Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian.

Early life

Herbst was born in

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. After passing the

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, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in

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

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together with

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and

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. 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 ''

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''. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the

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series '' Stromberg''. In October 2006, the work on the third season of ''Stromberg'' began, airing in early 2007. Herbst also appeared in ''

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'' in 2006, and in

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's show '' Ladyland''. In 2007, his seven-piece series ''

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'', an adaptation of the British series ''

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'', was broadcast.

Film

Herbst's movie career began in 1998 in the film ''Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle'' ("The last bachelor"). His star roles were together with

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in ''

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'' in 2003, as well as his appearance as the butler ''Alfons Hatler'' in the 2004 movie ''Der Wixxer'' together with

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and other leading German comedians. In 2006, Herbst teamed up again with Herbig in the movie ''Hui-Buh, das Schlossgespenst'', starring as King Julius, the 111th. His more prominent role was in the movie ''

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'' as Christoph Sensenbrink.

Filmography

* 1998: ''Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle'' * 2003: ''

'' * 2004: '' Stromberg Season 1'' (TV series) * 2004: '' Der WiXXer'' * 2004: ' * 2004: ' * 2005: ''Stromberg Season 2'' (TV series) * 2005: ' * 2006: ''Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst'' * 2006: '' Pastewka'' (TV series) * 2006: ''Wo ist Fred!?'' * 2006: ''

Impy's Island ''Impy's Island'', or ''Urmel from the Ice Age'' (german: Urmel aus dem Eis), is a 2006 German computer-animated feature film based on the children's novel '' Urmel from the Ice Age'' by Max Kruse. Plot summary On a magical tropical island calle ...

'' (voice) * 2007: ''Stromberg Season 3'' (TV series) * 2007: ' * 2007: ''Neues vom WiXXer'' * 2007: ''

'' (TV series) * 2007: ' * 2007: ''Tramitz & Friends'' (TV series) * 2007: ''Jakobs Bruder'' * 2008: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2008: ''

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'' (TV movie) * 2008: ''Urmel voll in Fahrt'' (voice) * 2008: ' * 2009: ''Stromberg Season 4'' (TV series) * 2009: ''

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'' * 2010: ''Kreutzer kommt'' * 2011: ''

Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods ''Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods'' (german: Wickie auf großer Fahrt) is a 2011 German 3D adventure film directed by Christian Ditter. It is the sequel to the 2009 film ''Vicky the Viking''. Plot During a raid on an English encampment by t ...

'' * 2014: ''Stromberg – Der Film'' * 2014: ' * 2015: ''

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'' * 2015: ' * 2015: ' * 2015: ''

'' * 2018: ' * 2021: ''Contra'' * 2022: '

Awards

* 2002: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Supporting Actor in ''

'' * 2005: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis for '' Stromberg'' * 2005: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor for ''Stromberg'' * 2005: Goldener Gong for ''Stromberg'' * 2005: Jupiter-Filmpreis as Best TV Actor * 2006: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for ''Stromberg'' * 2006: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor in a Comedy series for ''Stromberg'' * 2006: GQ – Man of the year in the category TV * 2006:

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– Triple-Platinum for over 150,000 sold ''Stromberg'' DVDs * 2007: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor (in a Comedy series) for ''Stromberg''

References

External links

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Interview with Christoph Maria Herbst
(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbst, Christoph Maria 1966 births Living people German male film actors Actors from Wuppertal German male comedians German television personalities German male television actors 21st-century German male actors