Helge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in

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) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, author, film and theatre director, and actor. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his song "Katzeklo" (Kitty Litter Box): ''"Katzeklo, Katzeklo, ja das macht die Katze froh"'' (''"Kitty litter tray, kitty litter tray, that's what makes the kitty gay appy"''), which spent 17 weeks on the German music charts in 1994, peaking at number 13.

Discography

* 1987: The Last Jazz * 1989: Seine größten Erfolge (''His greatest hits'') * 1990: New York, I'm Coming * 1991: Hörspiele Vol.1 (1979–1984) (''Radio dramas'') * 1992: Hörspiele Vol.2 (1985–1987) * 1992: Guten Tach (''Hello there'') * 1993: Es gibt Reis, Baby (''We're gonna have some rice, baby'') * 1995: Es rappelt im Karton (''Rumble in the cardboard box'') * 1997: Da Humm * 1998: Helge 100% live – The Berlin Tapes (live album) * 1999: Eiersalat in Rock (''Egg salad in rock'', released as ''Helge and the Firefuckers'') * 1999: Jazz (& Hardcore) * 2000: Hefte raus – Klassenarbeit! (live album; ''Workbooks out – exam time!'') * 2003: Out of Kaktus! * 2004: Füttern verboten (live album; ''Please don't feed'') * 2007: I Brake Together (a complex German-English wordplay: The German expression for ''I am collapsing'' (''Ich breche zusammen'') can be literally translated as ''I break (not: brake) together'') * 2007: Akopalüze Nau (live album; parody of "Apocalypse Now") * 2013: Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus (''Summer, sun, cactus'') *2014: Live at the

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– 20 Jahre Katzeklo (Evolution!) (live album) * 2017: Heart Attack No. 1 (feat.

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) * 2019: Partypeople (beim Fleischer) (''Partypeople (At the Butcher)'') *2020: Mama

Filmography

As director

* 1982: ''The Privatier'' (not published) * 1987: ''Stangenfieber'' (Stick fever) * 1993: ''Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem'' (Texas – Doc Snyder sets the world aghast) * 1994: '' 00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter'' (00 Schneider – The hunt for Nihil Baxter) * 1996: ''Praxis Dr. Hasenbein'' (Dr. Hareleg's Practice) * 2004: ''Jazzclub – Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm'' (Jazzclub – the early bird catches the worm) * 2013: ''00 Schneider – Im Wendekreis der Eidechse'' (The Tropic of Gecko)

As actor

* 1986: ' as Johnny Flash * 1994: ''

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'' as Jesaja (voice only) * 2004: '' 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood'' as "The White (or Wise) Helge" * 2004: ''

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'' (singing) * 2007: '' Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler'' as Adolf Hitler

References

Helge Schneider at laut.de

External links

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Review vom Helge Schneider Konzert in Berlin, 4. April 2010
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