Gert Tony Hubert Verhulst (born 24 January 1968 in Berchem) is a Belgian presenter,[4] entrepreneur,[5] singer,[6][7]director, actor,[8] screenwriter, composer, film producer,[9] and business magnate.
During the show, Samson and Gert and their friends would encounter many funny and chaotic situations.
The plot would be interrupted for contests, fan mail and a variety of cartoons, such as The Smurfs, Ovide and the Gang, and Mrs. Pepper Pot.
When Verhulst moved to Vtm, Donaat Deriemaecker [nl] took over the game but after a scandal involving one of the panel members, Emiel Goelen, the show was dismissed.
started[11] with the panel members: Walter De Donder, Koen Crucke and Simonne Peeters [nl].
Verhulst founded Studio 100 in 1996 together with Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon [nl].
In 1999, Studio 100 expanded significantly with four new projects, all launched in Flanders: a musical, a film, and two new television programmes.
Studio 100 bought Flying Bark Productions, so they could create Master Raindrop and is continuously doing business with more than 160 broadcasters on average, operate on a regular base in 110 territories worldwide through selling TV, video on demand and home video licenses.
At the time of the musical "Sleeping Beauty" there were rumours that Verhulst was in a relationship with Karen Damen from the popular girl group, K3.
Verhulst always denied the relationship, but in February 2005, pictures of the couple appeared in a Dutch newspaper.
[35] In 2012 Verhulst had a very short relationship with Josje Huisman,[36] also a singer from K3, but after a few months they split up.