expeditie Robinson: 'Ik stierf duizend doden'" [TV chef Hugo Kennis wins Expedition Robinson: 'I died a thousand deaths']. Ad.nl (in Dutch).
  13. ^ "Expeditie Robinson krijgt een All Stars-seizoen en deze kandidaten doen mee" [Expedition Robinson gets an All Stars season and these candidates are participating]. Rtl.com (in Dutch). 10 February 2022.
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  15. ^ "Waku Waku maakt deelnemers nieuwe reeks bekend" [Waku Waku announces new series participants]. BroadcastMagazine.nl (in Dutch). 4 October 2022.
  16. ^ Britt (29 December 2022). "Lego Masters: Winnaars kerstspecial slepen 5.000 euro binnen voor het goede doel!" [Lego Masters: Christmas special winners win €5,000 for charity!]. Tv-Vrouw (in Dutch).
  17. ^ "De Staatsloterij Beste Oliebollenbakker van Nederland" [The National Lottery Best Dutch Oliebollen baker]. KIJK (in Dutch).
  18. ^ "Race Across the World met Martijn Krabbé in 2025 pas terug op RTL4" [Race Across the World with Martijn Krabbé will not return to RTL4 in 2025]. TVgids.nl (in Dutch). 17 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Panel in shock na onthulling winnaar Make Up Your Mind" [Panel in shock after revealing winner of Make Up Your Mind]. Ditjes en Datjes (in Dutch).
  20. ^ "Aflevering 2 | Zaterdag 17 februari 2024" [Episode 2 - Saturday, February 17, 2024]. Zapp (in Dutch).
  21. ^ "Nieuwe dagelijkse quiz Say Whut!? bij AVROTROS op NPO Zapp" [New daily quiz Say Whut!? at AVROTROS on NPO Zapp]. BroadcastMagazine.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Tv-koks Sandra Ysbrandy, Mounir Toub en Hugo Kennis sluiten het seizoen van The Connection af" [TV chefs Sandra Ysbrandy, Mounir Toub and Hugo Kennis conclude the season of The Connection]. Televizier.nl (in Dutch).
  23. ^ "Hugo Kennis en verloofde Sander uit elkaar: 'Verdrietig nieuws'" [Hugo Kennis and fiancé Sander split: 'Sad news']. RTL Nieuws & Entertainment (in Dutch). 14 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Terug de schoolbanken in: hoe is het nu met de cast van SpangaS?" [Back to school: how are the SpangaS cast doing now?]. RTL Nieuws & Entertainment (in Dutch). 17 August 2018.
  25. ^ Laeven, Janna (21 May 2011). "'Voetbal en veel eten'" ['Football and lots of food']. Nrc.nl (in Dutch).
  26. ^ de Groot, Sam (June 2021). "THE CAVE at Amstel 41, Saturday 8 June". RietveldAcademie.nl. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Weekendcrashers". TV Time.
  28. ^ a b Appels, Lisa (29 July 2023). "Vier jonge ondernemers nemen een van de oudste cafés van Amsterdam over" [Four young entrepreneurs take over one of Amsterdam's oldest cafes]. Food Inspiration (in Dutch).
  29. ^ a b "Studio Socrates". Podnews.net. 22 October 2024.
  30. ^ Nugteren, Pim (7 October 2021). "Podcast | Je Eerste Keer | Jasper Gottlieb in het LAM | Museum" [Podcast | "My First Time" | Jasper Gottlieb in the LAM | Museum]. CJP.nl (in Dutch).
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  37. ^ a b "Radeloos (2008)" – via Mubi.com.
  38. ^ "KABK-alumni Grafisch Ontwerpen". KABK.nl (in Dutch).
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  44. ^ "Keyzer & de Boer advocaten [De advocatenserie] (2005): Obsazení, herci a tvůrci" [Keyzer & de Boer advocaten [Legal drama] (2005): Cast, actors and creators]. Kinobox.cz (in Czech).
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