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Michael Kessler (born 24 June 1967) is a German actor, comedian and author.
Kessler has been working for television since 1992. Among the productions he participated are ''Siebenbirken'', ''
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Career
Theater
Kessler had his acting training at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum from 1988 to 1992. Afterwards he began acting roles atSchauspielhaus Bochum
The Schauspielhaus Bochum is one of the notable drama theatres in Germany. It is located on Königsallee in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. Eric de Vroedt
Eric de Vroedt (Rotterdam, 1972) is a Dutch theater director, writer and actor.
Caree ...
, Schauspiel Frankfurt
The Schauspiel Frankfurt is the municipal theatre company for plays in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.
History
In the late 1770s the theatre principal Abel Seyler was based in Frankfurt, and established th ...
, Nationaltheater Mannheim
The Mannheim National Theatre (german: Nationaltheater Mannheim) is a theatre and opera company in Mannheim, Germany, with a variety of performance spaces. It was founded in 1779 and is one of the oldest theatres in Germany.
History
In the 18 ...
and Schauspielhaus Zürich
The Schauspielhaus Zürich ( en, Zürich playhouse) is one of the most prominent and important theatres in the German-speaking world. It is also known as "Pfauenbühne" (Peacock Stage). The large theatre has 750 seats. The also operates three s ...
. Since 2005, he has starred alongside Christoph Maria Herbst
Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian.
Early life
Herbst was born in Wuppertal. After passing the Abitur, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in Wuppertal at the same time ...
, Bastian Pastewka
Bastian Pastewka (born 4 April 1972) is a German actor and comedian.
In Bochum, he first became known to a wider audience in Germany around 1996 as a regular cast member of the comedy show '' Die Wochenshow'' (engl.: The Weekly Show), essential ...
, and Jürgen Tonkel
Jürgen Tonkel (born 23 August 1962) is a German actor.
Filmography
* 1985: ''Blam!'' - Bruno
* 1988: ''Büro, Büro''
* 1990: ''Das einfache Glück'' - Frank
* 1990: ''Sekt oder Selters''
* 1990: '' Werner – Beinhart!'' - Landadeliger
* 199 ...
in the play ''Männerhort'' at the ''Theater am Kurfürstendamm'' theater in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
.
Film
In 1991, he appeared in the comedy film '' Manta, Manta'' and after that he acted in numerous big screen productions like ''Schtonk!
''Schtonk!'' (subtitled ''Der Film zum Buch vom Führer''; "The film accompanying the ''Führer's'' book") is a 1992 German satirical film which retells the story of the 1983 ''Hitler Diaries'' hoax. It was written and directed by Helmut Dietl.
...
'', ''Little Sharks
''Little Sharks'' (german: Kleine Haie) is a 1992 German comedy film directed by Sönke Wortmann
Sönke Wortmann (; 25 August 1959 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German film director and producer.
Biography
Wortmann's father was a mi ...
'', and '. In 2006, he starred in ''Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst''. In 2015, he starred in ''Schmidts Katze
''Schmidts Katze'' is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Marc Schlegel. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out ...
''.
Short movies
In 2002, he had a starring role in the acclaimed film ''Zwei Wochen Argentinien'' ("Two Weeks in Argentina"). Later in 2003, he took part in ''Glückstag'' ("Lucky Day") and ''Für gutes Betragen'' ("For Good Behaviour").Television
Kessler has been working for television since 1992. Among the productions he participated are ''Siebenbirken'', ''Schwarz greift ein
''Schwarz greift ein'' is a German television series.
See also
*List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* '' Alarm für Co ...
'', ''Das Schicksal der Woche'', ''Hotel Mama 1-3'', ''Sonntags geöffnet'', ''The Last Courier'', ''Sophie'', ''Callboy'', ''Kommissare Südwest'', '' St. Angela'', ''Ein Fall für zwei
''Ein Fall für zwei'' (''"A case for two"'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private inves ...
'', ''Großstadtrevier
''Großstadtrevier'' (roughly ''(Big) City Police Station'') is a German television series, broadcast on Germany's Das Erste of the ARD. First aired on 16 December 1986, the show is one of the most popular television series in the country. It fo ...
'', ''Tatort
''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
'', '' Der kleine Mönch'', ''SK Kölsch
''SK Kölsch'' was German television series produced in Cologne, which was broadcast on Sat.1 from 1999 to 2006.
See also
*List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
...
'', ''Das Leben der Philosophen'', and ''Cologne P.D.
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million ...
''
He has starred in the comedy series ''Kesslers Knigge
Kesslers Knigge ("Kessler's Etiquette") is a German comedy series starring Michael Kessler as himself. The first season was broadcast from June to August 2009; production for another season remained undecided.
Format
In each episode, Kessler ...
.''
Comedy
From 1999 to 2000, Kessler was a cast member of ''Switch''. From 2001 to 2002, he was part of the ''Wochenshow
''Die Wochenshow'' (English: ''The Weekly Show'', lit.: ''The Week's Review'') was a German weekly sketch comedy show that aired on Sat.1 and was produced by Brainpool TV. It first aired on 20 April 1996 and was cancelled early in 2002. The show ...
'' cast. Afterwards, he appeared on ''Axel!'', ''Urmel aus dem Eis'', '' Ladyland'', and '' Pastewka''. He became a regular on ''Schillerstraße
''Schillerstraße'' (''Schiller Street'') was a German improvisational comedy show that aired weekly on Sat.1. It was recorded without a script and broadcast unedited to a large extent. The American broadcaster Fox has earned the licence for ''S ...
'' since its first episode in 2004. Additionally, he took part in the game show ''Genial daneben'' and in '' ProSieben Märchenstunde'' ("ProSieben Fairy Tale Hour") in the episodes ''Rotkäppchen'' ("Little Red Riding Hood
"Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brot ...
"), ''Froschkönig'' ("The Frog Prince
"The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry" (german: Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich, literally "The Frog King or the Iron Henry") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 1). ...
") and ''Aschenputtel'' ("Cinderella
"Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
").
Since October 2006, Kessler became the driver and host of RBB Fernsehen's ''Berliner Nacht Taxe'' ("Berlin Night Taxi"). "I want to have the unaltered stories of the night", he stated. "We're going to meet authentic people. That's no talk theater with cast actors." The series with six episodes was first broadcast on 30 October 2006 and aired every fortnight.
In 2007 and 2008, he became the cast member of the ''Switch Reloaded'' and started working on his own TV show.
Voice acting
Kessler has had a couple of voice acting roles. These are Rattlesnake Jake in '' Rango'' and Hackus in ''The Smurfs 2
''The Smurfs 2'' is a 2013 American 3D fantasy comedy film loosely based on ''The Smurfs'' comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It is the second film in the ''Smurfs'' film series and a sequel to the 2011 film ''The Smur ...
''.
References
External links
Michael Kessler's official website
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Michael Kessler's official YouTube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kessler, Michael 1967 births Living people German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors German male comedians People from Wiesbaden German male writers ARD (broadcaster) people ProSieben people