Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a
German
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comedian
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,
actor
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,
singer
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, and
cabaret
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artist
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.
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
Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (JFM, earlier JCO or JKO in World War I, English: Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works) more commonly Junkers , was a major German aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer. It was founded there in Dessau, Germ ...
. 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
''The Wedding Trip'' (german: Die Hochzeitsreise) is a 1969 German-Italian comedy film directed by Ralf Gregan and starring Liselotte Pulver, Dieter Hallervorden and Ewa Strömberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.379
Synopsis
After seven years of marriage ...
'' (1969) and was creator, co-writer and leading actor of the comedy show ''
Nonstop Nonsens'' (1974–1980). Nathalie Hallervorden co-starred in the TV series ''Die Nervensäge'' (1985–1986) and had a brief appearance together with her parents in ''Nonstop Nonsens''. Hallervorden's first wife, Rotraud Schindler, co-starred in several TV shows and some movies. Johannes Hallervorden plays the part of Melchior von und zu Panke, the ghost from the TV series ''
Binny and the Ghost
''Binny and the Ghost'' (german: Binny und der Geist) is a German crime- mystery television series for children and teenagers, which was produced by UFA Fiction for the Walt Disney Company (Germany). The series was created by producer Steffi Ack ...
''.
Hallervorden starred as a bumbling,
Clouseau
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-like detective in the German television show ''Die Didi-Show''. The show was dubbed into English, retitled ''
Didi's Comedy Show
''Didi's Comedy Show'' (other title: '' Die Didi-Show'') is a 1989 German comedy television show created by and starring Dieter Hallervorden that ran for 10 episodes. It co-starred comedians Frank Zander and Rotraud Schindler, cabarettist Wolfga ...
'', and shown in various countries. Hallervorden also released a number of music singles, often parodies of popular songs, among them "
Du, die Wanne ist voll", a very successful parody cover of "
You're the One That I Want
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".
An Afrikaans-subtitled version of the comedy sketch-show, ''Nonstop Nonsens'' (1975), starring Hallervorden, was broadcast in South Africa in the early 1980s under the title ''Grapjas Didi'' ("Didi the Joker" or alternatively "Didi the Prankster"). Also a Spanish-dubbed version was also distributed for Latin America under the name ''Las Locuras de Didí'' ("The Madnesses of Didi").
In recent years, Hallervorden was popular with the leading roles in the comedy-drama films ''
Back on Track'' and ''
Head Full of Honey''. He provided the voice for Vlad in the German dub of ''
Hotel Transylvania 2
''Hotel Transylvania 2'' is a 2015 American computer-animated monster comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Robert Smigel and Adam Sandler, and it is the second installment in the ''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise and the sequ ...
''.
Since 1988, Dieter Hallervorden has lived in
Trégastel
Trégastel (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou. Lannion is 10 kilometres away.
Population
Inhabitants of Trégas ...
(France) in the castle,
Château de Costaérès
The ''Château de Costaérès'' is located on the island of Costaérès in the territory of the French commune of Trégastel, in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
History
Château is not technically accurate: the château is actually a big neo-mediev ...
. In 2007 he was announced as an honorary citizen of his birthtown
Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau-Roßlau () is a '' kreisfreie Stadt'' (urban district) in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Mulde. The town was formed by merger of the towns of Dessau and Roßlau in the course of t ...
. On September 4, 2022 he opened the "Mitteldeutsches Theater" in Dessau-Roßlau.
The theater shows Hallervordens own productions as well as guest performances and readings by German artists, comedians and actors.
Filmography
TV shows
Awards
*1981
Bambi
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(for his role in
Nonstop Nonsens)
*1996 Telestar (Best Host in "Verstehen Sie Spaß?")
*2003 Deutscher Comedypreis (Honorary Award)
*2005 Bayerischer Kabarettpreis (Honorary Award)
*2006
Honorary Citizen
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of the German city
Dessau
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*2013
Goldene Kamera
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The gold-plate ...
(for his lifework, Honorary Award)
References
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External links
More info and some videos (in German)Official site of the German Hallervorden DVD-Distributor (with forum)*
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1935 births
Living people
People from Dessau-Roßlau
People from the Free State of Anhalt
German male comedians
German male film actors
German male television actors
20th-century German male actors
21st-century German male actors
German male singers
German-language singers
German Film Award winners
Recipients of the Order of Merit of Berlin