Rik Hoogendoorn
TV Actor
Dutch actor who played the role of Rik on Sesame Street from 1992 until 2007. From 1997 until 2001, he appeared as Ben Heistee in the series Kees & Co.
Early in his career, he acted in a 1980s television series called Cousin Rik.
He had a side career as a children's book author.
He grew up in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
He and Jan Kooijman both had careers as Dutch actors.