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Hape Kerkeling
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn December 9, 1964 (61 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Horst Schlämmer Is Looking for Happiness · as Horst Schlämmer |
| 2026 | Extrawurst · as Heribert Bräsemann |
| 2023 | Club Las Piranjas (TV Series) · as Edwin Öttel |
| 2021 | Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe · as Devil |
| 2011 | Unterwegs in der Weltgeschichte – mit Hape Kerkeling (TV Series) · as Moderator |
| 2009 | Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! · as Horst Schlämmer / Uschi Blum / Gisela / Angela Merkel / Ronald Profalla / Ulla Schmidt |
| 2009 | Happy Birthday, Hella! · as Uschi Blum |
| 2009 | Ein Mann, ein Fjord! · as Horst Schlämmer |
| 2004 | Harald Schmidt (TV Series) · as Horst Schlämmer |
| 2004 | Samba in Mettmann · as Olaf Kischewski |
| 1999 | Tobias and His Lion · as Paul Pommes |
| 1999 | Wer wird Millionär? (DE) (TV Series) · as Horst Schlämmer |
| 1999 | Gisbert (TV Series) · as Gisbert |
| 1997 | Die Oma ist tot · as Lothar Brömmer |
| 1996 | Willi und die Windzors · as Willi Bettenberg |
| 1995 | Club Las Piranjas · as Edwin |
| 1995 | Tobias Totz und sein Löwe (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1993 | RTL Samstag Nacht (DE) (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Kein Pardon · as Peter Schlönzke |
| 1992 | Good times, bad times (TV Series) · as Dietmar Döring |
| 1986 | Großstadtrevier (TV Series) · as Hein Merry |
| 1985 | Lindenstraße (TV Series) · as Moderator |
| 1981 | The Love Boat (DE) (TV Series) · as Clemens Kohl |