Fred van Leer

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Leer, not Leer.

Fred van Leer (born 18 September 1976) is a Dutch stylist and presenter. Van Leer is best known for mentoring and judging on the Dutch television program Holland's Next Top Model. In 2020, van Leer was appointed as host for the Dutch adaptation of the American RuPaul's Drag Race.

Fred van Leer
Van Leer in 2019
Born	Fred van Leer (1976-09-18) 18 September 1976 (age 48) Alblasserdam, Netherlands
Career
Show	Holland's Next Top Model Drag Race Holland
Country	Netherlands

Career

From age 19 until 28, van Leer worked as a stylist at Now&Wow [nl] club nights.^[1]

During the 1990s and the 2000s, van Leer was a prominent drag queen in the Netherlands.^[2]

In the early 2010s, van Leer started appearing on various television programs, including Holland's Next Top Model, Say Yes to the Dress Benelux, and since 2020, he acts as host in Drag Race Holland.^[3]

Personal life

Van Leer is openly gay.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011–16	Holland's Next Top Model	Coach, judge		[5]
2012–15	Shopping Queens	Presenter
2012	Wie is de reisleider?
2015	Ranking the Stars [nl]	Contestant
	Shopping Queens VIPS [nl]	Presenter		[6]
2017	Chantal blijft slapen [nl]	Guest	1 episode
	Risky Rivers [nl]	Guest	1 episode
	Oh, wat een jaar! [nl]	Guest	1 episode
	Een goed stel hersens	Guest	1 episode
2018	Say Yes to the Dress Benelux	Presenter		[7]
	Fred van Leer: Alles uit de kast	Presenter
2019	6 Inside [nl]	Insider
2020–present	Drag Race Holland	Host and main judge		[3]
2020	I Can See Your Voice	Panelist
2021	Chantals Beauty Camper [nl]	Presenter		[8]
	Make Up Your Mind	Panelist		[9]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Huisvrouwen bestaan niet [nl]	Bram	[10]
2019	Huisvrouwen bestaan niet 2 [nl]	Bram

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Jachtseizoen	Contestant

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	The Christmas Show [nl]	Angry stepmother		[11]
2018–present	Leer van Fred LIVE	Host