Münchhausen Prize
The Münchhausen Prize was instituted in 1997, the 200th anniversary of the death of Baron von Münchhausen. It is awarded in May each year in Bodenwerder, the Baron's hometown, for special talent in the art of speaking or presentation, either in literature or the visual arts, fantasy and satire, in the sense of the Baron. The prize money is €2,556. Recipients Source: *1997: Dieter Hildebrandt *1998: Wolfgang Völz *1999: Werner Schneyder *2000: Norbert Blüm *2001: Ephraim Kishon *2002: Evelyn Hamann *2003: Bruno Jonas *2004: Wolfgang Stumph *2005: Rudi Carrell *2006: Günter Willumeit *2007: Tony Marshall *2008: Jürgen von der Lippe *2009: Emil Steinberger *2010: Götz Alsmann *2011: Eckart von Hirschhausen *2012: Herman van Veen *2013: Frank Elstner *2014: Dieter Hallervorden *2015: Annette Frier *2016: Dieter Nuhr *2018: Christoph Maria Herbst Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Herbst was born in Wuppertal. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baron Von Münchhausen
Baron Munchausen (; ) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book '' Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia''. The character is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen. Born in Bodenwerder, Electorate of Hanover, the real-life Münchhausen fought for the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739. Upon retiring in 1760, he became a minor celebrity within German aristocratic circles for telling outrageous tall tales based on his military career. After hearing some of Münchhausen's stories, Raspe adapted them anonymously into literary form, first in German as ephemeral magazine pieces and then in English as the 1785 book, which was first published in Oxford by a bookseller named Smith. The book was soon translated into other European languages, including a German version expanded by the poet Gottfried August Bürger. The real-life Mà ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jürgen Von Der Lippe
Hans-Jürgen Hubert Dohrenkamp (born 8 June 1948), better known by his stage name Jürgen von der Lippe, is a German television presenter, entertainer, actor and comedian. His stage name comes from the fact that he was born near the source of the river Lippe. Life Jürgen von der Lippe was born Hans-Jürgen Dohrenkamp in Bad Salzuflen and grew up in Aachen, where he attended the Kaiser-Karls- Gymnasium and was a Catholic altar boy. His father was the barkeeper in a striptease bar. From 1967 to 1970 he trained as a signaller in the ''Bundeswehr'', leaving the armed forces a lieutenant. In 1976 he, Hans Werner Olm and others founded the music group Gebrüder Blattschuss (The Blattschuss Brothers – literally, ''Blattschuss'' is a hunting term for a shot through the shoulder into the heart; figuratively, it means getting one's point across succinctly.) From 1986 to 1988 he was married (his second marriage) to the famous German television presenter Margarethe Schreinemakers. B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christoph Maria Herbst
Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Herbst was born in Wuppertal. After passing the Abitur, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in Wuppertal at the same time. Career Theatre In 1986, Herbst was a founding member of the private ''Theater in Cronenberg'' and its acting school. He's still performing in German theatres. Most recently, he performed "Männerhort" (''Men nursery'') at the ''Theater am Kurfürstendamm'' in Berlin together with Bastian Pastewka, Michael Kessler and Jürgen Tonkel. He is married to Gisi Herbst. Television Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show '' Sketchup – The Next Generation'' in 1997. From 2002 to 2004, he performed as a supporting actor in ''Ladykracher''. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the ProSieben series '' Stromberg''. In October 2006, the work on the third season of ''Stromberg'' began, airing in early 2007. Herbs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dieter Nuhr
Dieter Herbert Nuhr (born 29 October 1960) is a German kabarett artist, comedian, author and television presenter. Nuhr's stage program ''nuhr in Berlin'' (the title is a pun; for explanation, see below) is the first German stand-up comedy which was created exclusively for Netflix. Early life and education Nuhr was born in Wesel but his family moved to Düsseldorf when he was four years old. Growing up he attended the secondary school Leibniz-Gymnasium. In 1981 he started to study art and history at the University of Duisburg-Essen and received his teaching degree in 1988. From 1981 to 1989, Nuhr studied art and history at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. Career His first appearance on stage was with a school theater group where he also started to write his first own texts. In 1986, he and Frank Küster founded the cabaret-duo V.E.V.-K.Barett. Their first official appearance on stage was part of their program called "Haben Sie sich ihre Schranknummer gemerkt?", which ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Annette Frier
Annette Frier (born 22 January 1974) is a German actress and comedian. Early life She has a younger sister, Caroline (born 1983) and an older sister. After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Keller" for three years and worked as a theater actress in Cologne. Career In 1997, Frier was member of the cast of the RTL series ''Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast'' for 54 episodes. She played the lesbian prisoner, Vivi Andraschek In the same year she took a part in the thriller ''Post Mortem'' which was on RTL as well. The thriller eventually became a series in 2007. In 1998 she started her comedy career in the Pro7 programme ''Switch''. Besides she took part in the Sat.1 crime series SK Kölsch from 1999 to 2001. From 2000 to 2002, Frier was co-host of the ''Wochenshow''. Since 2004 she is a regular on the improvisational comedy show ''Schillerstraße''. Since 2005 Frier is also a cast member of the children's programme ''Sesamstraà ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dieter Hallervorden
Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a German comedian, actor, singer, and cabaret artist. He achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries in the mid-1970s with the slapstick series Nonstop Nonsens and his character Didi. In the early 2010s, he was able to increasingly establish himself as a character actor of serious roles in films such as Back on Track (2013) and Head Full of Honey (2014). Biography Dieter Hallervorden's mother was a physician's assistant and his father a graduate engineer employed by German aircraft maker Junkers. His siblings are called Renate and Margot. Dieter Hallervorden has two children (Dieter Hallervorden Jr. and Nathalie Hallervorden) from his marriage to Rotraud Schindler, a daughter (Laura) from another relationship, and a son (Johannes) from his current wife Elena Blume. Dieter Hallervorden Jr. appeared in the movies ''Darf ich Sie zur Mutter machen'' (1968) and ''The Wedding Trip'' (1969) and was creator, co-writer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Elstner
Timm Franz Maria Elstner (born 19 April 1942), known as Frank Elstner, is a German television presenter. Early life Elstner went to school in Rastatt in Germany and gained his first experience in broadcasting as a child when he acted in radio plays for the station then known as Südwestfunk, now as Südwestrundfunk, which served the Rhineland Palatinate and southern Baden-Württemberg. Career Elstner first became famous as a presenter (and later as the programme director) for the German radio broadcasting programme on Radio Luxembourg (until 1983). He started out in television with shows such as ''Spiel ohne Grenzen'' ("Game with No Limits"; the same as ''It's a Knockout'') and ''Die Montagsmaler'' ("The Monday Sketchers"; a game similar to ''Pictionary''). In 1981, he invented the show '' Wetten, dass..?'' ("Wanna bet..?") which became extremely popular and was, for some time, one of the most successful shows in Europe. That year, Elstner was presented with a Bambi, the G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eckart Von Hirschhausen
Eckart von Hirschhausen (born 25 August 1967) is a German physician, talk show host and comedian. Academic career Born in Frankfurt, von Hirschhausen studied medicine, supported by a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Academic Scholarship Foundation), at the Free University of Berlin, the University of Heidelberg and the University of London. The subject of his doctoral thesis was 'Efficiency of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on pigs in the hyperdynamic phase of endotoxemia' and he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Heidelberg. From 1996 to 1997, he studied scientific journalism at the Free University of Berlin, but without taking a degree. Journalism and television In 1996, von Hirschhausen started writing, mainly for ''Focus'' and ''Der Tagesspiegel''. His first appearance on television is believed to have been as a guest contestant performing magic tricks in Jürgen von der Lippe's show ''Geld oder Liebe'' ('Money or Love' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Götz Alsmann
Götz Alsmann (born 12 July 1957) is a German musician, singer and former television presenter. Biography Born in Münster, Alsmann studied German studies, music and communication studies at the University of Münster from 1977 to 1985. From 1980 to 1988, he played in the band ''Sentimental Pounders'' and has played for the ''Götz Alsmann Band'' since 1988. He is known in Germany as presenter of the TV programme ''Zimmer frei!'' along with Christine Westermann. Alsmann is married and has one son. Awards * 2000: Adolf Grimme Award for ''Zimmer frei!'' * 2004: Echo * 2006: Goldene Stimmgabel * 2010: Münchhausen Prize Discography Götz Alsmann and the Sentimental Pounders: *Hip to the Tip / Bird Walk (1981) *People Are People "People Are People" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 12 March 1984 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Some Great Reward'' (1984). Recorded at Hansa Mischraum in West Berlin, it was the ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emil Steinberger (actor)
Emil Steinberger (born 6 January 1933) is a Swiss comedian, writer, director and actor. He was born in Luzern , neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a .... He is well known as Emil in Switzerland and Germany for his acts on television in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2022, Steinberger received the Lifetime Award at the Swiss Comedy Awards. SRF"Swiss Comedy Awards: Emil Steinberger erhält den Lifetime-Award".''Swiss Comedy Awards''. Retrieved 11 January 2023. References External links * * * Swiss comedians Kabarettists People from Lucerne 1933 births Living people {{Switzerland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |