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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 ''Schillerstraße'' and is to produce its own series. Idea and show structure The setting of the show is the living room of the main actor (until 2008 Cordula Stratmann, in 2009 Jürgen Vogel - all the actors keep their real names) who lives on the fictional street "Schillerstraße" in Cologne, Germany. The main character is regularly visited by friends and relatives. The participants only know the topic of the episode in advance. The whole plot has to be improvised comically. The cast receive directions from the ''Spielleiter'' (game master) on their headphones, and have to follow the cues, e.g. "Cordula: Tell the others you're pregnant!". The show mostly airs unedited and things that go wrong are not removed, either. The main cast have incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordula Stratmann
Cordula Stratmann born in 1963 is a German comedian and actress. Life After taking the ''Abitur'' school-leaving examination, Stratmann studied social work at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, in Cologne. During her work at the family counselling section of the Pulheim youth welfare office she also trained as a family therapist. For the carnival season in 1992, she invented the character "''Annemie Hülchrath''". Stratmann had her first television appearances as the host of the comedy shows ''Manngold'' and ''Sonst gerne'' on tm3 and on ZDF. In 1998, she acted in '' Zimmer frei!'' as "Annemie Hülchrath". In 2001, her first stage programme ''Andererseits wiederum …'' followed. In the years 2002 to 2004, she had a show called ''Annemie Hülchrath – Der Talk'' on WDR, and in September 2004 she started an improvisation comedy show ''Schillerstraße''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette Frier
Annette Frier (born 22 January 1974) is a German actress and comedian, best known for her work in television and film. She gained popularity for her comedic roles and is recognized for her performances in series such as Danni Lowinski and Mord mit Aussicht. Frier has earned acclaim for her versatile acting skills and humorous style. Early life She has a younger sister, Caroline (born 1983) and an older sister. After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Keller" for three years and worked as a theater actress in Cologne. Career In 1997, Frier was member of the cast of the RTL series ''Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast'' for 54 episodes. She played the lesbian prisoner, Vivi Andraschek In the same year she took a part in the thriller ''Post Mortem'' which was on RTL as well. The thriller eventually became a series in 2007. In 1998 she started her comedy career in the Pro7 programme ''Switch''. Besides she took part in the Sat.1 crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Uecker
Georg Uecker (born 6 November 1962 in Munich) is a German actor. Since 1985, he has played the character of ''Dr. Carsten Flöter'' on the popular German TV series Lindenstraße on ARD. Controversially, in 1987, he kissed ''Gert Weinbauer'' (played by actor Günter Barton). This was the first gay kiss in a German series in the evening. A second kiss was in 1990 with character ''Robert Engel'' (actor Martin Armknecht) this brought about discussions on LGBT topics in the media. Uecker still continues to play the character. His other television credits include ''Schillerstraße'' (an improvisational comedy show) and he is often a guest on ''Genial daneben'' (a quiz programme with comedians). He is an LGBT-activist and lives in Cologne. Early life Georg Uecker is the son of Heiko Uecker, who until 2004 was 'Professor of Nordic Philology' at the University of Bonn, and his wife Kari from Norway. He grew up bilingually and spent his childhood in Germany and Norway. He joined a freelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralf Schmitz
Ralf Schmitz (born 3 November 1974 in Leverkusen) is a Germans, German comedian and actor. Life Schmitz works as an actor in German television. Filmography * since 2003: Genial daneben – Die Comedy Arena * 2004–2006: Schillerstraße * 2002–2005: Die Dreisten Drei (bis Ende der 3. Staffel) * 2005: Sag die Wahrheit * 2005: Sarah Kuttner – Die Show * 2006: Schmitz komm raus (2006) * 2006–2008: Frag doch mal die Maus * 2006: Zimmer frei! * 2007: Eine große Nachtmusik * 2007: Löwenzahn * 2007: Die Sendung mit der Maus * 2007/2008: Ein Herz für Kinder * 2008: Kicken für Kinder * 2008: Inas Nacht * 2008: Happy Otto! * 2008: Lachen mit …, Lachen mit Otto Waalkes – Der Ostfriesische Götterbote wird 60 * 2008: Jukebox Helden * 2009: Schmitz in the City * 2010: Bei Kerner * 2010: Ralf Schmitz live! Schmitzophren * 2011: Ralf Schmitz Live (RTL) * since 2013: Take Me Out * 2014: Hotel Zuhause Films * 2004: 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald (as ''Sunny'') * 2005: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968 in Hamburg) is a German actor and producer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in ''Little Sharks''.Jürgen Vogel i"German Who is Who"/ref> Biography Vogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a child model, later had various jobs and visited the Munich drama school for one day. In 1985, he moved to Berlin, where he shared a flat with actor Richy Müller. He states that he was inspired by the movie ''Taxi Driver'', starring Robert De Niro. Vogel became famous with the movie ''Little Sharks'' (German: ''Kleine Haie'') in 1992. He won the Silver Bear award in 2006 for his work as an actor, co-author, and co-producer for the film ''The Free Will'' (German: ''Der freie Wille''). Vogel had his first child, a daughter, Maria (born 1988), from a previous relationship. He married Madeleine Sommerfeld in 1997, adopted her two sons and the couple had a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proesstraat
Proesstraat (Proes Street) is an Afrikaans Television-Show which airs on kykNet based on the German improvisational comedy show Schillerstrasse. It is recorded without a script, in front of a live audience and broadcast unedited to a large extent. Idea and show structure The setting of the show is the living room of the main actor Waldemar Schultz who lives on the real street "Proesstraat" in Pretoria, South Africa. The main character is regularly visited by friends and relatives. The participants only know the topic of the episode in advance. The whole plot has to be improvised comically. The cast receive directions from the ''Regisseur'' (Director/Presenter) on their ear-pieces, and have to follow the cues, e.g. "Eloise: Tell the others you're pregnant!". The show mostly airs unedited and things that go wrong are not removed, either. The original German show was created by Maike Tatzig who is also the show's executive producer. Debuting on Germany's Sat.1, ”Schiller Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Schneider
Martin Schneider (born 25 May 1964), often just called "Maddin", is a German comedian, cabaret artist and actor. Biography Born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Schneider grew up in Burgholzhausen, a district of Friedrichsdorf. He has a twin sister named Martina. Today, Schneider lives in Marburg. At first, Schneider did an internship at the Hessischer Rundfunk. That is where he first tried doing cabaret. In 1990, he was given his first stage job. His first programme was ''Gell, Sie sind spirituell?'' (''You're Spiritual, Aren't You?''). Since 1992, Schneider has appeared in the '' Quatsch Comedy Club'', which was still a theatre in Hamburg at that time. Later, he appeared in several television shows, including '' RTL Samstag Nacht'' and had guest appearances in ''7 Tage, 7 Köpfe'' and ''Genial daneben''. He was a cast member of ''Comedy Factory'' (1996–97) on ProSieben. Since 2004, Schneider is best friends with Cordula Stratmann in Sat.1's improvisational comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kessler
Michael Kessler (born 24 June 1967) is a German actor, comedian and author. Career Theater Kessler had his acting training at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum from 1988 to 1992. Afterwards he began acting roles at Schauspielhaus Bochum, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Nationaltheater Mannheim and Schauspielhaus Zürich. Since 2005, he has starred alongside Christoph Maria Herbst, Bastian Pastewka, and Jürgen Tonkel in the play ''Männerhort'' at the ''Theater am Kurfürstendamm'' theater in Berlin. Film In 1991, he appeared in the comedy film '' Manta, Manta'' and after that he acted in numerous big screen productions like '' Schtonk!'', '' Little Sharks'', and '. In 2006, he starred in '. In 2015, he starred in '' Schmidts Katze''. 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") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Hoëcker
Bernhard Hoëcker (; born Bernhard Hoecker-von Mühlenfels; 20 March 1970) is a German comedian, actor and television presenter. He is best known for the spoof show Switch, as well as being a permanent member of the previous Genial guessing team (2003–2011) Genial Daneben. Biography Hoëcker grew up in Frankfurt. At the age of 10, he moved to Bonn with his family. He finished his ''Abitur'' (equivalent of the US high school diploma) at the Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium. Between 1993 and 1996, Hoëcker studied economics up to ''intermediate diploma level'' (German: ''Vordiplom'') at the University of Bonn and quit his studies thereafter. Hoëcker works on German broadcasters as comedian and actor. Hoëcker is married to Eva von Mühlenfels, has two daughters and lives with his family in Bonn. However, as Hoëcker pointed out in the program ''Missverstehen Sie mich richtig (Translated:)'' "Do you misunderstand me correctly", this statement is not correct. He did, however, not speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
