Arno Van Impe
Biography
Arno Van Impe, better known as Arno the Kid, is a Belgian YouTuber and presenter, born on February 10, 1999, in Overijse, Belgium. He grew up bilingual, raised by a French-speaking mother and a Dutch-speaking father. Initially aspiring to become a professional footballer, he attended a sports-focused school but had to abandon his dream at 16 due to an injury. Arno first joined his older brother, Average Rob (Robert Van Impe), as a cameraman for his YouTube videos, which feature extreme challenges and stunts. Before long, he became a regular on-screen presence, forming a comedic duo that quickly gained popularity. Under the nickname Arno the Kid, a name from his youth, he has become a well-known personality on the channel. Together, the brothers have collaborated with figures like Olympic champion Nina Derwael and cyclist Mathieu Van der Poel, even releasing a music single with Lost Frequencies titled Zaddy.
Known For & Full Filmography24 Titles
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Self - Participant
Do we still sing the praises of folly like Erasmus, or is it trendy again to be smart? And if so, who is the smartest? Who can talk about the medals won at the Olympic Games in London, but at the same time knows who Captain Haddock is? Who knows whether Lacan was a hair growth product or a psychoanalyst and can also program their own digital television? Who has déjà vu when leafing through the Encyclopedia Britannica and when reading the interviews with the new Miss Waregem Koerse? Who, oh who, is the smartest person in Flanders, Belgium, Europe, and by extension, the world? That is determined by a fierce battle between three fellow human beings. Every day, someone is eliminated, someone who may not be the smartest, but who is perhaps cherished in their family circle because of their many other talents. The others advance and are joined by a new challenger every day.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Self
Exciting challenges and great stunts. That's how we know the Coppens brothers. Now they put special rooms full of scientific puzzles, tests and assignments that their famous friends have to bring to a successful conclusion. What familiar face cracks the Code of Coppens?
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
In the brand new consumer program WinWin, Xavier Taveirne wants to make the Flemish smarter and more aware by 2025. The popular radio program on Radio2 will therefore have a television version on VRT 1, which will exist alongside the radio program. Every broadcast, Xavier shares numerous tips on how to make your life cheaper and handles complaints and questions from viewers, with the aim of turning all Flemish people into conscious consumers.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Arno The Kid
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Self
Host Vincent Fierens, along with a former contestant and a huge fan of De Verraders (Flemish version of 'The Traitors'), analyzes all the lies, betrayals, and strategies of the previous episode. The exile and the murdered contestant also join us each week, giving us a glimpse behind the scenes or helping us see certain behaviors from a different perspective.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Self
TikTok star Bert De Kock goes on a date. Not the romantic type, but a make-up date. Bert talks to well-known young people about how they also struggle with their insecurities during a make-up challenge. Not a classic beauty tutorial, but for once they really choose who they (want) to see in the mirror. Make up, surprising confessions and above all a lot of humor: that is MakeUpDate.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
Four nights a week, Eric welcomes a fascinating mix of athletes, politicians, famous Flemish people and ordinary people with a special story to talk to them live about everything that really matters. But Bar Goens is more than just talking. A café thrives on atmosphere, which is why there is also an outdoor stage. Anything can happen there: from live music and surprising acts to unexpected stunts or spontaneous interventions that give the show that little bit extra. "In Bar Goens, people don't just talk, they also experience it. Relevant, exciting, sharp and on a human scale. Nothing is off-limits, nothing is impossible," says Eric.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self - Participant
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self - Coach
Dries Mertens and Jan Vertonghen are behind a brand new football competition: Masters of Madness. This completely new competitive experience focuses on entertainment, visual innovations, creative game changers and innovative rules. 8 teams of 10 talented players are coached by duos from different backgrounds from the sports, media or digital world. Masters of Madness is a competition that gives football extra oxygen by playing short, fast and entertaining on a smaller field. And especially with a whole series of innovative and sometimes slightly distorted rules.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Dries Mertens and Jan Vertonghen are behind a brand new football competition: Masters of Madness. This completely new competitive experience focuses on entertainment, visual innovations, creative game changers and innovative rules. 8 teams of 10 talented players are coached by duos from different backgrounds from the sports, media or digital world. Masters of Madness is a competition that gives football extra oxygen by playing short, fast and entertaining on a smaller field. And especially with a whole series of innovative and sometimes slightly distorted rules.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
After completing a full Ironman in 2023, Average Rob was faced with the question: "What's next?" The answer—one of the toughest endurance challenges in the world. In this first episode, he embarks on the legendary Marathon des Sables, a grueling 250-kilometer race across the Sahara Desert, where athletes must endure scorching temperatures of up to 50º Celsius while carrying all their own supplies. With the help of an experienced team, he takes on this extreme test of resilience, pushing his limits like never before.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
Two familiar faces, a recipe, an hour, and a crazy kitchen. Combine these ingredients and you get Gaar, a crazy cooking program in which well-known duos always take on a new culinary challenge. What they don't know - but will soon discover - is that the kitchen acts as one big booby trap, constantly working against them. Will the duos succeed in their race against time? Nidal van Rijn, Steffi Mercie, Arno The Kid, Bert De Kock and Gloria Monserez, among others, put on their kitchen aprons and undertake a culinary experiment. Do their dishes turn out gross or overcooked?
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Self
Average Rob embarks on a six-month journey to complete an Ironman triathlon, undergoing rigorous training and meeting with world champions Luc and Frederik Van Lierde. Alongside his brother Arno, Rob faces both physical and mental challenges to achieve their ultimate goal.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self - Host
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self
Two brothers. One unforgiving desert. No way back. In The Toughest Footrace on Earth, Average Rob and Arno The Kid enter the Moroccan desert for the Marathon Des Sables Legendary — an impulsive decision that turns into a relentless battle against the heat, injuries and themselves. What follows is a physical and mental ordeal without filters or excuses. After six months of intensive preparation, Rob & Arno are at the start of a nearly impossible adventure: a gruelling 250-kilometre walk through the scorching Sahara desert, braving sandstorms, unbearable heat and complete exhaustion. From the first training to the last step across the finish line, you get an unfiltered view of the brothers' unparalleled journey. Along the way, they meet inspiring individuals, all of whom, based on their own personal motivation, take on the battle with themselves on the hottest stage in the world.