Helmut Ruge (7 February 1940 – 8 October 2014) was a German comedian, author, director and actor. He was born in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

Ruge was originally a graduate sociologist and psychologist. He wrote 37 cabaret programs and ten plays. Special recognition gained Ruge

Hanns Dieter Hüsch Hanns Dieter Hüsch (6 May 1925, in Moers – 6 December 2005, in Windeck-Werfen) was a German people, German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator. With a working life of more than 53 years on the German cabaret stage a ...

as a partner in the WDR series Hammer and Graver. He served as Dieter Hildebrandt's active co-author for many of his works. The comedian was married and lived in Munich since 1967. Since about 2005, he was seen occasionally with his son Boris. Ruge died on October 8, 2014 at the age of 74 years after a long illness in Munich.

Awards

*German Cabaret Award (1974) *Salzburger Stier (1985) *

Schwabing Art Prize Since 1961, the Schwabing Art Prize has been awarded annually by the city of Munich to persons or institutions that have their seat in the Munich district Schwabing or whose achievements have been made "in the spirit of Schwabing tradition". It is ...

(2000) *Cabaret Award of the City of Munich (2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruge, Helmut German male comedians German male actors 1940 births 2014 deaths Male actors from Stuttgart