Kurt Felix (27 March 1941 – 16 May 2012) was a Swiss
television presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...
and
entertainer
An entertainer is someone who provides entertainment in various different forms.
Types of entertainers
* Acrobat
* Actor
* Archimime
* Athlete
* Barker
* Beatboxer
* Benshi
* Bouffon
* Circus performer
* Clown
* Club Hostess/Host
* Comed ...
.
Biography
In the 1970s, Felix developed and hosted ''Teleboy'', the most watched TV-programme in the history of the Swiss television (
DRS). The show is considered to be a predecessor of ''
Surprise, Surprise''. Felix and his wife, singer
Paola Del Medico
Paola del Medico Felix (born 5 October 1950) is a Swiss singer.
Career
Born in Saint-Gall to an Italian father and a Swiss mother, Paola del Medico has sung mostly in German and French. She represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Conte ...
, hosted ''Verstehen Sie Spaß?'', a Candid Camera-style show, for the German TV station
ARD between 1981 and 1990. Each episode attracted around 30 million viewers in Central Europe. He developed several TV-formats popular in Germany and Switzerland such as Stoeck, Wyss, Stich in 1968 (one of the first interactive programmes of the world) or That's TV (Chaplin-award, Rose d'Or award);
Felix died in
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website ...
due to
thymoma
A thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus that is considered a rare malignancy. Thymomas are frequently associated with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis; thymoma is found in 20% of patients with mya ...
on 16 May 2012.
References
External links
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* Walter Grieder: ''Kurt Felix und Paola. Zwei die Spass verstehen.'' Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel 1990, . (Biography)
Felix & Felix – Durch den Herbst mit Kurt & Paola, Swiss television (
DRS)
«Hoi Hoi Teleboy»: Kurt Felix und sein Leben Swiss television (
DRS)
1941 births
2012 deaths
Swiss television presenters
ARD (broadcaster) people
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