Hape Kerkeling

Hape Kerkeling

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Hans-Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (* 9. December 1964 in Recklinghausen) is a German comedian, author, television presenter, actor, director, singer, radio play speaker, audiobook and voice actor. Hape Kerkeling became a popular television and stage comedian from the mid-1980s. In 1985, at the age of 20, he received his first regular television program Kangaroo. This was followed by other comedy formats such as Total Normal or Darüber lacht die Welt as well as the moderation of major television shows such as the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest or the awarding of the Golden Camera. Kerkeling directed several cinema and television films as an author, director and actor. His art figures such as Hannilein, Horst Schlämmer, Siegfried Schwäbli, Uschi Blum and Evje van Dampen also became known to a wide audience. As a voice actor, he lent his voice to the panda Po in several films in the series Kung Fu Panda and the snowman Olaf from the Frozen films. As a book author, Kerkeling published one of the best-selling German non-fiction books in 2006 with Ich bin dann mal weg.Read full biography

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Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors (2024), Club Las Piranjas (2023), Hape und die 7 Zwergstaaten (2021), Maischberger (2019), Bestbesetzung (2019), Der Meisterfälscher (2014), Unterwegs in der Weltgeschichte (2011), Hallo Taxi (2008), Hape trifft! (2005), Die Besten im Westen (2005), Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004), Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich (2003), Menschen bei Maischberger (2003), Was liest du? (2003), Our Best (2003), Die 80er Jahre Show (2002), Gero von Boehm begegnet... (2002), Hapes halbe Stunde (2001), Aeschbacher (2001), Gisbert (1999), Kuli & Co. (1999), Darüber lacht die Welt (1999), Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show (1998), Die Lotto-Show (1998), Ein Herz für Kinder (1998), German Comedy Award (1997), Interaktiv (1996), Goldene Henne (1995), Prominenten Playback Show (1994), Höchstpersönlich (1994), Cheese (1994), RTL Samstag Nacht (1993), ECHO-Verleihung (1992), Boulevard Bio (1991), Total Normal (1989), Alles Nichts Oder?! (1988), Showgeschichten (1986), Bei Bio (1983), Telestar (1983), Menschen (1982), Heut' abend (1980), Spiel ohne Grenzen (1965)