Bernhard Hoëcker (; born Bernhard Hoecker-von Mühlenfels; 20 March 1970) is a German comedian, actor and television presenter. He is best known for the spoof show Switch, as well as being a permanent member of the previous Genial guessing team (2003–2011) Genial Daneben.
Biography
Hoëcker grew up in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
.
At the age of 10, he moved to
Bonn
Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...
with his family. He finished his ''
Abitur
''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...
'' (equivalent of the US
high school diploma
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) at the Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium. Between 1993 and 1996, Hoëcker studied economics
up to ''intermediate diploma level'' (German: ''Vordiplom'') at the
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn, officially the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (), is a public research university in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the () on 18 October 1818 by Frederick Willi ...
and quit his studies thereafter.
Hoëcker works on German broadcasters as comedian and actor.
Hoëcker is married to Eva von Mühlenfels, has two daughters and lives with his family in Bonn. However, as Hoëcker pointed out in the program ''Missverstehen Sie mich richtig (Translated:)'' "Do you misunderstand me correctly", this statement is not correct. He did, however, not specify which part of the statement was not correct.
In his free time, he does
geocaching
Geocaching (, ) is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called ''geocaches'' or ''caches'', at sp ...
, among other things.
Works
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Filmography
* 2001: ''Du oder keine''
* 2004: ''Germanikus''
* 2005: ''Der Clown''
* 2006: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde''
* 2006: ''Over the Hedge, Ab durch die Hecke'' (German voice of ''Verne'')
* 2006: ''Cedric'' (short films, German voice of ''Cedric'')
* 2008: ''Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot!''
* 2008: '
* 2010: ''
Für immer Shrek'' (German voice of ''Rumpelstilzchen'')
* 2011: ''Robin Hood'' (musical video by
Edguy
Edguy is a German power metal band formed in 1992 in Fulda by students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch, and Dirk Sauer. Initially named after their math teacher, the band faced early rejections from record labels but persevered, relea ...
)
* 2013: ''Badaboom'' (musical video by
Van Canto)
* 2014: ''
Danni Lowinski: Alles futsch
Shows (as a regular)
* 1997–2000: ''Switch'' (broadcaster ProSieben)
* 2001: ''C.O.P.S. – Die Pannenshow'' (with
Ingolf Lück, broadcaster Sat1)
* 2003–2011: ''Genial daneben – Die Comedy Arena'' (Sat1)
* 2004–2011: ''
Schillerstraße'' (Sat1)
* 2006: ''Was denkt Deutschland?'' (moderation, Sat1)
* 2007–2012: ''Switch reloaded'' (ProSieben)
* 2010: ''Ent-oder-Weder!'' (ZDFneo)
* 2012–2013: ''
Nicht nachmachen!'' (ZDF)
* 2013: ''Durchgedreht!'' (ZDF)
* since 2014: ''Kaum zu glauben!'' (NDR)
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* since 2014: ''Ohne Garantie'' (ZDF)
* since 2014: ''Vier sind das Volk'' (ZDF)
* since 2015: ''Wer weiß denn sowas?'' (ARD)
Shows (as guest)
* ''Blondes Gift'' (2001, 3 August 2002)
* ''Die Pisashow''
* ''Clever! – Die Show, die Wissen schafft''
* '' NightWash''
* '' Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa'' (2001, Prominentenspecial, 18 March 2004)
* '' Anke Late Night'' (2004, episode: 1.14, 10 June 2004)
* '' Wer wird Millionär?'' (2004, Prominentenspecial, 25 November 2004)
* ''Das große Prominenten-Turnen'', 19 May 2005
* ''Extreme Activity'' (2007)
* '' Johannes B. Kerner'' (2007)
* ''Peppers – Das Comedycamp'' (3 May 2008)
* '' Verbotene Liebe'', August 2008
* '' Löwenzahn'' (November 2008)
* ''Star-Quiz'' (8 October 2009, 13 August 2011)
* '' Ladykracher'' (Gastrollen)
* ''Super-Champion'' (21 April 2012, 25 August 2012)
* '' Jetzt wird's schräg'' (25 July 2014)
* ''Das ist spitze'' (18 December 2014)
Discography
Albums
* ''Hoëcker, Sie sind raus – Comedy vom Kleinsten''
* 2007: ''Aufzeichnungen eines Schnitzeljägers''
* 2007: ''Ich hab's gleich''
DVD
* 2008: ''Ich hab's gleich - Live!''
Bibliography
* ''Aufzeichnungen eines Schnitzeljägers: Mit Gëocaching zurück zur Natur'', Rowohlt Verlag
Rowohlt Verlag is a German publishing house based in Hamburg, with offices in Reinbek and Berlin. It has been part of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Group since 1982. The company has been dissolved and restarted twice since its creation in 1908.
Hi ...
, 2007,
* ''Meilenweit für kein Kamel: Eine ungewöhnliche Reise vom Allgäu in den Orient'', Rowohlt Verlag, 2010,
* ''Wir sind Deutschland!: Ein illustrer Streifzug durch die deutsche Geschichte'', Lappan Verlag, 2011,
* ''Hoëckers Entdeckungen: Ein merkwürdiges Bilderbuch längst vergessener Orte'', riva Verlag, 2011,
* ''Am schönsten Arsch der Welt: Bekenntnisse eines Neuseelandreisenden'', Bastei Lübbe, 2012,
* ''Neues aus Geocaching: Geschichten von draußen'', traveldiary Verlag, 2014,
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoëcker, Bernhard
German male comedians
German male film actors
1970 births
Living people
German male television actors
20th-century German male actors
21st-century German male actors
People from Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Sat.1 people
ARD (broadcaster) people
Comedians from Rhineland-Palatinate
Male actors from Bonn
Comedians from Frankfurt
Comedians from North Rhine-Westphalia
Male actors from Frankfurt
21st-century German comedians