Aart Staartjes

Aart Staartjes (1 March 1938 – 12 January 2020) was a Dutch actor, director, television presenter and documentary maker from Amsterdam. He was portrayed Meneer Aart ("Mister Aart") on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street. In that persona he authored a book, Meneer Aart: Leven en werken van de man die geen kindervriend wil heten ("Mister Aart: Life and work of the man who does not want to be named a friend to children").

Staartjes presented the annual arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands.