Hans-Jürgen Hubert Dohrenkamp (born 8 June 1948), better known by his stage name Jürgen von der Lippe, is a German television presenter, entertainer, actor, musician and comedian. His stage name comes from the fact that he was born near the source of the river

Lippe Lippe () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. ...

Life

Jürgen von der Lippe was born Hans-Jürgen Dohrenkamp in

Bad Salzuflen Bad Salzuflen () is a town and thermal spa resort in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At the end of 2013, it had 52,121 inhabitants. Geography Bad Salzuflen lies on the eastern edge of the Ravensberg Basin, at the confluenc ...

and grew up in

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, where he attended the Kaiser-Karls- Gymnasium and was a

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. His father was the barkeeper in a

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bar. From 1967 to 1970 he trained as a

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in the ''

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'', leaving the armed forces a

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. In 1976 he, Hans Werner Olm and others founded the music group (Brothers Blattschuss – literally, ''Blattschuss'' is a hunting term for a shot through the shoulder into the heart; figuratively, it means getting one's point across succinctly.) From 1986 to 1988 he was married (his second marriage) to the famous German television presenter

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. Before his career in show business, he began studying German language and

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and

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in Aachen and

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, but without graduating.

Television career

Jürgen von der Lippe's first major success was ''Donnerlippchen'' ("Little Thunder Lips") on WDR television station. He went on to present another very successful dating show, ''Geld oder Liebe'' ("Money or Love") on ARD; this finished in 2001 after twelve years on air. Some other

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programmes of his included ''WWF Club'' (1980–1990), ''So isses'' ("That's how it is"), ''Die Goldene Eins'' ("The Golden No. 1"), ''Hast Du Worte'' ("Got words?"), ''Wat is?'' ("Whassup?"), ''Lippes Lachmix'' ("Lippe's Comedy Mix") and ''Was liest du?'' ("What are you reading?"). On commercial television, he presented the show ''Blind Dinner'' (

Sat.1 Sat.1 () is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesell ...

, 2001), and since 2001 he has presented the humorous Sat.1 review of the year's events, ''Wer zuletzt lacht'' ("He who laughs last"). In spring 2004 he played the main role of Father Erdmann in the comedy series '' Der Heiland auf dem Eiland'' ("The Saviour on the Island") on

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. The first series of six episodes was very successful. The second series ran from 23 February 2005, this time with eight episodes. Jürgen von der Lippe had already played a Catholic priest in the comedy ', in which he also played a

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manager and a Foreign Legionnaire. As of 2007, he sometimes appears in the improvisational comedy series ''

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'', playing the role of Cordula Stratmann's father. Since 15 July 2006, von der Lippe has also presented the programme ''Extreme Activity'' on the commercial station

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Career as a singer

In 1976, von der Lippe founded the "Gebrüder Blattschuss", which lasted until 1979. His greatest musical success, however, was ''Guten Morgen, liebe Sorgen'' ("Good morning, dear worries"), which made it to first place in the

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hit parade in July and August 1987.

Stage programme

Von der Lippe's stage appearances have been sold in large numbers as soundtracks and videos. Typically, he dissects odd quirks and everyday events, expertly poking gentle fun at them, with plenty of self-irony. He makes playful use of amusing

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s and synonyms in German. The main themes are marriage, relationships between men and women and the way people act in certain situations. He often brings in fictitious "autobiographical" stories supposed to be from his youth or childhood, often based on his old "arch enemy" "Udo Lohmeier". Each show generally has a topic running through it. When on tour, von der Lippe also likes to vary the content of his stage shows, integrating current events. One recurring element over the years has also been von der Lippe's parodies of well-known German stars such as

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and

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. Many of his sketches are literal translations from Bill Cosby (e.g. Rache = revenge) or George Carlin (e.g. interview with Jesus). During his career, von der Lippe has created many characters who appear and reappear in

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s and songs, often played by von der Lippe himself in costume. These include a naive Catholic priest who reflects on human behaviour (often sexual), a postal worker from the

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, with an appropriate accent, and "Kalle", a Berlin heavy metal fan. Singles ; Guten Morgen, liebe Sorgen (1987) :

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: 3 (5 June 1987) 15 weeks :

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: 11 (15 September 1987) 18 weeks ; Dann ist der Wurm drin (1987) : G: 28 ; Is was (1989) : G: 65 ; König Der City (1992) : G: 83 Albums ; Guten Morgen, liebe Sorgen (1987) : G: 4 ; Is was? (1989) : G: 62 ; Der Blumenmann (1995) : G: 78 ; Männer, Frauen, Vegetarier (1998) : G: 23 (23 January 1998) 15 weeks ; So bin ich (2001) : G: 59 (20 April 2001) 3 weeks

Albums

*1977: ''Sing was Süßes'' *1978: ''Nicht am Bär packen!'' *1979: ''Extra Drei'' *1980: ''Zwischen allen Stühlen'' *1982: ''Kenn'Se den?'' *1983: ''Ein Mann Show'' *1985: ''Teuflisch gut!'' (LP title; published on CD as "Man kann nicht immer Sieger sein") *1987: ''Guten Morgen, liebe Sorgen'' *1989: ''Is was'' *1990: ''Humor ist Humor'' *1992: ''König der City'' *1995: ''Der Blumenmann'' *1998: ''Männer, Frauen, Vegetarier'' *1999: ''Die andere Seite'' *2001: ''Große Männer'' (Best-of sampler) *2001: ''So bin ich'' *2004: ''Alles was ich liebe''

Awards

*2019:

Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999, by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL (German TV channel), RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalen ...

– Ehrenpreis *2006: Deutscher Comedypreis – ''Ehrenpreis für sein Lebenswerk'' *1999:

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for Media Man of the Year *1996:

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für TV Moderation *1994: Adolf Grimme Award for ''Geld oder Liebe'' *1993: Goldene Kamera for ''Geld oder Liebe'' *1992: Telestar for ''Geld oder Liebe'' *1988: Bronzene Kamera, audience choice in comedy category *1987: Goldene Schallplatte for "Guten Morgen liebe Sorgen" *1987: Goldener Löwe from RTL for Guten Morgen, liebe Sorgen *1982: Liederpfennig

References

External links

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Official homepage, in German
*
Official homepage of ''Extreme Activity'', in German
{{DEFAULTSORT:von der Lippe, Jurgen 1948 births Living people People from Bad Salzuflen German male comedians German game show hosts German male television actors RWTH Aachen University alumni ARD (broadcaster) people Sat.1 people Westdeutscher Rundfunk people Comedians from North Rhine-Westphalia