Bob Van Ronkel

Arranging for the most famous Hollywood Actors, Bands, and Speakers, to attend my international clients forums, film festivals, and special events, as well as advertise, and promote their businesses and products.

Beverly Hills, California, United States

About

Bob Van Ronkel is a Los Angeles based Hollywood producer, businessman and the President of Doors to Hollywood. Website-- www.BobVanRonkel.com In 2023 and after arranging for over 130 well known Hollywood Actors, Bands, Models, Athletes and Speaker to travel to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkey, to attend many different film festivals, forums, private parties and special events, DOORS TO HOLLYWOOD decided to expand its business to the Middle East and since expanding in 2023, has booked over 20 additional celebrities to attend special events and forums in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Uzbekistan. During his 15 years living and working in Russia, Bob Van Ronkel booked talent for over 300 different events and opened businesses such as the Grand Havana Room private cigar club and Doors to Hollywood Acting Academy in Moscow. He has taken actors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Gere, Jim Carrey, Antonio Banderas, Nicolas Cage, Milla Jovovich, Kevin Costner, Sigourney Weaver, Owen Wilson, Steven Seagal, Val Kilmer, Hilary Swank, Jon Voight, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mickey Rourke, Irina Shayk, John Cusack, Dolph Lundgren, John Malkovich and Pamela Anderson to many different events and booked bands such as Katy Perry, Kanye West, 30 Seconds to Mars, Mariah Carey, Black Eyed Peas, Modern West, Flo Rida, Bryan Ferry, A-HA, Back Street Boys, Tom Jones, Paul Anka and many others. Van Ronkel has produced nine films, two television series and numerous special events including the MDM Bank/Hiro Yamagata Laser Show in Saint Petersburg, three Odessa Jazz Festivals and three 1,000,000 Smiles charity events for orphan children. He has been a consultant to more than 15 film festivals, including the Moscow International Film Festival, Faces of Love, 2Morrow, Astana Action Film Festival, Eurasia International Film Festival, Odessa International Film Festival, Stars of Shaken Film Festival, Me and Family and October, Kinotavr, Zabaykalskiy, International History and Adventure Festival, Chita Film Festival, Dialogue of Culture and Tashkent International Film Festival, as well as Russian channels MTV, Muz-TV, NTV and the 1st Channel. Bob Van Ronkel is now living back in the USA and continues to bring Hollywood stars to many different countries.

Experience

  • Founder/President at Doors to Hollywood
    Jan 2002 - Present · 24 yrs 6 mos

    Bob Van Ronkel is an American Producer and the President of Doors to Hollywood, a company that in the last 20 years has brought over 150 world famous Hollywood stars and bands to Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Turkey and the Ukraine. The reason for many of their visits were to attend different festivals, parties, advertising campaigns and special events. Some of those guests were; Jim Carrey, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Kevin Costner, Sigourney Weaver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Gere, Owen Wilson, Antonio Banderas, Kanye West, Mariah Carrey, Katy Perry, Kiss, Tom Jones, Scorpions, 30 Seconds to Mars and many more. Among other things, Bob has produced eight films, four of which filmed in Russia, a Russian television series for ORT called "Tryukachi" and Delo Betagami, three Odessa Jazz Festivals, the MDM Bank/Hiro Yamagata laser exhibition for Saint Petersburg's 300 year anniversary and three 1,000,000 Smiles charity events for orphan children. Bob has been a consultant to 15 different film festivals; "Moscow International Film Festival", "Astana Int. Action, "Eurasia Int. FF", Tashkent Int. FF, "Kinotavr FF", "Stars of Shaken FF", "Texture FF", "Faces of Love FF", "Odessa International" "Zabaikalsky Int. FF", "Dialogue of Culture FF", "2Morrow FF", "Me and My Family", as well as Russian channels MTV, MUZ TV, NTV and many other prominent companies and individuals. In 2007 he opened the Grand Havana Room Moscow, a private cigar and business club for Russia's elite. Bob is currently arranging for many different Hollywood Stars to attend many different events, film festivals, Forums, do advertising and marketing for foreign companies and governments in the UAE, GCC and other countries, as well as act in Foreign films, television and commercials.

  • President/Owner at Doors to Hollywood Acting Academy
    Dec 2013 - Feb 2020 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Teaching students Hollywood style acting on camera so they can successfully work in film and television. - www.facebook.com/doorstohollywood/videos/1574935229389458 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zGHJbcBdQ&t=107s

  • Board of Directors at Grand Havana Room
    Jan 2008 - Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    The most exclusive, private business and cigar club in Russia, for the richest and most powerful businessmen and government in Moscow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu7IWD9FOrw&t=7s