Early Life
He and his sister, Melbourne-based media personality Kate Langbroek, grew up as the only two children of Jehovah's Witnesses. His family emigrated from the Netherlands to Australia in mid 1961. The family travelled around rural Queensland where Langbroek Sr worked at various schools.
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