Reinout Oerlemans has spent 25 years in the media and entertainment industry, starting his career as an actor and on-air host before transitioning to become one of the industry's most successful producers and directors of global unscripted and scripted content.
In 2009, Oerlemans made his feature film directorial debut with Academy Award-winning producer Hans de Weers, delivering the highest-grossing Dutch movie of the decade, STRICKEN, starring Carice Van Houten.
In 2011, he brought the first 3D movie to the Dutch cinema with Nova Zembla, starring supermodel Doutzen Kroes in her first on-screen appearance, which sold nearly a million tickets in the BENELUX.
As a producer, Oerlemans has worked on numerous feature films, including The DINNER, New Kids Turbo, and JACKIE, featuring Oscar-winning actress Holly Hunter.
In 1989, while studying law at the University of Amsterdam, Oerlemans was cast as a lead in the first Dutch daily, prime-time drama, "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden," following which he became one of Holland's most successful TV personalities, hosting various entertainment shows, including the first cycles of American Idol in Holland.
In 2001, Oerlemans founded his own production company, Eyeworks, which grew to encompass 16 companies across continental Europe, Scandinavia, South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the US, making it one of the top 5 biggest independent production companies in the world.
Oerlemans created successful formats such as Test The Nation, broadcast in more than 50 territories, as well as Who Wants to Marry My Son, the scripted series COPS Maastricht, and Celebrity Splash.
In February 2014, Oerlemans sold the Eyeworks group to Warner Bros. Television Group, and after the transaction, he moved to Los Angeles with his family to become Chairman of Eyeworks USA, which he rebranded as 3 Ball Entertainment in January 2015.
As Chairman of 3 Ball Entertainment, Oerlemans has overseen the production of hit shows such as Extreme Weight Loss and Bar Rescue, among many others.
Throughout his career, Oerlemans has demonstrated a passion for drama and a drive to succeed, transitioning seamlessly between film and television, and is now positioned to strike in his next venture in American cinema.
